Jeff's Bespoke Baseball Stats

Ty Cobb vs. Ellis Valentine — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb

Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP

Ellis Valentine

Baby BoomersArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Ellis Valentine across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 188), contact rate (K%+ 152 vs 95), and slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 122). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Ellis Valentine

Seasons Hitting

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

24

24

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

10

10

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

3035

139.32

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PAverified

894

158.14

Plate Appearances

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

13071

600

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

3392

600

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

11436

524.95

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PAverified

3166

560.02

Batting Average

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.366

0.366

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

0.278

0.278

Equivalent Average

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.975

0.975

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

0.785

0.785

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

4189

192.29

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

881

155.84

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

3053

140.14

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

574

101.53

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

724

33.23

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

169

29.89

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

295

13.54

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

15

2.65

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 600 PA

117

5.37

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

123

21.76

Extra Base Hits

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

1136

52.15

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PAverified

307

54.3

Extra Base Hit Pct

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 600 PA

0.271

0.271

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.349

0.349

Home Runs Per at Bat

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 600 PA

0.01

0.01

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.039

0.039

Home Runs Per Hit

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 600 PA

0.028

0.028

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.14

0.14

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

2677.19

122.89

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

440.16

77.86

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

5854

268.72

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

1449

256.31

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

5532

253.94

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

1068

188.92

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.433

0.433

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

0.315

0.315

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.512

0.512

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

0.458

0.458

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.945

0.945

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

0.773

0.773

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 600 PA

0.146

0.146

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.179

0.179

Gross Production Average (GPA)

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.323

0.323

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

0.256

0.256

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1.085

1.085

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

0.705

0.705

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.383

0.383

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

0.29

0.29

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

2247

103.14

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

380

67.22

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1944

89.24

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

474

83.84

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

4074

187.01

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

731

129.3

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

2747.36

126.11

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

450.52

79.69

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

94

4.31

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

7

1.24

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1249

57.33

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

180

31.84

Intentional Walks

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

9

1.59

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 600 PAverified

680

31.21

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

462

81.72

Plate Appearances per Strikeout

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

19.22

19.22

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

7.34

7.34

Walks Per Strikeout

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1.84

1.84

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

0.39

0.39

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

292

13.4

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

5

0.88

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

34

6.01

Ground into Double Play (GIDP)

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0

0

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

81

14.33

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

896

41.13

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

59

10.44

Caught Stealing

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

212

9.73

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

37

6.54

Stolen Base Attempts

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1108

50.86

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

96

16.98

Stolen Base Percentage

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

80.87

80.87

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 600 PA

61.46

61.46

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Ellis Valentine

Seasons Fielding

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

24

24

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 9 Innings

10

10

Games Played as Fielder

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

2954

4.14

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 9 Innings

856

1.09

Starts as Fielder

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 9 Innings

725

1.02

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

804

1.03

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 9 Innings

19266

27

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

21158

27

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 9 Innings

6422

9

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

7052.2

9

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

6507

9.12

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 9 Innings

1570

2

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

410

0.57

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 9 Innings

85

0.11

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 9 Innings

278

0.39

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

47

0.06

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

7195

10.08

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 9 Innings

1702

2.17

Chances Accepted

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

6917

9.69

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 9 Innings

1655

2.11

Fielding Percentage

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 9 Innings

96.14

96.14

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

97.24

97.24

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

2.342

2.342

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 9 Innings

1.933

1.933

Games Started %

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 9 Innings

24.54

24.54

Ellis Valentine

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

93.93

93.93

Ty Cobb

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

113

0.16

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 9 Innings

17

0.02

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Wild Pitch as Fielder

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Stolen Base Allowed

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Catcher Caught Stealing

Ty Cobb

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Ellis Valentine

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0