Ty Cobb vs. Tim McCarver — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Tim McCarver
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Tim McCarver across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 89), slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 106), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 110). Tim McCarver held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 209 vs 152). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Tim McCarver

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1909
184.56
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
6206
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5529
534.55
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
1501
145.12
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
1105
106.83
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
242
23.4
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
57
5.51
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
9.38
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
396
38.29
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
749.45
72.46
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
2148
207.67
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
2079
201
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
590
57.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
645
62.36
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
1138
110.02
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
781.93
75.6
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
548
52.98
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.5
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
40.8
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
14.71
14.71
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
1.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.38
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.19
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
99
9.57
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
49
4.74
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
110
10.63
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
55.45
55.45

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Tim McCarver

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1511
1.1
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
1.01
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37252
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12417.1
9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8893
6.45
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
0.45
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.07
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9621
6.97
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9518
6.9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.299
6.299
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.19
92.19
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.09
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.15
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
0.46
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
0.24