Ty Cobb vs. Brian Giles — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Brian Giles
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ty Cobb holds a real edge over Brian Giles in this comparison. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 175), batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 114), and slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 134). Brian Giles held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 177 vs 106). The edge belongs to Ty Cobb.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Brian Giles

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1847
141.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
7835
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11436
524.95
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
6527
499.83
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.911
0.911
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1897
145.27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1144
87.61
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
411
31.47
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
55
4.21
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
21.98
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1136
52.15
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
753
57.66
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1369.63
104.89
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
3279
251.1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
3131
239.77
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.902
0.902
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.956
0.956
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1121
85.85
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1078
82.55
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1912
146.42
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1345.17
103.01
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
51
3.91
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1249
57.33
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1183
90.59
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
8.73
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
835
63.94
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
9.38
9.38
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
1.42
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.31
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
5.36
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
160
12.25
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
109
8.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
45
3.45
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
154
11.79
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
70.78
70.78

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Brian Giles

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
1.05
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
1.02
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1720
1.02
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45517
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15172.1
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3447
2.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.06
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3613
2.14
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3542
2.1
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.006
2.006
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.4
97.4
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0