Earl Caldwell vs. Danny Coombs — Career Comparison

Earl Caldwell
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Earl Caldwell 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 4.69 and 1.557 for Earl Caldwell. By the career numbers, Danny Coombs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earl Caldwell and Danny Coombs

Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.06
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.3
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.75
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.66
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.62
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.42
43.42
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.5
24.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
4.69
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
27
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587.2
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
10.05
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
9.92
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
3.97
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.71
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
3.09
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2633
40.32
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1754
40.17
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.72
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
5.31
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.79
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
35.97
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1563
35.79
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Earl Caldwell and Danny Coombs

Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.3
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
27
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
9
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.49
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.81
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.76
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Caldwell and Danny Coombs

Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
674.16
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
757.89
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
600
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
114
600
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
529.21
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
94.38
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
77.53
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.48
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.37
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.85
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
26.68
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
15.29
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
117.98
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
18
94.74
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
121.35
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
19
100
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.19
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.58
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.93
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.32
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
97.75
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
57.89
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.21
24.29
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
2.15
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
26.97
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.32
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
144.94
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
43.82
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.37
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA