Charlie Cady vs. Danny Coombs — Career Comparison

Charlie Cady
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Cady as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Cady posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 4.08 and 1.588 for Danny Coombs. By the career numbers, Charlie Cady had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Cady and Danny Coombs

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.3
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.96
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.17
29.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.77
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
4.08
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.47
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
9.92
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.6
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.56
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.71
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.19
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
41.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754
40.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.95
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.79
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
38.09
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
35.79
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Charlie Cady and Danny Coombs

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.3
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.08
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.49
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.88
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.81
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.04
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.83
70.83
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Cady and Danny Coombs

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
11
183.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
757.89
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.05
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
11.4
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
15.29
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.58
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
57.89
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-14.11
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
2.15
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
26.32
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.2
7.2
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA