Ty Cobb
1905–1928 · bats L / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics
3,035G
.367AVG
.433OBP
.513SLG
More career statistics
4,191H
117HR
1,938RBI
892SB
5.0IP
0K
3.60ERA
0GS
1SV
67Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 11,429 | 11,443 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 178 | 468 |
| Batting · Doubles | 723 | 725 |
| Batting · Hits | 4,191 | 4,190 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 94 | 95 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 357 | 624 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 13,067 | 13,096 |
| Batting · Runs | 2,246 | 2,245 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,938 | 1,955 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 892 | 915 |
| Batting · Triples | 297 | 301 |
| Batting · Walks | 1,249 | 1,262 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,035 | 13,067 | 11,429 | 2,246 | 4,191 | 723 | 297 | 117 | 1,938 | 1,249 | 357 | 892 | 178 | 94 | 0 | 5,859 | .367 | .433 | .513 | .946 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1.600 |
Streaks
40longest hitting streak · 1911-05-15 to 1911-07-02
55longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Stealing the Cycle | 1909-07-22 | 1 in 3,787 games | box score ↗ |
| 75 | Seven Times On Base | 1924-07-10 | 1 in 2,761 games | box score ↗ |
| 74 | Six for Six | 1925-05-05 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1511 | 6364 | 2032 | 35 | 969 | 647 | 279 | .368 | .421 | .513 |
| Away | 1524 | 6732 | 2158 | 82 | 986 | 615 | 345 | .365 | .412 | .513 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 245 | 1066 | 306 | 7 | 144 | 100 | 43 | .330 | .381 | .463 |
| May | 579 | 2590 | 812 | 27 | 391 | 257 | 111 | .361 | .413 | .514 |
| June | 533 | 2277 | 737 | 24 | 334 | 221 | 112 | .373 | .421 | .544 |
| July | 527 | 2240 | 754 | 23 | 360 | 207 | 95 | .382 | .429 | .535 |
| August | 533 | 2301 | 745 | 18 | 331 | 222 | 119 | .367 | .420 | .513 |
| September | 559 | 2368 | 745 | 14 | 351 | 234 | 128 | .362 | .413 | .478 |
| October | 59 | 254 | 91 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 16 | .401 | .441 | .564 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 444 | 1884 | 619 | 23 | 288 | 176 | 99 | .373 | .422 | .549 |
| boston-red-sox | 437 | 1892 | 615 | 13 | 285 | 176 | 85 | .371 | .418 | .517 |
| cleveland-guardians | 434 | 1863 | 581 | 15 | 270 | 160 | 78 | .351 | .398 | .484 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 434 | 1841 | 605 | 16 | 280 | 193 | 92 | .380 | .433 | .520 |
| st-louis-browns | 429 | 1854 | 568 | 26 | 301 | 191 | 67 | .356 | .409 | .523 |
| chicago-white-sox | 427 | 1853 | 575 | 11 | 237 | 177 | 114 | .355 | .406 | .473 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 397 | 1774 | 590 | 13 | 282 | 170 | 85 | .380 | .428 | .529 |
| detroit-tigers | 33 | 135 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 4 | .336 | .415 | .455 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 |  Detroit Tigers | 41 | 151 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 2 | .238 | – | – |
| 1906 | Detroit Tigers | 98 | 358 | 113 | 1 | 41 | 23 | .316 | – | – |
| 1907 | Detroit Tigers | 150 | 605 | 213 | 5 | 117 | 52 | .352 | – | – |
| 1908 | Detroit Tigers | 150 | 582 | 188 | 4 | 110 | 40 | .323 | – | – |
| 1909 | Detroit Tigers | 156 | 574 | 216 | 9 | 105 | 82 | .376 | – | – |
| 1910 | Detroit Tigers | 140 | 508 | 194 | 8 | 88 | 65 | .382 | – | – |
| 1911 | Detroit Tigers | 146 | 591 | 248 | 8 | 135 | 87 | .420 | – | – |
| 1912 | Detroit Tigers | 141 | 553 | 226 | 7 | 86 | 60 | .409 | – | – |
| 1913 | Detroit Tigers | 122 | 429 | 167 | 4 | 68 | 54 | .389 | – | – |
| 1914 | Detroit Tigers | 98 | 345 | 127 | 2 | 56 | 36 | .368 | – | – |
| 1915 | Detroit Tigers | 156 | 563 | 208 | 3 | 101 | 95 | .369 | – | – |
| 1916 | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 543 | 201 | 5 | 69 | 71 | .370 | – | – |
| 1917 | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 588 | 225 | 6 | 106 | 55 | .383 | – | – |
| 1918 | Detroit Tigers | 111 | 421 | 161 | 3 | 62 | 34 | .382 | 4 | – |
| 1919 | Detroit Tigers | 124 | 498 | 191 | 1 | 68 | 31 | .384 | – | – |
| 1920 | Detroit Tigers | 112 | 429 | 143 | 2 | 68 | 15 | .333 | – | – |
| 1921 | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 507 | 197 | 12 | 101 | 22 | .389 | – | – |
| 1922 | Detroit Tigers | 137 | 526 | 211 | 4 | 100 | 9 | .401 | – | – |
| 1923 | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 556 | 189 | 6 | 84 | 9 | .340 | – | – |
| 1924 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 625 | 211 | 4 | 81 | 23 | .338 | – | – |
| 1925 | Detroit Tigers | 121 | 415 | 157 | 12 | 104 | 13 | .378 | 1 | – |
| 1926 | Detroit Tigers | 79 | 233 | 79 | 4 | 62 | 9 | .339 | – | – |
| 1927 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 133 | 490 | 175 | 5 | 92 | 22 | .357 | – | – |
| 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics | 95 | 353 | 114 | 1 | 39 | 6 | .323 | – | – |