Walter Coleman vs. Danny Coombs — Career Comparison

Walter Coleman
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftNorth 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 Walter Coleman 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 13.5 and 2.500 for Walter Coleman. By the career numbers, Danny Coombs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Coleman and Danny Coombs

Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.3
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.96
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.62
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.17
29.17
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.65
10.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
9.92
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.71
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
49.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754
40.17
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
16.88
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.79
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
39.38
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
35.79
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Walter Coleman and Danny Coombs

Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.3
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.49
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.81
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Coleman and Danny Coombs

Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
757.89
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.9
15.29
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
94.74
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
100
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.41
2.15
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA