Ty Cobb vs. Billy Martin — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Billy Martin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Billy Martin across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 75), slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 93), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 97). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Billy Martin

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1021
164.81
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3717
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3419
551.9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
877
141.57
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
648
104.6
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
137
22.11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.52
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.33
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
229
36.97
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
364.21
58.79
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1262
203.71
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1097
177.08
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
425
68.6
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
333
53.75
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
694
112.03
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
386.18
62.34
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
4.31
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.17
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
188
30.35
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.29
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
57.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
10.47
10.47
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
55
8.88
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.71
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
96
15.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
34
5.49
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.68
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
63
10.17
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Billy Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
53.97
53.97

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Billy Martin

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
1.66
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
725
1.02
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.03
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15968
27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5322.2
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2022
3.42
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
0.57
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2252
3.81
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4383
7.41
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4274
7.23
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.51
97.51
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.348
4.348
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.95
61.95
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.16
Billy Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
1.04
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0