1. Ty Cobb

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General
Awards
Career Stats

Born: December 18, 1886 in Narrows, GA USA
Weight: 175 lbs.
Height: 6'1"
Bats: L
Throws: R
Debut: August 30, 1905
Final Game: September 11, 1928

AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
22870	4493	8378	234	3881	1788	0.366

It is a good thing this wasn’t based on character was it.

Regardless of how unlikable Ty Cobb was (in every possible metric), Ty Cobb was easily one of the greatest hitters who ever lived. “The Georgia Peach” won 11 Batting Titles and until Pete Rose eclipsed his record had the most Hits all-time in Major League Baseball, though Cobb would play significantly less games than Rose.

Cobb retired with a sick Slash Line of .366/.433/.512 in a 24 year career (22 in Detroit and remains the player with the highest all-time Batting Average…a record that will likely never be broken.

Ty Cobb, a first ballot Hall of Famer (when it was the first ballot) would also accomplish the following:

7 On Base Percentage Titles, 8 Slugging Titles, 10 OPS Titles, 5 Runs Scored Titles, 8 Hits Titles, 1 Home Run Title, 4 RBI Titles, 6 Stolen Bases Titles.

The bottom line is that Ty Cobb is one of those players who would be a Baseball star in any era, and this is a statement that we could probably make 100 years from now. Cobb's name is honored on the Wall at Comerica Park, exactly as it should be.

The Bullet Points

Position: Outfield
Acquired: Purchased from Augusta in the South Atlantic League 8/24/05.
Departed: Assigned to the Philadelphia Athletics 1/8/27.
Games Played: 2806
Notable Statistics: 2,086 Runs Scored
3,900 Hits
665 Doubles
284 Triples
111 Home Runs
1,800 Runs Batted In
869 Stolen Bases
.368/.434/.516 Slash Line
144.9 bWAR

17 Playoff Games
7 Runs Scored
17 Hits
4 Doubles
1 Triple
0 Home Runs
9 Runs Batted In
4 Stolen Bases
.262/.314/.354 Slash Line
Major Accolades and Awards: MVP (1911)
Highest bWAR for Position Players (1909 & 1911)
Highest Offensive bWAR for Position Players (1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1915, 1916, 1917 & 1918)
Highest Batting Average (1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918 & 1919)
Highest On Base Percentage (1909, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917 & 1918)
Highest Slugging Percentage (1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914 & 1917)
Highest OPS (1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1917 & 1925)
Highest OPS+ (1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918 & 1925)
Most At Bats (1917)
Most Runs Scored (1909, 1910, 1911, 1915 & 1916)
Most Total Bases (1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1915 & 1917)
Most Doubles (1908, 1911 & 1917)
Most Triples (1908, 1911, 1917 & 1918), Most Home Runs (1909)
Most Runs Batted In (1907, 1908, 1909 & 1911)
Most Stolen Bases (1907, 1909, 1911, 1915, 1916 & 1917)
Most Singles (1907, 1909, 1911 & 1912)
Most Extra Base Hits (1908, 1911 & 1917)
Highest Power-Speed # (1909 & 1910)
Most Assists by a Centerfielder (1921)
Most Double Plays Turned by a Centerfielder (1911, 1915, 1917 & 1924)
Most Double Plays Turned by an Outfielder (1911, 1915, 1917 & 1924)
Highest Fielding Percentage by a Centerfielder (1913 & 1924)
Highest Range Factor per Game by a Centerfielder (1911)
Highest Fielding Percentage by a Centerfielder (1913)
Highest Range Factor per Game by a Rightfielder (1907)
Highest Range Factor by an Outfielder (1911)
Highest Fielding Percentage by an Outfielder (1924)

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