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Babe Ruth vs Ty Cobb Comparison

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Info

Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers (1905-1926) Philadelphia Athletics (1927-1928)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Ty Cobb Centerfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Ty Cobb 6'1'

Weight

Babe Ruth 215
Ty Cobb 175

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Ty Cobb Left

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Ty Cobb Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth 7 (1915-1916, 1918, 1923, 1927-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 0

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 3 (1907-1909) StarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 3 (1907-1909) StarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Ty Cobb Yes 98.2% in 1936

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes
Ty Cobb No

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923) Star
Ty Cobb 1 (1911) Star

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924) Star
Ty Cobb 12 (1907–1915, 1917–1919) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 1 (1909) Star

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 4 (1907–1909, 1911) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth 0
Ty Cobb 6 (1907, 1909, 1911, 1915–1917) StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 6 (1907-1909, 1911, 1915, 1917) StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth 0
Ty Cobb 3 (1908, 1911, 1917) StarStarStar

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth 0
Ty Cobb 4 (1908, 1911, 1917-1918) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 5 (1909-1911, 1915-1916) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 7 (1909-1910, 1913-1915, 1917-1918) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 8 (1907-1912, 1914, 1917) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,503
Ty Cobb 3,034

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 10,626
Ty Cobb 13,087

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 8,399
Ty Cobb 11,434

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.342
Ty Cobb 0.366

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 2,873
Ty Cobb 4,189

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 2,174
Ty Cobb 2,244

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 714
Ty Cobb 117

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 2,214
Ty Cobb 1,933

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 506
Ty Cobb 733

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 136
Ty Cobb 295

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 2,062
Ty Cobb 1,249

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 1,330
Ty Cobb 681

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 123
Ty Cobb 897

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0,0,,,,,14,13,5,21,13,4,9,6,5,3,10,4,2,5,3,0
Ty Cobb 212

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.474
Ty Cobb 0.433

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.690
Ty Cobb 0.513

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.164
Ty Cobb 0.946

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 43
Ty Cobb 103

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 5,793
Ty Cobb 5,863

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 1,356
Ty Cobb 1,145

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.340
Ty Cobb 0.383

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.348
Ty Cobb 0.146

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.594
Ty Cobb 0.316

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth 209.8
Ty Cobb 207

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth 19.4%
Ty Cobb 9.5%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 12.5%
Ty Cobb 5.2%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth 60%
Ty Cobb 81%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 11.8
Ty Cobb 97.7

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 163.1
Ty Cobb 151.1

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 2,718
Ty Cobb 2,517

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 2,436
Ty Cobb 2,954

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 20,357
Ty Cobb 26,041

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth 0.968%
Ty Cobb 0.961%

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 179
Ty Cobb 278

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 5,535
Ty Cobb 7,195

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 4,787
Ty Cobb 6,507

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 569
Ty Cobb 410

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 84
Ty Cobb 113

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 2.20
Ty Cobb 2.34

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 2.37
Ty Cobb 2.39

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 41
Ty Cobb 17

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 167
Ty Cobb 71

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 129
Ty Cobb 65

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth .326
Ty Cobb .262

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 42
Ty Cobb 17

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 37
Ty Cobb 7

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 15
Ty Cobb 0

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 33
Ty Cobb 9

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 5
Ty Cobb 4

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 2
Ty Cobb 1

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 33
Ty Cobb 3

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 30
Ty Cobb 7

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 4
Ty Cobb 4

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 3
Ty Cobb 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 2
Ty Cobb 2

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 96
Ty Cobb 23

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth .470
Ty Cobb .314

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth .744
Ty Cobb .354

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.214
Ty Cobb 0.668

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth .321
Ty Cobb .293

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth 18.0%
Ty Cobb 9.9%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 19.8%
Ty Cobb 4.2%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth .419
Ty Cobb .092

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth .682
Ty Cobb .200

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 22
Ty Cobb 5

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 154 (1928)
Ty Cobb 156 (1915)

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth 540 (1927)
Ty Cobb 625 (1924)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth 697 (1923)
Ty Cobb 727 (1924)

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth 0.393 (1923)
Ty Cobb 0.420 (1911)

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth 205 (1923)
Ty Cobb 248 (1911)

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth 177 (1921)
Ty Cobb 147 (1911)

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth 60 (1927)
Ty Cobb 12 (1925)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth 168 (1921)
Ty Cobb 127 (1911)

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth 45 (1923)
Ty Cobb 47 (1911)

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth 16 (1921)
Ty Cobb 24 (1917)

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth 170 (1923)
Ty Cobb 118 (1915)

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth 4 (1914)
Ty Cobb 2 (1926)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth 17 (1923)
Ty Cobb 96 (1915)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Ty Cobb 0 (1919)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth 6 (1919)
Ty Cobb 19 (1915)

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth 457 (1921)
Ty Cobb 367 (1911)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth 0.545 (1923)
Ty Cobb 0.493 (1915)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth 0.847 (1920)
Ty Cobb 0.621 (1911)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth 1.379 (1920)
Ty Cobb 1.088 (1911)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth 14.1 (1923)
Ty Cobb 11.3 (1917)

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth 229 (1921)
Ty Cobb 169 (1911)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth 0.423 (1923)
Ty Cobb 0.444 (1911)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth 0.472 (1920)
Ty Cobb 0.219 (1925)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth 0.799 (1920)
Ty Cobb 0.430 (1915)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Babe Ruth 7.7% (1931)
Ty Cobb 0.7% (1926)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth 24.4% (1923)
Ty Cobb 16.8% (1915)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth 0.0 (1914)
Ty Cobb 34.6 (1925)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth 119 (1921)
Ty Cobb 79 (1911)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Babe Ruth 0 (1935)
Ty Cobb 0 (1928)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth 156 (1921)
Ty Cobb 156 (1915)

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth 1371.0 (1923)
Ty Cobb 1396.0 (1915)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Babe Ruth 1.000% (1914)
Ty Cobb 0.986% (1924)

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth 0 (1914)
Ty Cobb 4 (1905)

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth 452 (1923)
Ty Cobb 435 (1924)

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth 419 (1923)
Ty Cobb 417 (1924)

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth 101 (1917)
Ty Cobb 30 (1907)

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth 16 (1918)
Ty Cobb 12 (1907)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth 3.72 (1918)
Ty Cobb 3.47 (1918)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth 3.94 (1918)
Ty Cobb 3.71 (1918)

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Teams

Babe Ruth Boston Reds Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers (1905-1926) Philadelphia Athletics (1927-1928)

Position

Babe Ruth Outfielder, Pitcher
Ty Cobb Centerfielder

Height

Babe Ruth 6'2"
Ty Cobb 6'1'

Weight

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Bats

Babe Ruth Left
Ty Cobb Left

Throws

Babe Ruth Left
Ty Cobb Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

World Series Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Ty Cobb 3 (1907-1909)

Playoff Appearances

Babe Ruth 10 (1915-1916, 1918, 1921-1923, 1926-1928, 1932)
Ty Cobb 3 (1907-1909)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Babe Ruth Yes 95.13% in 1936
Ty Cobb Yes 98.2% in 1936

Number Retired

Babe Ruth Yes
Ty Cobb No

MVP

Babe Ruth 1 (1923)
Ty Cobb 1 (1911)

League Batting Champion

Babe Ruth 1 (1924)
Ty Cobb 12 (1907–1915, 1917–1919)

League Leader in Home Runs

Babe Ruth 12 (1918–1921, 1923, 1924, 1926–1931)
Ty Cobb 1 (1909)

League Leader in RBIs

Babe Ruth 6 (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)
Ty Cobb 4 (1907–1909, 1911)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

League Leader in Total Bases

Babe Ruth 6 (1919, 1921, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928)
Ty Cobb 6 (1907-1909, 1911, 1915, 1917)

League Leader in Doubles

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

League Leader in Triples

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

League Leader in Runs

Babe Ruth 8 (1919-1921, 1923-1924)
Ty Cobb 5 (1909-1911, 1915-1916)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Babe Ruth 10 (1919-1921, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1930-1932)
Ty Cobb 7 (1909-1910, 1913-1915, 1917-1918)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Babe Ruth 13 (1918-1924, 1926-1931)
Ty Cobb 8 (1907-1912, 1914, 1917)

Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Runs Created (RC)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Fielding

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Innings (Inn)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Errors (E)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Chances (CH)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Putouts (PO)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Assists (A)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Double Play (DP)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Plate Appearances (PA)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

At Bats (AB)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Batting Average (BA)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Hits (H)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Runs (R)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Home Runs (HR)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Doubles (2B)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Triples (3B)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Walks (BB)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Strikeouts (SO)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Stolen Bases (SB)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Caught Stealing (CS)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Total Bases (TB)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Secondary Average (SECA)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Babe Ruth Ty Cobb

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