Ty Cobb vs. Ken Henderson — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Ken Henderson
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Ken Henderson across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 148), contact rate (K%+ 152 vs 96), and slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 114). Ken Henderson held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 130 vs 106). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Ken Henderson

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1444
165.75
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5227
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11436
524.95
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4553
522.63
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.763
0.763
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1168
134.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
804
92.29
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
216
24.79
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.98
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Ken Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
14
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
364
41.78
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ken Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ken Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ken Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
647.69
74.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1802
206.85
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1787
205.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
595
68.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
576
66.12
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1049
120.41
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
650.65
74.69
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1249
57.33
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
67.61
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
8.84
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
763
87.58
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.85
6.85
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.18
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Henderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
122
14
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
9.87
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.82
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
128
14.69
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 600 PA
67.19
67.19

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Ken Henderson

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1256
1.1
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Ken Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1126
0.99
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Ken Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30858
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Ken Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10286
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2552
2.23
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.06
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Ken Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2683
2.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2622
2.29
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Ken Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
2.088
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Ken Henderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.65
89.65
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Henderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0