Scott Arnold vs. Danny Coombs — Career Comparison

Scott Arnold
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Coombs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.588 compared to 5.4 and 2.100 for Scott Arnold. By the career numbers, Danny Coombs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Arnold and Danny Coombs

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
9.92
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.6
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.71
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
5.7
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754
40.17
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.79
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
35.79
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and Danny Coombs

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.49
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.81
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.76
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.47
97.47
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and Danny Coombs

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