Round One, season one of Baseball’s Greatest Player Playoff features Ty Cobb and seven more great (and almost great) players against one another in a 154-game season. Who moves ahead? Check it out!
| Player | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
| Ty Cobb | 122 | 32 | .792 | *WON* |
| Bobby Veach | 87 | 67 | .565 | 35.0 |
| Gene Tenace | 82 | 72 | .532 | 40.0 |
| Willie Davis | 75 | 79 | .487 | 47.0 |
| Johnny Frederick | 71 | 83 | .461 | 51.0 |
| Juan Samuel | 67 | 87 | .435 | 55.0 |
| Adrian Beltre | 60 | 94 | .390 | 62.0 |
| Jim Fogarty | 52 | 102 | .338 | 70.0 |
Ty Cobb won this in a walk, never losing more than 9 in any one month. Cobb also managed an 18-game winning streak and never lost more than 3 in a row. Cobb’s main strength was stealing bases: Every starter stole over 100 bases with the top Cobb stealing 169. As a team, they stole 1244.
As an indication as to how tough the pitching was, Cobb’s team batting average was .287 and the entire league only batted at the Mendoza Line – .210. The top Cobb led the league with a .312 average and only one other Cobb regular topped .300.
On the season there were 5 no-hitters, including a perfect game by Roger Clemens against Willie Davis.
Cobb, Bobby Veach, Gene Tenace, and Willie Davis move on to Round 3. The others get a second chance in Round 2.