Ty Cobb vs. Mike Tyson — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Mike Tyson
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Mike Tyson across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 38), slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 83), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 93). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Mike Tyson

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1017
190.69
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
3200
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2959
554.81
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
714
133.88
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
541
101.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
22.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
5.25
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
5.37
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.06
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
173
32.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
275.04
51.57
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
969
181.69
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
903
169.31
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
281
52.69
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
269
50.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
523
98.06
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
282.02
52.88
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.63
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
175
32.81
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
10.5
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
77.06
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.79
7.79
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
5.63
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
13.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
4.31
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.38
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
7.69
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.1
56.1

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Mike Tyson

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
994
1.17
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
1.02
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
1.05
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22959
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7653
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1764
2.07
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
0.57
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2734
3.22
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4654
5.47
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4498
5.29
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.525
4.525
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.74
89.74
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.16
Mike Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
0.71
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0