Ty Cobb vs. Don Mattingly — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Don Mattingly
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Don Mattingly across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 165), slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 134), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 126). Don Mattingly held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 282 vs 152). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Don Mattingly

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3035
139.32
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
1785
138.71
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
7721
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7003
544.2
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
2153
167.31
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
1469
114.16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
33.23
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
442
34.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.55
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
17.25
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1136
52.15
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
684
53.15
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
1151.78
89.51
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
3301
256.52
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
2762
214.64
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.777
0.777
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
1007
78.25
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
85.4
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
1884
146.41
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
1190.3
92.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.63
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
588
45.69
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
10.57
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
34.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
17.39
17.39
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.01
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
7.46
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
191
14.84
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.09
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.79
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 600 PA
60.87
60.87

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Don Mattingly

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.05
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
1.01
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44071
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14690.1
9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14270
8.74
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
0.57
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
0.69
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.04
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15459
9.47
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15391
9.43
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.56
99.56
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.86
95.86
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.16
Don Mattingly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1504
0.92
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Mattingly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0