Bert Abbey vs. Pat Combs — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pat Combs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.492 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Pat Combs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Pat Combs

Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.28
82.28
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.82
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
39.57
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.63
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Pat Combs

Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Pat Combs

Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
305.45
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
535.71
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
76.36
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
22.9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
21
114.55
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
16.3
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100