Doug Capilla vs. Danny Coombs — Career Comparison

Doug Capilla
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Capilla 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 4.34 and 1.556 for Doug Capilla. By the career numbers, Danny Coombs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Capilla and Danny Coombs

Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
4.19
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.95
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.55
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.79
22.79
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
4.34
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
877
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.1
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
9.92
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.65
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.71
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
5.48
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
39.62
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
40.17
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.05
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.68
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.79
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.92
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1084
33.37
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
35.79
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.62
39.62
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Doug Capilla and Danny Coombs

Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
4.19
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.95
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
877
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.1
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.57
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.49
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.81
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.97
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.471
0.471
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.79
22.79
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Capilla and Danny Coombs

Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
1235.82
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
546.27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
7
62.69
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
9.45
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
15.29
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
9
80.6
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
8
71.64
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
26.32
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-8.53
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
2.15
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
223.88
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Capilla
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA