Ty Cobb

1905–1928 · Bats L · Throws R · 6'1", 175 lb · b. 1886 Narrows, GA

Career 3,035 G · 4,189 H · 117 HR · 1,944 RBI · .366 AVG · 3.60 ERA · 5.0 IP

Seasons leading his league

55 best in baseball 16 league only

148 Top-5 finishes

13 Title seasons

12 Categories led

1909 Best season

Spanning 1907–1925, peaking at 10 titles in 1909.

1909 Batting Triple Crown

Led the AL in .377 AVG, 9 HR, 107 RBI

Led in On-Base Plus Slug. for 6 straight seasons (1907–1912) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

2nd League titles 71
2nd Best in baseball 55
1st Top-5 finishes 148

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

1st Batting Average .366
2nd Hits 4,189
2nd Runs 2,247
2nd Triples 295
4th Stolen Bases 896
4th Doubles 724
6th Total Bases 5,854
9th Runs Batted In 1,944
11th On-Base Percentage .433
31st On-Base Plus Slug. .945
57th Walks 1,249
85th Slugging Percentage .512

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
On-Base Plus Slug.	10	1st	6 yrs (1907–1912)	1909 .947 1910 1.004 1911 1.088 1912 1.040 1915 .973 1917 1.014 1918 .955 1907 AL .848 1908 AL .844 1925 AL 1.066 1913 #2 1916 #2 1919 #2 1921 #3
Batting Average	10	1st	3 yrs (1907–1909)	1907 .350 1909 .377 1911 .420 1912 .409 1913 .390 1915 .369 1917 .383 1918 .382 1919 .384 1908 AL .324 1910 #2 1916 #2 1921 #2 1922 #2
Slugging Percentage	8	1st	6 yrs (1907–1912)	1909 .517 1910 .549 1911 .621 1912 .584 1917 .570 1918 .515 1907 AL .468 1908 AL .476 1913 #2 1915 #2 1916 #3 1921 #3 1925 #2
Hits	8	1st	3 yrs (1907–1909)	1907 212 1909 216 1911 248 1912 226 1915 208 1917 225 1919 191 1908 AL 188 1910 #2 1916 #3 1918 #2 1922 #2 1924 #3
Total Bases	6	1st	3 yrs (1907–1909)	1907 283 1909 296 1911 367 1917 335 1908 AL 276 1915 AL 274 1910 #2 1912 #3 1916 #3 1918 #2
On-Base Percentage	6	1st	2 yrs (1909–1910)	1909 .431 1910 .455 1913 .467 1915 .486 1917 .444 1918 .440 1911 #2 1912 #3 1916 #2 1919 #2 1921 #2 1922 #3 1925 #2
Stolen Bases	6	1st	3 yrs (1915–1917)	1909 76 1911 83 1915 96 1916 68 1917 55 1907 AL 53 1910 #2 1912 #3 1918 #3 1919 #2 1927 #3
Runs	5	1st	3 yrs (1909–1911)	1911 147 1915 144 1916 113 1909 AL 115 1910 AL 106 1907 #3 1917 #2 1918 #2 1919 #3 1924 #2
Triples	4	1st	2 yrs (1917–1918)	1908 20 1917 24 1911 AL 24 1918 AL 14 1907 #3 1912 #2 1922 #2
Runs Batted In	4	1st	3 yrs (1907–1909)	1907 119 1909 107 1911 127 1908 AL 108 1910 #2 1915 #3 1917 #2
Doubles	3	1st	—	1911 47 1917 44 1908 AL 36 1909 #2 1910 #2 1915 #2 1919 #3 1922 #3
Home Runs	1	1st	—	1909 9 1907 #2 1910 #2 1911 #2 1912 #3
Walks	—	#2	—	1915 #2

Title Seasons

13 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1925	1	OPS 1.066
1919	2	AVG .384 H 191
1918	5	AVG .382 OPS .955 OBP .440 SLG .515 3B 14
1917	9	AVG .383 H 225 SB 55 OPS 1.014 OBP .444 SLG .570 2B 44 3B 24 TB 335
1916	2	R 113 SB 68
1915	7	AVG .369 H 208 R 144 SB 96 OPS .973 OBP .486 TB 274
1913	2	AVG .390 OBP .467
1912	4	AVG .409 H 226 OPS 1.040 SLG .584
1911	10	AVG .420 RBI 127 H 248 R 147 SB 83 OPS 1.088 SLG .621 2B 47 3B 24 TB 367
1910	4	R 106 OPS 1.004 OBP .455 SLG .549
1909	10	AVG .377 HR 9 RBI 107 H 216 R 115 SB 76 OPS .947 OBP .431 SLG .517 TB 296
1908	8	AVG .324 RBI 108 H 188 OPS .844 SLG .476 2B 36 3B 20 TB 276
1907	7	AVG .350 RBI 119 H 212 SB 53 OPS .848 SLG .468 TB 283

Batting

24 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1905	DET	AL	41	151	19	36	6	0	1	15	10	23	2	.238	.286	.298	.584
1906	DET	AL	98	358	45	113	15	5	1	41	19	40	23	.316	.355	.394	.749
1907	DET	AL	150	605	99	212	28	14	5	119	24	55	53	.350	.380	.468	.848
1908	DET	AL	150	580	88	188	36	20	4	108	34	42	39	.324	.368	.476	.844
1909	DET	AL	156	573	115	216	33	10	9	107	48	45	76	.377	.431	.517	.947
1910	DET	AL	140	508	106	194	35	13	8	91	64	46	65	.382	.455	.549	1.004
1911	DET	AL	146	591	147	248	47	24	8	127	44	42	83	.420	.467	.621	1.088
1912	DET	AL	140	553	120	226	30	23	7	83	43	30	61	.409	.456	.584	1.040
1913	DET	AL	122	428	70	167	18	16	4	67	58	31	51	.390	.467	.535	1.002
1914	DET	AL	98	345	69	127	22	11	2	57	57	22	35	.368	.466	.513	.979
1915	DET	AL	156	563	144	208	31	13	3	99	118	43	96	.369	.486	.487	.973
1916	DET	AL	145	542	113	201	31	10	5	68	78	39	68	.371	.452	.493	.944
1917	DET	AL	152	588	107	225	44	24	6	102	61	34	55	.383	.444	.570	1.014
1918	DET	AL	111	421	83	161	19	14	3	64	41	21	34	.382	.440	.515	.955
1919	DET	AL	124	497	92	191	36	13	1	70	38	22	28	.384	.429	.515	.944
1920	DET	AL	112	428	86	143	28	8	2	63	58	28	15	.334	.416	.451	.867
1921	DET	AL	128	507	124	197	37	16	12	101	56	19	22	.389	.452	.596	1.048
1922	DET	AL	137	526	99	211	42	16	4	99	55	24	9	.401	.462	.565	1.026
1923	DET	AL	145	556	103	189	40	7	6	88	66	14	9	.340	.413	.469	.882
1924	DET	AL	155	625	115	211	38	10	4	78	85	18	23	.338	.418	.450	.867
1925	DET	AL	121	415	97	157	31	12	12	102	65	12	13	.378	.468	.598	1.066
1926	DET	AL	79	233	48	79	18	5	4	62	26	2	9	.339	.408	.511	.918
1927	PHA	AL	134	490	104	175	32	7	5	93	67	12	22	.357	.440	.482	.921
1928	PHA	AL	95	353	54	114	27	4	1	40	34	16	5	.323	.389	.431	.819
Career	—	—	3,035	11,436	2,247	4,189	724	295	117	1,944	1,249	680	896	.366	.433	.512	.945

Pitching

2 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	ERA	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	WHIP
1918	DET	AL	4.50	2	0	4.0	6	2	2	2.00
1925	DET	AL	0.00	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0.00
Career	—	—	3.60	3	1	5.0	6	2	2	1.60

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
OF	2,934	6,361	392	271	107	.961
1B	14	143	12	3	6	.981
P	3	0	2	0	0	1.000
2B	2	2	3	4	0	.556
3B	1	1	1	0	0	1.000