Al Cicotte vs. Danny Coombs — Career Comparison

Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte 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 4.36 and 1.562 for Al Cicotte. By the career numbers, Danny Coombs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Cicotte and Danny Coombs

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.36
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
9.69
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
9.92
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.04
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.12
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.71
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
5.16
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
39.39
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
40.17
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.92
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.79
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
35.1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
35.79
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Al Cicotte and Danny Coombs

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.1
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.56
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.49
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.42
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.81
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.35
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Cicotte and Danny Coombs

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
24.37
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
15.29
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
94.74
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
100
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
21.98
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
2.15
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.79
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA