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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Cobb actually hit Walter Johnson very well - I'm not sure what exactly his average was against him, but he noted that Johnson was afraid of hitting batters so Cobb crowded the plate and he got Johnson to throw him hittable pitches. Somewhere there is a chart showing Cobb's average against every single pitcher he ever faced. I can't recall where I saw it...maybe in the back of one of his numerous biographies??