Pat Combs vs. Terry Fox — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Terry Fox
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Fox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Terry Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Terry Fox

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.34
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.99
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
8.82
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.59
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.77
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.81
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
4.19
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.57
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1664
37.72
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.63
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.38
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1528
34.64
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Terry Fox

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397.1
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.72
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.56
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.456
0.456
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Terry Fox

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
1851.22
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
518.18
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
65
475.61
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
22.59
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
80.49
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
114.55
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
124.39
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
15.94
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
196.36
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
40
292.68
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
43.64
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA