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Ted Williams vs Ty Cobb Comparison

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Info

Teams

Ted Williams Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960)
Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers (1905-1926) Philadelphia Athletics (1927-1928)

Position

Ted Williams Outfielder
Ty Cobb Centerfielder

Height

Ted Williams 6'3"
Ty Cobb 6'1'

Weight

Ted Williams 205
Ty Cobb 175

Bats

Ted Williams Left
Ty Cobb Left

Throws

Ted Williams Right
Ty Cobb Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Ted Williams 0
Ty Cobb 0

World Series Appearances

Ted Williams 1 (1946) Star
Ty Cobb 3 (1907-1909) StarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Ted Williams 1 (1946) Star
Ty Cobb 3 (1907-1909) StarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Ted Williams Yes 93.4% in 1966
Ty Cobb Yes 98.2% in 1936

Number Retired

Ted Williams Yes
Ty Cobb No

MVP

Ted Williams 1 (1946, 1949) Star
Ty Cobb 1 (1911) Star

League Batting Champion

Ted Williams 6 (1941-1942, 1947-1948, 1957-1958) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 12 (1907–1915, 1917–1919) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Ted Williams 4 (1941-1942, 1947, 1949) StarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 1 (1909) Star

League Leader in RBIs

Ted Williams 4 (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949) StarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 4 (1907–1909, 1911) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Ted Williams 0
Ty Cobb 6 (1907, 1909, 1911, 1915–1917) StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Total Bases

Ted Williams 6 (1939, 1942, 1946-1947, 1949, 1951) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 6 (1907-1909, 1911, 1915, 1917) StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Ted Williams 2 (1948-1949) StarStar
Ty Cobb 3 (1908, 1911, 1917) StarStarStar

League Leader in Triples

Ted Williams 0
Ty Cobb 4 (1908, 1911, 1917-1918) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Runs

Ted Williams 6 (1940-1942, 1946-1947, 1949) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 5 (1909-1911, 1915-1916) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Ted Williams 12 (1940-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1956-1958) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 7 (1909-1910, 1913-1915, 1917-1918) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Ted Williams 9 (1941-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ty Cobb 8 (1907-1912, 1914, 1917) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Ted Williams 2,292
Ty Cobb 3,034

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ted Williams 9,788
Ty Cobb 13,087

At Bats (AB)

Ted Williams 7,706
Ty Cobb 11,434

Batting Average (BA)

Ted Williams 0.344
Ty Cobb 0.366

Hits (H)

Ted Williams 2,654
Ty Cobb 4,189

Runs (R)

Ted Williams 1,798
Ty Cobb 2,244

Home Runs (HR)

Ted Williams 521
Ty Cobb 117

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ted Williams 1,839
Ty Cobb 1,933

Doubles (2B)

Ted Williams 525
Ty Cobb 733

Triples (3B)

Ted Williams 71
Ty Cobb 295

Walks (BB)

Ted Williams 2,021
Ty Cobb 1,249

Strikeouts (SO)

Ted Williams 709
Ty Cobb 681

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ted Williams 24
Ty Cobb 897

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ted Williams 17
Ty Cobb 212

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ted Williams 0.482
Ty Cobb 0.433

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ted Williams 0.634
Ty Cobb 0.513

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ted Williams 1.116
Ty Cobb 0.946

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ted Williams 39
Ty Cobb 103

Total Bases (TB)

Ted Williams 4,884
Ty Cobb 5,863

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ted Williams 1,117
Ty Cobb 1,145

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ted Williams 0.328
Ty Cobb 0.383

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ted Williams 0.289
Ty Cobb 0.146

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ted Williams 0.553
Ty Cobb 0.316

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Ted Williams 45.9
Ty Cobb 207

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Ted Williams 20.6%
Ty Cobb 9.5%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ted Williams 7.2%
Ty Cobb 5.2%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Ted Williams 66%
Ty Cobb 81%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ted Williams 14.8
Ty Cobb 97.7

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ted Williams 123.2
Ty Cobb 151.1

Runs Created (RC)

Ted Williams 2,382
Ty Cobb 2,517

Fielding

Games (G)

Ted Williams 2,152
Ty Cobb 2,954

Innings (Inn)

Ted Williams 18,244.2
Ty Cobb 26,041

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Ted Williams 0.974%
Ty Cobb 0.961%

Errors (E)

Ted Williams 113
Ty Cobb 278

Chances (CH)

Ted Williams 4,413
Ty Cobb 7,195

Putouts (PO)

Ted Williams 4,158
Ty Cobb 6,507

Assists (A)

Ted Williams 142
Ty Cobb 410

Double Play (DP)

Ted Williams 30
Ty Cobb 113

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ted Williams 2.00
Ty Cobb 2.34

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ted Williams 2.12
Ty Cobb 2.39

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Ted Williams 7
Ty Cobb 17

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ted Williams 30
Ty Cobb 71

At Bats (AB)

Ted Williams 25
Ty Cobb 65

Batting Average (BA)

Ted Williams .200
Ty Cobb .262

Hits (H)

Ted Williams 5
Ty Cobb 17

Runs (R)

Ted Williams 2
Ty Cobb 7

Home Runs (HR)

Ted Williams 0
Ty Cobb 0

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ted Williams 1
Ty Cobb 9

Doubles (2B)

Ted Williams 0
Ty Cobb 4

Triples (3B)

Ted Williams 0
Ty Cobb 1

Walks (BB)

Ted Williams 5
Ty Cobb 3

Strikeouts (SO)

Ted Williams 5
Ty Cobb 7

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ted Williams 0
Ty Cobb 4

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ted Williams 0
Ty Cobb 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ted Williams 0
Ty Cobb 2

Total Bases (TB)

Ted Williams 5
Ty Cobb 23

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ted Williams .333
Ty Cobb .314

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ted Williams .200
Ty Cobb .354

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ted Williams 0.533
Ty Cobb 0.668

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ted Williams .250
Ty Cobb .293

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ted Williams 16.7%
Ty Cobb 9.9%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ted Williams 16.7%
Ty Cobb 4.2%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ted Williams 0
Ty Cobb .092

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ted Williams .200
Ty Cobb .200

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ted Williams 0
Ty Cobb 5

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Ted Williams 156 (1947)
Ty Cobb 156 (1915)

At Bats (AB)

Ted Williams 566 (1949)
Ty Cobb 625 (1924)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ted Williams 730 (1949)
Ty Cobb 727 (1924)

Batting Average (BA)

Ted Williams 0.407 (1953)
Ty Cobb 0.420 (1911)

Hits (H)

Ted Williams 194 (1949)
Ty Cobb 248 (1911)

Runs (R)

Ted Williams 150 (1949)
Ty Cobb 147 (1911)

Home Runs (HR)

Ted Williams 43 (1949)
Ty Cobb 12 (1925)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ted Williams 159 (1949)
Ty Cobb 127 (1911)

Doubles (2B)

Ted Williams 44 (1948)
Ty Cobb 47 (1911)

Triples (3B)

Ted Williams 14 (1940)
Ty Cobb 24 (1917)

Walks (BB)

Ted Williams 162 (1949)
Ty Cobb 118 (1915)

Strikeouts (SO)

Ted Williams 2 (1952)
Ty Cobb 2 (1926)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ted Williams 4 (1948)
Ty Cobb 96 (1915)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ted Williams 0 (1959)
Ty Cobb 0 (1919)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ted Williams 5 (1957)
Ty Cobb 19 (1915)

Total Bases (TB)

Ted Williams 368 (1949)
Ty Cobb 367 (1911)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ted Williams 0.553 (1941)
Ty Cobb 0.493 (1915)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ted Williams 0.901 (1953)
Ty Cobb 0.621 (1911)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ted Williams 1.410 (1953)
Ty Cobb 1.088 (1911)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ted Williams 10.9 (1946)
Ty Cobb 11.3 (1917)

Runs Created (RC)

Ted Williams 183 (1941)
Ty Cobb 169 (1911)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ted Williams 0.429 (1952)
Ty Cobb 0.444 (1911)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ted Williams 0.500 (1952)
Ty Cobb 0.219 (1925)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ted Williams 0.700 (1952)
Ty Cobb 0.430 (1915)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Ted Williams 4.5% (1941)
Ty Cobb 0.7% (1926)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ted Williams 25.9% (1954)
Ty Cobb 16.8% (1915)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ted Williams 7.0 (1953)
Ty Cobb 34.6 (1925)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ted Williams 86 (1939)
Ty Cobb 79 (1911)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Ted Williams 5 (1959)
Ty Cobb 0 (1928)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Ted Williams 156 (1947)
Ty Cobb 156 (1915)

Innings (Inn)

Ted Williams 1373.0 (1949)
Ty Cobb 1396.0 (1915)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Ted Williams 1.000% (1952)
Ty Cobb 0.986% (1924)

Errors (E)

Ted Williams 0 (1952)
Ty Cobb 4 (1905)

Chances (CH)

Ted Williams 366 (1947)
Ty Cobb 435 (1924)

Putouts (PO)

Ted Williams 347 (1947)
Ty Cobb 417 (1924)

Assists (A)

Ted Williams 15 (1942)
Ty Cobb 30 (1907)

Double Play (DP)

Ted Williams 6 (1951)
Ty Cobb 12 (1907)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ted Williams 2.29 (1947)
Ty Cobb 3.47 (1918)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ted Williams 2.34 (1947)
Ty Cobb 3.71 (1918)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Ted Williams Boston Red Sox (1939-1942, 1946-1960)
Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers (1905-1926) Philadelphia Athletics (1927-1928)

Position

Ted Williams Outfielder
Ty Cobb Centerfielder

Height

Ted Williams 6'3"
Ty Cobb 6'1'

Weight

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Bats

Ted Williams Left
Ty Cobb Left

Throws

Ted Williams Right
Ty Cobb Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

World Series Appearances

Ted Williams 1 (1946)
Ty Cobb 3 (1907-1909)

Playoff Appearances

Ted Williams 1 (1946)
Ty Cobb 3 (1907-1909)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Ted Williams Yes 93.4% in 1966
Ty Cobb Yes 98.2% in 1936

Number Retired

Ted Williams Yes
Ty Cobb No

MVP

Ted Williams 1 (1946, 1949)
Ty Cobb 1 (1911)

League Batting Champion

Ted Williams 6 (1941-1942, 1947-1948, 1957-1958)
Ty Cobb 12 (1907–1915, 1917–1919)

League Leader in Home Runs

Ted Williams 4 (1941-1942, 1947, 1949)
Ty Cobb 1 (1909)

League Leader in RBIs

Ted Williams 4 (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949)
Ty Cobb 4 (1907–1909, 1911)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

League Leader in Total Bases

Ted Williams 6 (1939, 1942, 1946-1947, 1949, 1951)
Ty Cobb 6 (1907-1909, 1911, 1915, 1917)

League Leader in Doubles

Ted Williams 2 (1948-1949)
Ty Cobb 3 (1908, 1911, 1917)

League Leader in Triples

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

League Leader in Runs

Ted Williams 6 (1940-1942, 1946-1947, 1949)
Ty Cobb 5 (1909-1911, 1915-1916)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Ted Williams 12 (1940-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1956-1958)
Ty Cobb 7 (1909-1910, 1913-1915, 1917-1918)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Ted Williams 9 (1941-1942, 1946-1949, 1951, 1954, 1957)
Ty Cobb 8 (1907-1912, 1914, 1917)

Hitting

Games (G)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

At Bats (AB)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Batting Average (BA)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Hits (H)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Runs (R)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Home Runs (HR)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Doubles (2B)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Triples (3B)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Walks (BB)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Strikeouts (SO)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Total Bases (TB)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Runs Created (RC)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Fielding

Games (G)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Innings (Inn)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Errors (E)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Chances (CH)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Putouts (PO)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Assists (A)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Double Play (DP)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

At Bats (AB)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Batting Average (BA)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Hits (H)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Runs (R)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Home Runs (HR)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Doubles (2B)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Triples (3B)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Walks (BB)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Strikeouts (SO)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Total Bases (TB)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ted Williams Ty Cobb

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