Ty Cobb vs. Ted Williams — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Ted Williams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ted Williams holds a real edge over Ty Cobb in this comparison. Ted Williams led in walk rate (BB%+ 229 vs 106), on-base percentage (OBP+ 150 vs 137), and slugging (SLG+ 179 vs 167). Ty Cobb held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 139). The edge belongs to Ted Williams.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Ted Williams

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2292
140.46
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9791
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11436
524.95
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7706
472.23
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.975
0.975
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.088
1.088
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2654
162.64
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1537
94.19
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
525
32.17
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
71
4.35
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
31.93
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1136
52.15
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1117
68.45
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2677.19
122.89
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2370.09
145.24
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5854
268.72
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4884
299.3
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5532
253.94
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4714
288.88
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.945
0.945
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.116
1.116
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.085
1.085
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.323
1.323
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
103.14
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1798
110.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1944
89.24
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1839
112.7
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4074
187.01
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3116
190.95
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2747.36
126.11
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2279.39
139.68
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.39
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1249
57.33
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2021
123.85
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
5.27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
709
43.45
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13.81
13.81
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.84
1.84
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.31
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.23
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.07
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.47
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.04
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
2.51
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
58.54
58.54

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Ted Williams

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2152
3.41
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
725
1.02
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
1.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17062
27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5687.1
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
6.58
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.22
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.18
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4413
6.98
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4300
6.8
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.998
1.998
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.32
33.32
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.05
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Ty Cobb and Ted Williams

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.8
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
36
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5