Bob Allen vs. Pat Combs — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Allen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.631 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Bob Allen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Pat Combs

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
5.61
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.59
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
39.57
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.63
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Pat Combs

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Pat Combs

Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
196.36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100