Herb Cobb vs. Fred Toney — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Toney
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Toney built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Cobb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Toney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.69 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Fred Toney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Fred Toney

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.37
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.57
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.42
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.68
57.68
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.64
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.69
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6618
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2206
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2037
8.31
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.38
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
2.93
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.19
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8988
36.67
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.2
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8359
34.1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Fred Toney

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.92
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.821
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Fred Toney

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
253.27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
744
560.8
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
88.94
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
74.62
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.02
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.32
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.24
21.29
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
110.8
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
104.77
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
35.43
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
63.32
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.63
14.05
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
15.83
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
186
140.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.37
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.02
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75