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Ty Cobb

#3 RANKED AT POSITION
1905—1928
Center Field
BORN
December 18, 1886, in Narrows, GA
BATS / THROWS
Left / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-1 / 175
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers
.367
BATTING AVERAGE
3034
GAMES
151.4
WAR
.433
ON-BASE PCT
2245
RUNS
69.1
WAR7
.512
SLUGGING
4189
HITS
32.5
WAR3
.944
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
117
HOME RUNS
8.1
WAR PER SEASON
People say he was a dirty player and a racist. That’s not exactly true.
Hall of Fame
Tigers
ALL-TIME TEAM

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Cobb
CAREER
151.4
LONG PEAK
69.1
PRIME
47.7
SHORT PEAK
32.5
JAWS
110.3
WAR PER
8.1
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
74.6
LONG PEAK
45.7
PRIME
33.5
SHORT PEAK
22.8
JAWS
60.2
WAR PER
5.4

Where Does Ty Cobb Rank Among Center Fielders?

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

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Cobb
Average HOF Center Field
160.0160.0120.0120.080.080.040.040.00.00.0151.469.147.732.5110.28.174.645.733.522.860.25.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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