Ty Cobb vs. Ben Petrick — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Ben Petrick
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ty Cobb posted the stronger offensive profile against Ben Petrick. Ty Cobb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.945 vs .789) and on-base percentage (.433 vs .341). Ben Petrick had the advantage in home run production (27 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 Ben Petrick

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
188.48
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
764
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
669
525.39
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
172
135.08
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
103
80.89
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
37
29.06
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.93
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.2
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1136
52.15
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
54.19
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
104
81.68
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
300
235.6
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
256
201.05
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
114
89.53
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
94
73.82
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
181
142.15
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
102.98
80.87
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
4.31
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.71
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1249
57.33
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
61.26
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.93
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
139.01
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.36
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.28
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.64
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.93
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.71
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.64
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Ben Petrick

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4897
27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632.1
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
5.55
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.34
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
5.99
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
5.89
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.25
98.25
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.877
4.877
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.65
82.65
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.57
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14