Ted Williams vs Ty Cobb

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Ted Williams and Ty Cobb compared on their MLB careers: Ted Williams played 19 seasons, 1939 to 1960, Ty Cobb 24 seasons, 1905 to 1928. Ted Williams has .344 batting average to Ty Cobb's .366.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ted Williams leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Ty Cobb in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ted Williams and Ty Cobb career totals

2,292	GP	3,035
7,706	AB	11,434
1,798	R	2,246, better
2,654	H	4,189, better
521, better	HR	117
1,839, better	RBI	726
24	SB	892, better
0.3	AVG	0.4, better
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.6, better	SLG	0.5
1.1, better	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ted Williams and Ty Cobb postseason

7	GP	17
25	AB	65
2	R	7, better
5	H	17, better
0	HR	0
1, better	RBI	0
0	SB	4, better
0.2	AVG	0.3, better
0.3, better	OBP	0.3
0.2	SLG	0.4, better
0.5	OPS	0.6, better

Where each stands all time

Ted Williams and Ty Cobb all-time places

20th (521), better	Home runs	—
76th (2,654)	Hits	2nd (4,189), better
14th (1,839), better	RBI	—
—	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

Ted Williams and Ty Cobb titles and awards

—	Championships	—
2, better	AL MVP	—

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.

Ted Williams and Ty Cobb season by season

1st	1939	.327, better	31, better	145, better	1905	.240	1	0
2nd	1940	.344, better	23, better	113, better	1906	.316	1	0
3rd	1941	.406, better	37, better	120, better	1907	.350	5	0
4th	1942	.356, better	36, better	137, better	1908	.324	4	0
5th	1946	.342	38, better	123, better	1909	.377, better	9	0
6th	1947	.343	32, better	114, better	1910	.383, better	8	0
7th	1948	.369	25, better	127, better	1911	.420, better	8	0
8th	1949	.343	43, better	159, better	1912	.409, better	7	0
9th	1950	.317	28, better	97, better	1913	.390, better	4	0
10th	1951	.318	30, better	126, better	1914	.368, better	2	0
11th	1952	.400, better	1	3, better	1915	.369	3, better	0
12th	1953	.407, better	13, better	34, better	1916	.371	5	0
13th	1954	.345	29, better	89, better	1917	.383, better	6	0
14th	1955	.356	28, better	83, better	1918	.382, better	3	0
15th	1956	.345	24, better	82, better	1919	.384, better	1	0
16th	1957	.388, better	38, better	87, better	1920	.334	2	63
17th	1958	.328	26, better	85	1921	.389, better	12	101, better
18th	1959	.254	10, better	43	1922	.401, better	4	99, better
19th	1960	.316	29, better	72	1923	.340, better	6	88, better
20th	—	—	—	—	1924	.338	4	78
21st	—	—	—	—	1925	.378	12	102
22nd	—	—	—	—	1926	.339	4	62
23rd	—	—	—	—	1927	.357	5	93
24th	—	—	—	—	1928	.323	1	40

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI