Ty Cobb vs. Yasiel Puig — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Yasiel Puig
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Yasiel Puig across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 148), contact rate (K%+ 152 vs 102), and slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 118). Yasiel Puig held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 112 vs 106). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Yasiel Puig

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
861
153.02
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
3376
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3015
535.84
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
834
148.22
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
522
92.77
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
159
28.26
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.73
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
23.46
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1136
52.15
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
55.45
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
497.83
88.48
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
1431
254.32
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
1174
208.65
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.823
0.823
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
441
78.38
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
415
73.76
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
724
128.67
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
496.8
88.29
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
4.31
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
7.64
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
297
52.78
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.73
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
681
121.03
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
4.96
4.96
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.36
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.38
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
73
12.97
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
79
14.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
38
6.75
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
117
20.79
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
67.52
67.52

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Yasiel Puig

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
1.09
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
1.02
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.02
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20533
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6844.1
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1394
1.83
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.07
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1479
1.94
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.91
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.757
1.757
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.7
93.7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0