Sam Langford vs. Jack Tobin — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Jack Tobin posted the stronger offensive profile against Sam Langford. Jack Tobin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .698) and on-base percentage (.364 vs .316). By the career numbers, Jack Tobin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Langford and Jack Tobin

Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
145.83
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1619
141.36
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
539
600
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6872
600
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
551.02
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6174
539.06
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
136
151.39
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1906
166.41
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
101
112.43
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1449
126.51
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
24.49
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
25.67
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.91
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
8.64
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.57
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.59
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
35
38.96
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
39.9
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
58.6
65.23
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
969.87
84.68
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
189
210.39
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2590
226.14
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
166
184.79
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
213.3
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
61
67.9
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
81.72
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.45
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
50.73
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
113
125.79
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
126.86
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.08
72.45
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1065.41
93.02
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.45
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
2.53
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
26
28.94
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
44.35
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
46.75
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
23.31
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
12.83
12.83
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.74
25.74
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.58
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
14.06
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.34
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
12.83
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.91
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
5.41
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.24
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
18.25
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
27.27
27.27
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.33
70.33

Fielding Stats for Sam Langford and Jack Tobin

Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2632
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2834
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.59
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.68
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.236
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.897
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0