Pat Combs vs. Caleb Ferguson — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Caleb Ferguson
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Caleb Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Caleb Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.318 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Caleb Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Caleb Ferguson

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.54
58.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.66
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
8.82
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
8.12
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.88
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.55
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
5.61
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
10.05
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.57
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1412
38.86
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.63
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.24
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
34.38
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
34.18
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Caleb Ferguson

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.27
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.21
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.13
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Caleb Ferguson

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
28628.57
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
76.36
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.2
22.9
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
47.65
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
114.55
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.99
16.3
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.87
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
196.36
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA