Ty Cobb vs. Ed Herrmann — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Ed Herrmann
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Ed Herrmann across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 152), slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 102), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 97). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Ed Herrmann

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922
180.96
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
3057
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2729
535.62
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
654
128.36
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
478
93.82
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
92
18.06
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.79
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
15.7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
176
34.54
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
317.14
62.25
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
994
195.09
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
943
185.08
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
247
48.48
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
320
62.81
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
487
95.58
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
319.93
62.79
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
4.31
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.69
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
260
51.03
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
10.79
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
70.85
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
8.47
8.47
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.94
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.71
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
76
14.92
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.57
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.75
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Ed Herrmann

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
817
1.13
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
1.02
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
1.03
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19503
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6501
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4230
5.86
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
0.57
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
0.61
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.08
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4733
6.55
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
6.47
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.719
5.719
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.31
91.31
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.09
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.17
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
0.69
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.35