Buddy Bell vs. Earle Combs — Career Comparison

Buddy Bell
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Earle Combs
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter Fielder

Buddy Bell and Earle Combs are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 114 for Buddy Bell, 114 for Earle Combs), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 115). The overall lean goes to Earle Combs, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Bell and Earle Combs

Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2405
144.17
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1455
134.16
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10009
600
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6507
600
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8995
539.21
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
5746
529.83
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2514
150.7
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1866
172.06
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1832
109.82
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1345
124.02
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
25.48
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
28.49
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
56
3.36
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.2
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
12.05
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
5.35
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
40.88
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
48.04
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1213.99
72.77
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1086.1
100.15
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3654
219.04
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2657
245
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3388
203.1
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2553
235.41
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1151
69
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1186
109.36
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1106
66.3
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
632
58.28
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2056
123.25
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1760
162.29
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1285.83
77.08
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1152.18
106.24
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.28
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.57
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
50.11
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
670
61.78
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
5.04
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
776
46.52
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
25.63
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
12.9
12.9
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.41
23.41
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
1.08
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
60
3.6
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.82
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.8
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
255
15.29
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.3
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
8.85
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.74
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.55
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
134
8.03
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
15.4
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
41.04
41.04
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.49
57.49

Fielding Stats for Buddy Bell and Earle Combs

Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
1.05
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1387
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
1.02
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61133
27
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20377.2
9
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2196
0.97
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5009
2.21
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
0.12
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7467
3.3
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3613
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7205
3.18
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3518
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.036
3.036
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.536
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.2
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0