Pat Combs vs. Bob Friend — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Friend posted a stronger line than Pat Combs. Bob Friend posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.58 vs 4.22) and WHIP (1.324 vs 1.492). By the career numbers, Bob Friend had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Bob Friend

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.24
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.49
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.14
46.14
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.56
82.56
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.09
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
3.58
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.82
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3772
9.4
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
0.71
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.12
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.57
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.14
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.63
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14274
35.58
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Bob Friend

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
1.74
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.24
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
71.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Bob Friend

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
305.45
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
278.49
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
600
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
525.98
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
63.84
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
54.59
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
7.4
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
9.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.81
11.02
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
75.87
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
81.42
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
25.91
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.76
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
52.74
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.22
-3.34
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
17.58
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
375
173.48
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
43.64
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
55.51
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA