Pat Combs vs. Ed Farmer — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Farmer
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Farmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pat Combs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.492 compared to 4.3 and 1.612 for Ed Farmer. By the career numbers, Pat Combs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Ed Farmer

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.22
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
8.82
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
8.81
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.75
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.34
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
4.98
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
5.61
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
5.7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
39.57
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2789
40.23
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.97
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.63
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.95
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
34.38
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2373
34.23
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Ed Farmer

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.49
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.79
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Ed Farmer

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
4188.68
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
4.41
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-19.58
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
196.36
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
249.06
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
43.64
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA