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Ty Cobb vs Al Kaline Comparison

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Info

Teams

Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers (1905-1926) Philadelphia Athletics (1927-1928)
Al Kaline Detroit Tigers (1953-1974)

Position

Ty Cobb Centerfielder
Al Kaline Outfielder, First Baseman

Height

Ty Cobb 6'1'
Al Kaline 6'1"

Weight

Ty Cobb 175
Al Kaline 175

Bats

Ty Cobb Left
Al Kaline Right

Throws

Ty Cobb Right
Al Kaline Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Ty Cobb 0
Al Kaline 1 (1968) Star

World Series Appearances

Ty Cobb 3 (1907-1909) StarStarStar
Al Kaline 1 (1968) Star

Playoff Appearances

Ty Cobb 3 (1907-1909) StarStarStar
Al Kaline 2 (1968, 1972) StarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Ty Cobb Yes 98.2% in 1936
Al Kaline Yes 88.3% in 1980

Number Retired

Ty Cobb No
Al Kaline Yes

MVP

Ty Cobb 1 (1911) Star
Al Kaline 0

League Batting Champion

Ty Cobb 12 (1907–1915, 1917–1919) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Al Kaline 1 (1955) Star

League Leader in Home Runs

Ty Cobb 1 (1909) Star
Al Kaline 0

League Leader in RBIs

Ty Cobb 4 (1907–1909, 1911) StarStarStarStar
Al Kaline 0

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Ty Cobb 6 (1907, 1909, 1911, 1915–1917) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Al Kaline 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Ty Cobb 6 (1907-1909, 1911, 1915, 1917) StarStarStarStarStarStar
Al Kaline 1 (1955) Star

League Leader in Doubles

Ty Cobb 3 (1908, 1911, 1917) StarStarStar
Al Kaline 1 (1961) Star

League Leader in Triples

Ty Cobb 4 (1908, 1911, 1917-1918) StarStarStarStar
Al Kaline 0

League Leader in Runs

Ty Cobb 5 (1909-1911, 1915-1916) StarStarStarStarStar
Al Kaline 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Ty Cobb 7 (1909-1910, 1913-1915, 1917-1918) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Al Kaline 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Ty Cobb 8 (1907-1912, 1914, 1917) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Al Kaline 1 (1959) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Ty Cobb 3,034
Al Kaline 2,834

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ty Cobb 13,087
Al Kaline 11,596

At Bats (AB)

Ty Cobb 11,434
Al Kaline 10,116

Batting Average (BA)

Ty Cobb 0.366
Al Kaline 0.297

Hits (H)

Ty Cobb 4,189
Al Kaline 3,007

Runs (R)

Ty Cobb 2,244
Al Kaline 1,622

Home Runs (HR)

Ty Cobb 117
Al Kaline 399

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ty Cobb 1,933
Al Kaline 1,582

Doubles (2B)

Ty Cobb 733
Al Kaline 498

Triples (3B)

Ty Cobb 295
Al Kaline 75

Walks (BB)

Ty Cobb 1,249
Al Kaline 1,277

Strikeouts (SO)

Ty Cobb 681
Al Kaline 1,020

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ty Cobb 897
Al Kaline 137

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ty Cobb 212
Al Kaline 65

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ty Cobb 0.433
Al Kaline 0.376

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ty Cobb 0.513
Al Kaline 0.480

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ty Cobb 0.946
Al Kaline 0.855

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ty Cobb 103
Al Kaline 55

Total Bases (TB)

Ty Cobb 5,863
Al Kaline 4,852

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ty Cobb 1,145
Al Kaline 972

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ty Cobb 0.383
Al Kaline 0.296

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ty Cobb 0.146
Al Kaline 0.182

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ty Cobb 0.316
Al Kaline 0.316

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Ty Cobb 207
Al Kaline 204.0

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Ty Cobb 9.5%
Al Kaline 11.0%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ty Cobb 5.2%
Al Kaline 8.8%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Ty Cobb 81%
Al Kaline 76%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ty Cobb 97.7
Al Kaline 25.4

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ty Cobb 151.1
Al Kaline 92.4

Runs Created (RC)

Ty Cobb 2,517
Al Kaline 1,847

Fielding

Games (G)

Ty Cobb 2,954
Al Kaline 2,625

Innings (Inn)

Ty Cobb 26,041
Al Kaline 21,898

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Ty Cobb 0.961%
Al Kaline 0.987%

Errors (E)

Ty Cobb 278
Al Kaline 82

Chances (CH)

Ty Cobb 7,195
Al Kaline 6,255

Putouts (PO)

Ty Cobb 6,507
Al Kaline 5,938

Assists (A)

Ty Cobb 410
Al Kaline 235

Double Play (DP)

Ty Cobb 113
Al Kaline 126

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ty Cobb 2.34
Al Kaline 2.35

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ty Cobb 2.39
Al Kaline 2.54

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Ty Cobb 17
Al Kaline 12

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ty Cobb 71
Al Kaline 52

At Bats (AB)

Ty Cobb 65
Al Kaline 48

Batting Average (BA)

Ty Cobb .262
Al Kaline .333

Hits (H)

Ty Cobb 17
Al Kaline 16

Runs (R)

Ty Cobb 7
Al Kaline 9

Home Runs (HR)

Ty Cobb 0
Al Kaline 3

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ty Cobb 9
Al Kaline 9

Doubles (2B)

Ty Cobb 4
Al Kaline 2

Triples (3B)

Ty Cobb 1
Al Kaline 0

Walks (BB)

Ty Cobb 3
Al Kaline 2

Strikeouts (SO)

Ty Cobb 7
Al Kaline 9

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ty Cobb 4
Al Kaline 0

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ty Cobb 0
Al Kaline 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ty Cobb 2
Al Kaline 1

Total Bases (TB)

Ty Cobb 23
Al Kaline 27

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ty Cobb .314
Al Kaline .373

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ty Cobb .354
Al Kaline .563

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ty Cobb 0.668
Al Kaline 0.935

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ty Cobb .293
Al Kaline .361

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ty Cobb 9.9%
Al Kaline 17.3%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ty Cobb 4.2%
Al Kaline 3.8%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ty Cobb .092
Al Kaline .229

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ty Cobb .200
Al Kaline .271

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ty Cobb 5
Al Kaline 5

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Ty Cobb 156 (1915)
Al Kaline 153 (1961)

At Bats (AB)

Ty Cobb 625 (1924)
Al Kaline 617 (1956)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ty Cobb 727 (1924)
Al Kaline 693 (1956)

Batting Average (BA)

Ty Cobb 0.420 (1911)
Al Kaline 0.340 (1955)

Hits (H)

Ty Cobb 248 (1911)
Al Kaline 200 (1955)

Runs (R)

Ty Cobb 147 (1911)
Al Kaline 121 (1955)

Home Runs (HR)

Ty Cobb 12 (1925)
Al Kaline 29 (1966)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ty Cobb 127 (1911)
Al Kaline 128 (1956)

Doubles (2B)

Ty Cobb 47 (1911)
Al Kaline 41 (1961)

Triples (3B)

Ty Cobb 24 (1917)
Al Kaline 10 (1956)

Walks (BB)

Ty Cobb 118 (1915)
Al Kaline 83 (1967)

Strikeouts (SO)

Ty Cobb 2 (1926)
Al Kaline 5 (1953)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ty Cobb 96 (1915)
Al Kaline 19 (1960)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ty Cobb 0 (1919)
Al Kaline 0 (1972)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ty Cobb 19 (1915)
Al Kaline 7 (1971)

Total Bases (TB)

Ty Cobb 367 (1911)
Al Kaline 327 (1956)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ty Cobb 0.493 (1915)
Al Kaline 0.421 (1955)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ty Cobb 0.621 (1911)
Al Kaline 0.593 (1962)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ty Cobb 1.088 (1911)
Al Kaline 0.969 (1962)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ty Cobb 11.3 (1917)
Al Kaline 8.4 (1961)

Runs Created (RC)

Ty Cobb 169 (1911)
Al Kaline 135 (1955)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ty Cobb 0.444 (1911)
Al Kaline 0.339 (1955)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ty Cobb 0.219 (1925)
Al Kaline 0.289 (1962)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ty Cobb 0.430 (1915)
Al Kaline 0.428 (1967)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Ty Cobb 0.7% (1926)
Al Kaline 6.0% (1957)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ty Cobb 16.8% (1915)
Al Kaline 16.4% (1971)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ty Cobb 34.6 (1925)
Al Kaline 13.7 (1962)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ty Cobb 79 (1911)
Al Kaline 69 (1956)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Ty Cobb 0 (1928)
Al Kaline 7 (1970)

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Teams

Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers (1905-1926) Philadelphia Athletics (1927-1928)
Al Kaline Detroit Tigers (1953-1974)

Position

Ty Cobb Centerfielder
Al Kaline Outfielder, First Baseman

Height

Ty Cobb 6'1'
Al Kaline 6'1"

Weight

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Bats

Ty Cobb Left
Al Kaline Right

Throws

Ty Cobb Right
Al Kaline Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

World Series Appearances

Ty Cobb 3 (1907-1909)
Al Kaline 1 (1968)

Playoff Appearances

Ty Cobb 3 (1907-1909)
Al Kaline 2 (1968, 1972)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Ty Cobb Yes 98.2% in 1936
Al Kaline Yes 88.3% in 1980

Number Retired

Ty Cobb No
Al Kaline Yes

MVP

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

League Batting Champion

Ty Cobb 12 (1907–1915, 1917–1919)
Al Kaline 1 (1955)

League Leader in Home Runs

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

League Leader in RBIs

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

League Leader in Total Bases

Ty Cobb 6 (1907-1909, 1911, 1915, 1917)
Al Kaline 1 (1955)

League Leader in Doubles

Ty Cobb 3 (1908, 1911, 1917)
Al Kaline 1 (1961)

League Leader in Triples

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

League Leader in Runs

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Ty Cobb 8 (1907-1912, 1914, 1917)
Al Kaline 1 (1959)

Hitting

Games (G)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

At Bats (AB)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Batting Average (BA)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Hits (H)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Runs (R)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Home Runs (HR)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Doubles (2B)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Triples (3B)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Walks (BB)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Strikeouts (SO)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Total Bases (TB)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Runs Created (RC)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Fielding

Games (G)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Innings (Inn)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Errors (E)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Chances (CH)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Putouts (PO)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Assists (A)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Double Play (DP)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Plate Appearances (PA)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

At Bats (AB)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Batting Average (BA)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Hits (H)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Runs (R)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Home Runs (HR)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Doubles (2B)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Triples (3B)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Walks (BB)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Strikeouts (SO)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Stolen Bases (SB)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Caught Stealing (CS)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Total Bases (TB)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Secondary Average (SECA)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Ty Cobb Al Kaline

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