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Ty Cobb played 24 major-league seasons (1905-1928) as a OF (2,934), 1B (14), P (3), 2B (2), 3B (1). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 24 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 19 | DET | 41 | 151 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 23 | .238 | .584 | 91 |
| 1906 | 20 | DET | 98 | 358 | 45 | 113 | 1 | 41 | 23 | 19 | 40 | .316 | .749 | 141 |
| 1907 | 21 | DET | 150 | 605 | 99 | 212 | 5 | 119 | 53 | 24 | 55 | .350 | .848 | 177 |
| 1908 | 22 | DET | 150 | 580 | 88 | 188 | 4 | 108 | 39 | 34 | 42 | .324 | .844 | 182 |
| 1909 | 23 | DET | 156 | 573 | 115 | 216 | 9 | 107 | 76 | 48 | 45 | .377 | .947 | 209 |
| 1910 | 24 | DET | 140 | 508 | 106 | 194 | 8 | 91 | 65 | 64 | 46 | .382 | 1.004 | 223 |
| 1911 | 25 | DET | 146 | 591 | 147 | 248 | 8 | 127 | 83 | 44 | 42 | .420 | 1.088 | 212 |
| 1912 | 26 | DET | 140 | 553 | 120 | 226 | 7 | 83 | 61 | 43 | 30 | .409 | 1.040 | 205 |
| 1913 | 27 | DET | 122 | 428 | 70 | 167 | 4 | 67 | 51 | 58 | 31 | .390 | 1.002 | 203 |
| 1914 | 28 | DET | 98 | 345 | 69 | 127 | 2 | 57 | 35 | 57 | 22 | .368 | .979 | 205 |
| 1915 | 29 | DET | 156 | 563 | 144 | 208 | 3 | 99 | 96 | 118 | 43 | .369 | .973 | 199 |
| 1916 | 30 | DET | 145 | 542 | 113 | 201 | 5 | 68 | 68 | 78 | 39 | .371 | .944 | 193 |
| 1917 | 31 | DET | 152 | 588 | 107 | 225 | 6 | 102 | 55 | 61 | 34 | .383 | 1.014 | 218 |
| 1918 | 32 | DET | 111 | 421 | 83 | 161 | 3 | 64 | 34 | 41 | 21 | .382 | .955 | 196 |
| 1919 | 33 | DET | 124 | 497 | 92 | 191 | 1 | 70 | 28 | 38 | 22 | .384 | .944 | 172 |
| 1920 | 34 | DET | 112 | 428 | 86 | 143 | 2 | 63 | 15 | 58 | 28 | .334 | .867 | 136 |
| 1921 | 35 | DET | 128 | 507 | 124 | 197 | 12 | 101 | 22 | 56 | 19 | .389 | 1.048 | 173 |
| 1922 | 36 | DET | 137 | 526 | 99 | 211 | 4 | 99 | 9 | 55 | 24 | .401 | 1.026 | 174 |
| 1923 | 37 | DET | 145 | 556 | 103 | 189 | 6 | 88 | 9 | 66 | 14 | .340 | .882 | 139 |
| 1924 | 38 | DET | 155 | 625 | 115 | 211 | 4 | 78 | 23 | 85 | 18 | .338 | .867 | 130 |
| 1925 | 39 | DET | 121 | 415 | 97 | 157 | 12 | 102 | 13 | 65 | 12 | .378 | 1.066 | 177 |
| 1926 | 40 | DET | 79 | 233 | 48 | 79 | 4 | 62 | 9 | 26 | 2 | .339 | .918 | 147 |
| 1927 | 41 | PHA | 134 | 490 | 104 | 175 | 5 | 93 | 22 | 67 | 12 | .357 | .921 | 146 |
| 1928 | 42 | PHA | 95 | 353 | 54 | 114 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 34 | 16 | .323 | .819 | 121 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 32 | DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 62 |
| 1925 | 39 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | OF | 41 | 41 | 85 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1906 | OF | 96 | 93 | 208 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 1907 | OF | 150 | 150 | 238 | 30 | 11 | 12 |
| 1908 | OF | 150 | 150 | 212 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 1909 | OF | 156 | 155 | 222 | 24 | 14 | 7 |
| 1910 | OF | 137 | 136 | 305 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| 1911 | OF | 146 | 0 | 376 | 24 | 18 | 10 |
| 1912 | OF | 140 | 0 | 324 | 21 | 22 | 5 |
| 1913 | OF | 118 | 0 | 262 | 22 | 16 | 8 |
| 1913 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1914 | OF | 96 | 0 | 177 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1915 | OF | 156 | 0 | 328 | 22 | 18 | 7 |
| 1916 | OF | 143 | 0 | 325 | 18 | 17 | 9 |
| 1916 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | OF | 152 | 0 | 373 | 27 | 11 | 9 |
| 1918 | OF | 95 | 0 | 225 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 1918 | 1B | 13 | 0 | 133 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| 1918 | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1918 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | OF | 123 | 0 | 272 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| 1920 | OF | 112 | 0 | 246 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 1921 | OF | 121 | 0 | 301 | 27 | 10 | 2 |
| 1922 | OF | 134 | 0 | 330 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 1923 | OF | 141 | 0 | 362 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 1924 | OF | 155 | 0 | 417 | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| 1925 | OF | 105 | 0 | 267 | 9 | 15 | 1 |
| 1925 | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | OF | 55 | 0 | 109 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 1927 | OF | 127 | 0 | 243 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 1928 | OF | 85 | 0 | 154 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Ty Cobb won: Baseball Magazine All-Star 1908 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1908 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1909 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1909 (ML), Triple Crown 1909 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1910 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1910 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1911 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1911 (ML), MVP 1911 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1912 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1912 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1913 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1913 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1914 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1914 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1915 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1915 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1916 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1916 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1917 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1917 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1918 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1918 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1919 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1919 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1921 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1921 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1922 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1922 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1924 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (4 ballot finishes, 1 win). Full year pages: 1914, 1913, 1912, 1911.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Most Valuable Player (winner) | AL | 1 | 64 / 64 | 8 |
| 1912 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 8 | 17 / 64 | 0 |
| 1913 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 20 | 3 / 64 | 0 |
| 1914 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 14 | 7 / 64 | 0 |
Ty Cobb ranks on 15 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #3 | center fielders | 1910 | 223 OPS+ |
| #4 | center fielders | 1917 | 218 OPS+ |
| #7 | center fielders | 1911 | 212 OPS+ |
| #10 | center fielders | 1912 | 205 OPS+ |
| #11 | center fielders | 1913 | 203 OPS+ |
| #13 | right fielders | 1909 | 209 OPS+ |
| #15 | center fielders | 1915 | 199 OPS+ |
| #18 | center fielders | 1918 | 196 OPS+ |
| #23 | center fielders | 1916 | 193 OPS+ |
| #58 | right fielders | 1908 | 182 OPS+ |
| #63 | center fielders | 1925 | 177 OPS+ |
| #71 | center fielders | 1922 | 174 OPS+ |
| #74 | right fielders | 1907 | 177 OPS+ |
| #77 | center fielders | 1921 | 173 OPS+ |
| #84 | center fielders | 1919 | 172 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.