Scott Alexander vs. Danny Coombs — Career Comparison

Scott Alexander
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Alexander as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Alexander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 4.08 and 1.588 for Danny Coombs. By the career numbers, Scott Alexander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Alexander and Danny Coombs

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.58
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.44
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.36
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
4.08
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
8.53
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
9.92
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.33
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.71
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.44
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
6.61
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
5.7
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.44
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
37.62
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
40.17
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.71
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.8
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.79
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1226
33.74
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
35.79
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Scott Alexander and Danny Coombs

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.49
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.37
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.81
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.23
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.19
94.19
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Alexander and Danny Coombs

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
23266.67
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
15.29
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-55.52
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
2.15
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
289.47
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA