Ty Cobb vs. Rogers Hornsby — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Rogers Hornsby
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanMVP

Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 137 for Ty Cobb, 137 for Rogers Hornsby), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 166). The overall lean goes to Ty Cobb, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2259
143.05
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
9475
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11436
524.95
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
8173
517.55
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.975
0.975
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.004
1.004
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
2930
185.54
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
1919
121.52
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
33.23
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
541
34.26
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
169
10.7
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
19.06
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1136
52.15
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
64.02
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2677.19
122.89
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2008.44
127.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5854
268.72
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4712
298.39
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5532
253.94
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4016
254.31
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.945
0.945
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.085
1.085
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.117
1.117
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
1579
99.99
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1944
89.24
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1584
100.31
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
2862
181.23
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2747.36
126.11
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2060.97
130.51
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
48
3.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1249
57.33
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1038
65.73
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
43
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
13.95
13.95
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
1.53
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
13.4
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
13.68
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.19
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
135
8.55
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
64
4.05
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
199
12.6
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 600 PA
67.84
67.84

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2164
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19266
27
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6422
9
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4495
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6842
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11837
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11337
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.239
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.54
24.54
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Rogers Hornsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1127
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rogers Hornsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0