Ty Cobb

Hall of Fame

Center Field

1905—1928

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Player LeveL
Legend
Top 100 Rank
#7
Center Field RANK
#3

Player Detail

Tyrus Raymond
GIVEN NAME
Cobb
SURNAME
December 18, 1886, in Narrows, GA
BORN
July 17, 1961, in Atlanta, GA, USA
DIED
1905—1928
Playing Career
Played from 18-41
PLAYING AGE
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia A's
Teams Played For
Center Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Detroit Tigers
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
The Georgia Peach
NICKNAME
none
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 175
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
August 30, 1905
Major League Debut
September 11, 1928
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Ty Cobb?

People say he was a dirty player and a racist. That’s not exactly true.

80

HITTING

65

POWER

80

RUNNING

55

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
To perfect his offensive game, Ty Cobb would practice bunting pitches onto a sweater he laid out on the infield grass.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
3034
4189
117
1944
.367
1911 AL MVP
All-Century Team

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1917 Tigers

30 Years Old

.383
AVG
6
HR
106
RBI
107
RUNS
.444
OBP
225
HITS
44
2B
24
3B
.570
SLG
61
BB
55
SB
11.3
WAR
Had 35-game hitting streak in which he batted .464 with 64 hits.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.367
.433
.512

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.945
.757
124.8

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
110.0
60.2

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Ty Cobb Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Cobb
525
192
103
33
14
5
89
57
28
41
269
254
.367
.433
.512
945
AVG CF
527
153
78
25
9
4
51
42
21
210
209
.291
.359
.398
.757

Ty Cobb Rankings

AT Center Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
3
2
2
2
1
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Center Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
2
2
3
3
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Ty Cobb PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
151.0
69.1
47.7
32.6
8.06
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
5.28
BLUE = Ty Cobb
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
729.4
319.3
213.9
146.1
38.9
373.6
214.5
156.7
102.8
28.1
BLUE = Ty Cobb
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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