Ty Cobb vs. Andre Dawson — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Andre Dawson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Andre Dawson across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 229), contact rate (K%+ 152 vs 116), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 116). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Andre Dawson

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2627
146.36
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
10769
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9927
553.09
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.826
0.826
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2774
154.55
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1735
96.67
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
503
28.02
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
5.46
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
24.4
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1136
52.15
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1039
57.89
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1546.13
86.14
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
4787
266.71
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
3474
193.56
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.806
0.806
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1373
76.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1591
88.64
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2526
140.74
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1550.15
86.37
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
94
4.31
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
589
32.82
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
7.97
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1509
84.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.14
7.14
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.34
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
6.57
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
217
12.09
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
314
17.49
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
109
6.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
423
23.57
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
74.23
74.23

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Andre Dawson

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.04
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
1.02
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
1.03
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60159
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20053
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5158
2.31
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5408
2.43
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5315
2.39
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.28
98.28
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.288
2.288
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Andre Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.14
99.14
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.01
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andre Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0