Ty Cobb vs. Ken Hamlin — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Ken Hamlin across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 32), slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 81), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 97). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Ken Hamlin

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
468
186.95
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1502
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1340
535.29
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
323
129.03
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
255
101.86
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
53
21.17
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.6
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
5.37
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.39
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
68
27.16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
126.05
50.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
417
166.58
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
451
180.16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
57.12
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
89
35.55
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
221
88.28
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
136.85
54.67
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.2
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
125
49.93
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
58.32
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
10.29
10.29
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.99
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.59
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
38
15.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.79
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.39
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
11.19
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 600 PA
60.71
60.71

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Ken Hamlin

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
1.24
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
725
1.02
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
1.02
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9703
27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3234.1
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
1.85
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
0.57
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
2.73
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1710
4.76
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1646
4.58
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.682
3.682
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.88
81.88
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.16
Ken Hamlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.58
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hamlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0