Ty Cobb vs. Ken Griffey Jr. — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Ken Griffey Jr.
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Ken Griffey Jr. across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 250), contact rate (K%+ 152 vs 105), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 116). Ken Griffey Jr. held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 129 vs 106). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Ken Griffey Jr.

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2671
141.77
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
11304
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11436
524.95
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9801
520.22
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.913
0.913
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2781
147.61
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1589
84.34
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
524
27.81
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.02
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
33.44
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1136
52.15
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
63.27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1979.91
105.09
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5854
268.72
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5271
279.78
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4174
221.55
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.907
0.907
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
0.94
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1662
88.22
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1944
89.24
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1836
97.45
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2868
152.23
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1923.43
102.09
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
81
4.3
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1249
57.33
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312
69.64
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
13.06
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1779
94.43
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6.35
6.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.42
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.41
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
199
10.56
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
184
9.77
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
69
3.66
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
253
13.43
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Ken Griffey Jr.

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
1.06
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
1.02
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2348
1.04
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60981
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20327
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5607
2.48
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.07
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5850
2.59
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5761
2.55
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.48
98.48
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Ken Griffey Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.02
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Griffey Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0