Ty Cobb vs. Bill Handy — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Bill Handy
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ty Cobb posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Handy. Ty Cobb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.945 vs .760) and on-base percentage (.433 vs .361). Bill Handy had the advantage in home run production (14 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ty Cobb had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Bill Handy

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
147.73
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
1125
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11436
524.95
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
947
505.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.804
0.804
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
259
138.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
183
97.6
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
25.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
8
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.47
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
40.53
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
154.26
82.27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
378
201.6
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
388
206.93
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.786
0.786
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
162
86.4
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
146
77.87
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
294
156.8
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
164.37
87.66
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
4.31
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.93
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
101
53.87
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
680
31.21
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.67
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
19.22
19.22
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
225
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.84
1.84
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
13.4
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
26.13
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
34
18.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
34
18.13
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
80.87
80.87
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Bill Handy

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.41
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
1.95
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
0.57
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.88
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
5.19
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1275
4.84
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.537
4.537
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.16
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0