Ty Cobb

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1905-1928)

Ty Cobb was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1928 for the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 24 seasons. In 3,035 career games, he hit .366 with 4,189 hits, 117 home runs, and 1,944 RBI. Ty Cobb was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 and was an MVP and a Triple Crown. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 87,488.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

⭐ Hall of Fame 1936
AVG .366
HR 117
RBI 1,944
H 4,189
OPS .945
PIV 87,488
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 175 lb
Born
12/18/1886 in Narrows, GA, USA
Died
7/17/1961 in Atlanta, GA, USA
MLB Debut
1905-08-30
Last Game
1928-09-11
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1936 (BBWAA)
Awards
MVP · Triple Crown

Full name: Tyrus Raymond Cobb

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Career Batting Statistics

Ty Cobb — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
3,035 11,436 2,247 4,189 724 295 117 1,944 896 1,249 680 .366 .433 .512 .945 87,488

Career AVG .366 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — +38.0% above league average.

Career OBP .433 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — +31.8% above league average.

Career SLG .512 vs. league average .357 across their career seasons — +43.5% above league average.

Career OPS .945 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — +37.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ty Cobb Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1905 DET AL 41 151 19 36 6 0 1 15 2 10 23 .238 .248 (-4%) .307 (-7%) .322 (-8%) .629 (-7%) -160.0
1906 DET AL 98 358 45 113 15 5 1 41 23 19 40 .316 .247 (+28%) .307 (+16%) .315 (+25%) .622 (+20%) 1155.0
1907 DET AL 150 605 99 212 28 14 5 119 53 24 55 .350 .245 (+43%) .304 (+25%) .308 (+51%) .613 (+38%) 3799.0
1908 DET AL 150 580 88 188 36 20 4 108 39 34 42 .324 .240 (+35%) .298 (+23%) .306 (+55%) .605 (+39%) 3706.9
1909 DET AL 156 573 115 216 33 10 9 107 76 48 45 .377 .244 (+54%) .306 (+41%) .312 (+65%) .618 (+53%) 5426.1
1910 DET AL 140 508 106 194 35 13 8 91 65 64 46 .382 .249 (+53%) .317 (+43%) .326 (+68%) .644 (+56%) 5395.4
1911 DET AL 146 591 147 248 47 24 8 127 83 44 42 .420 .266 (+57%) .336 (+39%) .356 (+74%) .693 (+57%) 6461.7
1912 DET AL 140 553 120 226 30 23 7 83 61 43 30 .409 .268 (+52%) .335 (+36%) .358 (+63%) .694 (+50%) 5334.9
1913 DET AL 122 428 70 167 18 16 4 67 51 58 31 .390 .259 (+50%) .325 (+44%) .345 (+55%) .670 (+49%) 4165.9
1914 DET AL 98 345 69 127 22 11 2 57 35 57 22 .368 .255 (+44%) .322 (+44%) .339 (+51%) .661 (+48%) 3213.2
1915 DET AL 156 563 144 208 31 13 3 99 96 118 43 .369 .250 (+47%) .318 (+53%) .332 (+46%) .651 (+49%) 6157.1
1916 DET AL 145 542 113 201 31 10 5 68 68 78 39 .371 .248 (+49%) .314 (+44%) .326 (+51%) .640 (+47%) 5096.0
1917 DET AL 152 588 107 225 44 24 6 102 55 61 34 .383 .248 (+54%) .312 (+42%) .323 (+76%) .635 (+59%) 6315.3
1918 DET AL 111 421 83 161 19 14 3 64 34 41 21 .382 .255 (+50%) .318 (+38%) .326 (+58%) .645 (+48%) 3577.0
1919 DET AL 124 497 92 191 36 13 1 70 28 38 22 .384 .262 (+47%) .322 (+33%) .347 (+48%) .670 (+41%) 3718.8
1920 DET AL 112 428 86 143 28 8 2 63 15 58 28 .334 .271 (+23%) .331 (+25%) .363 (+24%) .694 (+25%) 2159.1
1921 DET AL 128 507 124 197 37 16 12 101 22 56 19 .389 .286 (+36%) .344 (+31%) .395 (+51%) .739 (+42%) 4317.8
1922 DET AL 137 526 99 211 42 16 4 99 9 55 24 .401 .285 (+41%) .345 (+33%) .397 (+42%) .743 (+38%) 4210.2
1923 DET AL 145 556 103 189 40 7 6 88 9 66 14 .340 .282 (+20%) .344 (+20%) .390 (+20%) .734 (+20%) 2463.7
1924 DET AL 155 625 115 211 38 10 4 78 23 85 18 .338 .283 (+19%) .345 (+21%) .389 (+15%) .734 (+18%) 2633.0
1925 DET AL 121 415 97 157 31 12 12 102 13 65 12 .378 .288 (+31%) .349 (+34%) .407 (+47%) .756 (+41%) 3677.2
1926 DET AL 79 233 48 79 18 5 4 62 9 26 2 .339 .279 (+21%) .345 (+18%) .390 (+31%) .735 (+25%) 1076.2
1927 PHA AL 134 490 104 175 32 7 5 93 22 67 12 .357 .282 (+27%) .344 (+28%) .392 (+23%) .736 (+25%) 2779.8
1928 PHA AL 95 353 54 114 27 4 1 40 5 34 16 .323 .280 (+15%) .342 (+14%) .395 (+9%) .737 (+11%) 809.3
Career · 24 seasons 3,035 11,436 2,247 4,189 724 295 117 1,944 896 1,249 680 .366 — — — — 87,489

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 Pitching Statistics

Ty Cobb — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5.0 6 2 0 2 0 3.60 0.0

Career ERA 3.60 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — 7.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ty Cobb — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1918 DET AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 2 2 0 4.50 — 0.0
1925 DET AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5.0 6 2 2 0 3.60 — 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

Ty Cobb — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
17 65 7 17 4 1 0 9 3 7 .262

Playoff Batting by Year

Ty Cobb — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1909 WS DET 7 26 3 6 3 0 0 5 2 2 .231
1908 WS DET 5 19 3 7 1 0 0 4 1 2 .368
1907 WS DET 5 20 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ty Cobb — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home151155271109203135969.367
Away152459161136215882983.365

Pitching — Home / Away

Ty Cobb — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home12.031204.50
Away23.031003.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ty Cobb — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1928-09-11 PHANYYL 100000000
1928-09-03 PHAMINL 100000001
1928-09-03 PHAMINL 101100000
1928-08-30 PHABOSL 100000000
1928-08-29 PHACHWW 100000000
1928-08-28 PHACHWW 100000001
1928-08-14 PHADETL 100000000
1928-08-06 PHADETL 100000000
1928-08-03 PHACLEL 100000000
1928-07-26 PHACHWW 522100000

Last 3 Games — Pitching

Ty Cobb — Last 3 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1925-10-04 DETSLA SV 1.0000000
1918-09-02 DETCHW — 2.0311200
1918-09-01 DETSLA — 2.0311000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ty Cobb — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 14 0 143 12 3 6
2B 2 0 2 3 4 0
3B 1 0 1 1 0 0
OF 2934 725 6361 392 271 107
P 3 0 0 2 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ty Cobb — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1905 DET OF 41 41 85 6 4 1
1906 DET OF 96 93 208 14 9 4
1907 DET OF 150 150 238 30 11 12
1908 DET OF 150 150 212 23 14 5
1909 DET OF 156 155 222 24 14 7
1910 DET OF 137 136 305 18 14 4
1911 DET OF 146 0 376 24 18 10
1912 DET OF 140 0 324 21 22 5
1913 DET 2B 1 0 1 0 3 0
1913 DET OF 118 0 262 22 16 8
1914 DET OF 96 0 177 8 10 0
1915 DET OF 156 0 328 22 18 7
1916 DET 1B 1 0 10 0 0 0
1916 DET OF 143 0 325 18 17 9
1917 DET OF 152 0 373 27 11 9
1918 DET 1B 13 0 133 12 3 6
1918 DET 2B 1 0 1 3 1 0
1918 DET 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1918 DET OF 95 0 225 12 6 1
1918 DET P 2 0 0 1 0 0
1919 DET OF 123 0 272 19 8 3
1920 DET OF 112 0 246 8 9 2
1921 DET OF 121 0 301 27 10 2
1922 DET OF 134 0 330 14 7 3
1923 DET OF 141 0 362 14 12 2
1924 DET OF 155 0 417 12 6 8
1925 DET OF 105 0 267 9 15 1
1925 DET P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1926 DET OF 55 0 109 4 6 2
1927 PHA OF 127 0 243 9 8 2
1928 PHA OF 85 0 154 7 6 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ty Cobb Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 3
First Base 14
Second Base 3
Third Base 1
Left Field 36
Center Field 2194
Right Field 709

Awards & Honors

Ty Cobb — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1924 Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1922 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1921 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1919 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1918 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1917 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1916 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1915 Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1914 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1913 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1912 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1911 Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1911 Most Valuable Player
1910 Baseball Magazine All-Star RF
1909 Baseball Magazine All-Star RF
1909 Triple Crown
1908 Baseball Magazine All-Star RF

Award Voting History

Ty Cobb — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1914 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 7.0 64 0
1913 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 3.0 64 0
1912 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 17.0 64 0
1911 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 64.0 64 8

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Ty Cobb (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tris Speaker HOF
    .345 avg, 117 HR
  2. 83
    Ed Delahanty HOF
    .346 avg, 101 HR
  3. 74
    Paul Waner HOF
    .333 avg, 113 HR
  4. 73
    Jesse Burkett HOF
    .338 avg, 75 HR
  5. 71
    Sam Crawford HOF
    .309 avg, 97 HR
  6. 71
    Harry Heilmann HOF
    .342 avg, 183 HR

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Ty Cobb: the record in brief

Ty Cobb played a first major league game on August 30, 1905 and a last one on September 11, 1928. The team column moves through the Detroit Tigers (1905 to 1926) and the Philadelphia Athletics (1927 through 1928). Cobb, born on December 18, 1886, in Narrows, GA, USA, is listed as an outfielder and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. The bio gives 175 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Cobb's death is recorded on July 17, 1961, in Atlanta, GA, USA. Cobb's full given name, per the bio, is Tyrus Raymond Cobb.

The batting record for Cobb: 3,035 games, 4,189 hits in 11,436 at bats, and a .366 average, adding 117 homers, 1,944 runs batted in, and 896 stolen bases. Cobb's career OPS of .945 combines a .433 on-base mark with .512 slugging. Cobb's .366 average ran 38.0% above the .266 that the league posted over the same seasons. Cobb's most home runs in a season came in 1921, when the total reached 12 for the Detroit Tigers.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ty Cobb

What years did Ty Cobb play?
Ty Cobb played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1928.
Was Ty Cobb a pitcher?
No. Ty Cobb was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 3 career games.
How many home runs did Ty Cobb hit?
Ty Cobb hit 117 career home runs with 4189 hits.
Is Ty Cobb in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Ty Cobb was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
What was Ty Cobb's career batting average?
Ty Cobb batted .366 over his career, with 4,189 hits in 11,436 at bats.
How many RBI did Ty Cobb have?
Ty Cobb drove in 1,944 runs in his career.