Honus Wagner vs Ty Cobb

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Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb compared on their MLB careers: Honus Wagner played 21 seasons, 1897 to 1917, Ty Cobb 24 seasons, 1905 to 1928. Honus Wagner has .329 batting average to Ty Cobb's .366. Honus Wagner won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ty Cobb leads in 9 of the 9 lines, Honus Wagner in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb career totals

2,792	GP	3,035
10,430	AB	11,434
1,736	R	2,246, better
3,430	H	4,189, better
101	HR	117, better
0	RBI	726, better
722	SB	892, better
0.3	AVG	0.4, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.5	SLG	0.5, better
0.9	OPS	0.9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb postseason

15	GP	17
51	AB	65
6	R	7, better
14	H	17, better
0	HR	0
0	RBI	0
9, better	SB	4
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.4, better	SLG	0.4
0.7, better	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb all-time places

7th (3,430)	Hits	2nd (4,189), better
10th (722)	Stolen bases	4th (892), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb titles and awards
Honus Wagner	Title or award	Ty Cobb
1, better	Championships	—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb season by season

1st	1897	.350, better	2, better	0	1905	.240	1	0
2nd	1898	.306	10, better	0	1906	.316, better	1	0
3rd	1899	.345	7, better	0	1907	.350, better	5	0
4th	1900	.381, better	4	0	1908	.324	4	0
5th	1901	.357	6	0	1909	.377, better	9, better	0
6th	1902	.331	3	0	1910	.383, better	8, better	0
7th	1903	.355	5	0	1911	.420, better	8, better	0
8th	1904	.349	4	0	1912	.409, better	7, better	0
9th	1905	.363	6, better	0	1913	.390, better	4	0
10th	1906	.339	2	0	1914	.368, better	2	0
11th	1907	.350	6, better	0	1915	.369, better	3	0
12th	1908	.354	10, better	0	1916	.371, better	5	0
13th	1909	.339	5	0	1917	.383, better	6, better	0
14th	1910	.320	4, better	0	1918	.382, better	3	0
15th	1911	.334	9, better	0	1919	.384, better	1	0
16th	1912	.324	7, better	0	1920	.334, better	2	63, better
17th	1913	.300	3	0	1921	.389, better	12, better	101, better
18th	1914	.252	1	0	1922	.401, better	4, better	99, better
19th	1915	.274	6	0	1923	.340, better	6	88, better
20th	1916	.287	1	0	1924	.338, better	4, better	78, better
21st	1917	.265	0	0	1925	.378, better	12, better	102, better
22nd	—	—	—	—	1926	.339	4	62
23rd	—	—	—	—	1927	.357	5	93
24th	—	—	—	—	1928	.323	1	40

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI