Ty Cobb vs. Fred Thomas — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Fred Thomas
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Fred Thomas across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 53), slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 75), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 78). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Fred Thomas

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
150.76
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
983
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11436
524.95
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
859
524.31
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
193
117.8
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
156
95.22
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
19
11.6
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.55
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
5.37
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
37
22.58
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
85.04
51.91
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
252
153.81
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
282
172.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
88
53.71
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
45
27.47
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
129
78.74
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
94.02
57.39
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.05
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
84
51.27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Fred Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
54.93
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10.92
10.92
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
0.93
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
13.4
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
21.36
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
24
14.65
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.05
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
29
17.7
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
80.87
80.87
Fred Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.76
82.76

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Fred Thomas

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19266
27
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6422
9
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Fred Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Fred Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Fred Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.519
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.54
24.54
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0