Philip Abner vs. Pat Combs — Career Comparison

Gen ZNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Philip Abner 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 4.91 and 2.182 for Philip Abner. By the career numbers, Pat Combs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Philip Abner and Pat Combs

Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.22
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.37
7.37
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.82
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.34
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
5.61
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.27
12.27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
44.18
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
39.57
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.63
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.71
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.182
2.182
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Philip Abner and Pat Combs

Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.27
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Philip Abner and Pat Combs

Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
305.45
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
600
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
518.18
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100