Pat Combs vs. Chad Fox — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Fox
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Fox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chad Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.504 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Chad Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Chad Fox

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
8.64
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.79
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
8.82
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.78
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.87
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.34
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
5.29
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
5.61
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
10.34
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.737
1.737
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.65
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.95
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
39.57
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
40.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.97
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.63
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.59
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.55
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
34.38
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
850
33.55
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Chad Fox

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
8.64
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.51
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.27
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.71
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.22
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Chad Fox

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
16425
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-52.56
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
196.36
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
43.64
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA