Ty Cobb vs. Eric McNair — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Eric McNair
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Eric McNair across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 149), slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 104), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 101). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Eric McNair

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1251
154.16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
4869
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4519
556.87
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
152.8
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
900
110.91
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
229
28.22
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.57
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
10.1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
340
41.9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
556.06
68.52
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
1773
218.48
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
1526
188.05
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
592
72.95
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
633
78
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
1143
140.85
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
602.49
74.24
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.08
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
261
32.16
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
40.42
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
14.84
14.84
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
64
7.89
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
59
7.27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
54
6.65
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
113
13.92
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Eric McNair
Career
Per 600 PA
52.21
52.21

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Eric McNair

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1181
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19266
27
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6422
9
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2132
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5488
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5216
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.04
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.417
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.54
24.54
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Eric McNair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric McNair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0