Ty Cobb vs. Marv Throneberry — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Marv Throneberry
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ty Cobb posted the stronger offensive profile against Marv Throneberry. Ty Cobb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.945 vs .730) and on-base percentage (.433 vs .314). Marv Throneberry had the advantage in home run production (53 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 Marv Throneberry

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
216.38
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1331
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1186
534.64
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
281
126.67
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
183
82.49
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
37
16.68
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.61
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.89
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
98
44.18
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
159.42
71.87
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
493
222.24
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
412
185.73
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
143
64.46
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
170
76.63
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
260
117.21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
157.9
71.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1249
57.33
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
58.6
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.16
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
132.98
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
4.51
4.51
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.25
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.06
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
24
10.82
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.8
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.16
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Marv Throneberry

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.23
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.99
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7720
27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2573.1
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2306
8.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
0.57
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.71
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2543
8.89
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2509
8.78
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.128
7.128
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.4
80.4
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.16
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.92
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0