Craig Caskey vs. Danny Coombs — Career Comparison

Craig Caskey
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Caskey 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 5.65 and 1.326 for Craig Caskey. By the career numbers, Danny Coombs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Caskey and Danny Coombs

Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.65
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9.42
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
9.92
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.88
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.71
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.77
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
38.3
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
40.17
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.91
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.79
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
33.91
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
35.79
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Craig Caskey and Danny Coombs

Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.49
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.81
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Caskey and Danny Coombs

Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2700
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
526.32
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
15.29
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.58
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
57.89
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
2.15
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Caskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Caskey
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA