Ty Cobb vs. Eric Patterson — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Eric Patterson
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Ty Cobb posted the stronger offensive profile against Eric Patterson. Ty Cobb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.945 vs .637) and on-base percentage (.433 vs .294). Eric Patterson had the advantage in home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ty Cobb had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Eric Patterson

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
236.24
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
574
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
508
531.01
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
114.98
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
76.31
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20.91
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.32
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.45
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
38.68
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
61.09
63.85
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
174
181.88
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
168
175.61
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
67.94
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
52.26
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
105
109.76
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
59.71
62.42
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1249
57.33
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
59.58
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
154.7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.14
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.23
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
36.59
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.23
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
41.81
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
80.87
80.87
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Eric Patterson

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.37
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.96
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3587
27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1195.2
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
2.21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
0.57
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.77
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
3.09
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.97
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.33
70.33
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.16
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0