What years did Alex Cobb play?

Alex Cobb played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2024.

Was Alex Cobb a pitcher?

Yes. Alex Cobb pitched in the major leagues, recording 79 wins and 1108 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Alex Cobb hit?

Alex Cobb hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Alex Cobb play for?

Alex Cobb played for 5 teams: the Tampa Bay Rays (2011–2014, 2016–2017), the Baltimore Orioles (2018–2020), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021), the San Francisco Giants (2022–2023), and the Cleveland Guardians (2024).

Did Alex Cobb win a Cy Young Award?

No. Alex Cobb did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Alex Cobb win?

Alex Cobb was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Alex Cobb's career stats?

In 233 games, Alex Cobb went 79-76 with a 3.84 ERA, 1,108 strikeouts, and 1,327.2 innings pitched.

What was Alex Cobb's salary?

Alex Cobb's last recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $502,200, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.

What position did Alex Cobb play?

Alex Cobb played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Alex Cobb and how much did he weigh?

Alex Cobb was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.

What was Alex Cobb's career ERA?

Alex Cobb finished with a 3.84 career ERA, going 79-76 with 1,108 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Alex Cobb have?

Alex Cobb recorded 1,108 career strikeouts.

Is Alex Cobb in the Hall of Fame?

No. Alex Cobb has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Alex Cobb

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2024)

Alex Cobb was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2024 for 5 teams, including the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 14 seasons. Across 233 career appearances, he went 79-76 with a 3.84 ERA and 1,108 strikeouts. Alex Cobb was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9855.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 25, 2026

W–L 79–76

ERA 3.84

WHIP 1.27

SO 1,108

Pitcher PIV 9855.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 205 lb
Born: 10/7/1987 in Boston, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 2011-05-01
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Alexander Miller Cobb

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Career Pitching Statistics

Alex Cobb — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
79	76	233	233	6	2	0	1327.2	1,307	566	140	383	1,108	3.84	9855.4

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 7.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Alex Cobb Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2011	TBA	AL	3	2	9	9	0	0	52.2	49	20	21	37	3.42	3.94 (+13%)	437.1
2012	TBA	AL	11	9	23	23	2	1	136.1	130	61	40	106	4.03	4.01 (avg)	1218.6
2013	TBA	AL	11	3	22	22	1	0	143.1	120	44	45	134	2.76	3.87 (+29%)	1858.0
2014	TBA	AL	10	9	27	27	0	0	166.1	142	53	47	149	2.87	3.74 (+23%)	2202.8
2016	TBA	AL	1	2	5	5	0	0	22.0	32	21	7	16	8.59	4.19 (-105%)	-776.2
2017	TBA	AL	12	10	29	29	0	0	179.1	175	73	44	128	3.66	4.36 (+16%)	914.1
2018	BAL	AL	5	15	28	28	1	0	152.1	172	83	43	102	4.90	4.15 (-18%)	-2461.5
2019	BAL	AL	0	2	3	3	0	0	12.1	21	15	2	8	10.95	4.51 (-143%)	-2276.9
2020	BAL	AL	2	5	10	10	0	0	52.1	52	25	18	38	4.30	4.45 (+3%)	-549.1
2021	LAA	AL	8	3	18	18	0	0	93.1	85	39	33	98	3.76	4.27 (+12%)	3191.3
2022	SFN	NL	7	8	28	28	0	0	149.2	152	62	43	151	3.73	3.97 (+6%)	4512.3
2023	SFN	NL	7	7	28	28	2	1	151.1	163	65	37	131	3.87	4.33 (+11%)	1261.5
2024	CLE	AL	2	1	3	3	0	0	16.1	14	5	3	10	2.76	4.08 (+32%)	323.3
Career · 13 seasons			79	76	233	233	6	2	1,327.2	1,307	566	383	1,108	3.84	—	9,855

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Alex Cobb — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
233	24	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	.083	.120	.125	.245	0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 66.7% below league average.

Career OBP .120 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 69.4% below league average.

Career OPS .245 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 66.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Alex Cobb Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2011	TBA	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	TBA	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TBA	AL	22	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	TBA	AL	27	8	1	1	1	2	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	TBA	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	TBA	AL	29	6	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	BAL	AL	28	6	1	0	0	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	BAL	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	BAL	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	LAA	AL	18	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	SFN	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	SFN	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	CLE	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			233	24	2	1	1	8	.083	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Alex Cobb — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Alex Cobb — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2024	ALCS	CLE	1	.000
2024	ALDS1	CLE	1	.000
2013	ALDS1	TBA	1	.000
2013	ALWC	TBA	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Alex Cobb — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	4	4	0	17.1	21	7	7	15	3.63

Playoff Pitching by Year

Alex Cobb — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2024	ALCS	CLE	0	1	1	1	2.2	5	3	3	3	10.12
2024	ALDS1	CLE	0	1	1	1	3.0	3	2	1	2	6.00
2013	ALDS1	TBA	0	0	1	1	5.0	5	2	2	5	3.60
2013	ALWC	TBA	1	0	1	1	6.2	8	0	1	5	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Alex Cobb — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	114	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	119	24	0	2	0	1	.083

Pitching — Home / Away

Alex Cobb — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	114	675.1	574	235	203	592	3.13
Away	119	652.1	733	331	180	516	4.57

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Alex Cobb — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2024-09-01	CLE	PIT	W	6.0	2	1	0	0	6	0
2024-08-14	CLE	CHC	W	5.2	3	1	1	2	3	0
2024-08-09	CLE	MIN	L	4.2	9	5	4	1	1	1
2023-09-19	SFG	AZ	L	2.0	5	5	5	1	1	0
2023-09-11	SFG	CLE	—	5.0	3	2	0	1	2	1
2023-09-03	SFG	SDP	L	3.0	6	4	4	0	3	2
2023-08-29	SFG	CIN	W	9.0	1	1	1	1	8	0
2023-08-23	SFG	PHI	—	5.0	5	2	2	0	4	2
2023-08-18	SFG	ATL	L	5.2	8	4	4	2	3	0
2023-08-12	SFG	TEX	L	4.1	9	6	6	2	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Alex Cobb — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	233	233	103	199	17	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Alex Cobb — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2011	TBA	P	9	9	5	6	1	0
2012	TBA	P	23	23	18	27	1	3
2013	TBA	P	22	22	7	20	1	1
2014	TBA	P	27	27	7	22	4	3
2016	TBA	P	5	5	1	6	1	0
2017	TBA	P	29	29	15	26	3	1
2018	BAL	P	28	28	11	17	0	1
2019	BAL	P	3	3	0	3	0	0
2020	BAL	P	10	10	1	8	2	0
2021	LAA	P	18	18	10	14	1	0
2022	SFN	P	28	28	19	27	0	4
2023	SFN	P	28	28	7	20	3	2
2024	CLE	P	3	3	2	3	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Alex Cobb Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	233

Awards & Honors

Alex Cobb — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-09-22

Salary History

Alex Cobb's recorded salaries total $5,019,100 over 3 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cobb's career ran from 2011 to 2024. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2011 and 2012.

Alex Cobb — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	TBA	AL	$4,000,000
2014	TBA	AL	$516,900
2013	TBA	AL	$502,200
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,019,100

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Alex Cobb: the record in brief

The bio dates Alex Cobb's major league debut to May 1, 2011. The season rows list, in order, the Tampa Bay Rays (2011 to 2017), the Baltimore Orioles (2018 to 2020), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021), the San Francisco Giants (2022 to 2023), and the Cleveland Guardians (2024). At 6'3" and 205 pounds, Cobb is listed as a pitcher. Cobb both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Cobb was born on October 7, 1987, in Boston, MA, USA. Cobb's full given name, per the bio, is Alexander Miller Cobb.

Cobb went 79-76 with a 3.84 ERA in 233 games, 233 of them starts. The totals include 1,108 strikeouts. Against a 4.13 league ERA for the same years, Cobb was 7.0% better. Cobb won 12 games in 2017, the most of any season listed. 2022 produced Cobb's most strikeouts, 151. In 2013, one of the busiest seasons, Cobb posted a 2.76 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.87.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alex Cobb

What years did Alex Cobb play?: Alex Cobb played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2024.
Was Alex Cobb a pitcher?: Yes. Alex Cobb pitched in the major leagues, recording 79 wins and 1108 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Alex Cobb hit?: Alex Cobb hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Alex Cobb play for?: Alex Cobb played for 5 teams: the Tampa Bay Rays (2011–2014, 2016–2017), the Baltimore Orioles (2018–2020), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021), the San Francisco Giants (2022–2023), and the Cleveland Guardians (2024).
Did Alex Cobb win a Cy Young Award?: No. Alex Cobb did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Alex Cobb win?: Alex Cobb was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Alex Cobb's career stats?: In 233 games, Alex Cobb went 79-76 with a 3.84 ERA, 1,108 strikeouts, and 1,327.2 innings pitched.
How much did Alex Cobb earn in his career?: Alex Cobb's recorded salaries total $5,019,100 over 3 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cobb's career ran from 2011 to 2024. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2011 and 2012.
What was Alex Cobb's salary?: Alex Cobb's last recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $502,200, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.
What position did Alex Cobb play?: Alex Cobb played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Alex Cobb and how much did he weigh?: Alex Cobb was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Alex Cobb's career ERA?: Alex Cobb finished with a 3.84 career ERA, going 79-76 with 1,108 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Alex Cobb have?: Alex Cobb recorded 1,108 career strikeouts.
Is Alex Cobb in the Hall of Fame?: No. Alex Cobb has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.