Pat Combs vs. Harry Parker — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Parker
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Parker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Parker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Harry Parker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Harry Parker

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.6
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.19
24.19
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.85
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
946
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315.1
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.82
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
8.99
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.65
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
4.91
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.57
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1381
39.42
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.26
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.63
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.31
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
34.79
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Harry Parker

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
945
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.29
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.71
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.69
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.33
98.33
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.476
0.476
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.19
24.19
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Harry Parker

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
855.17
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
518.18
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
70
482.76
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
6.48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-6.8
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
196.36
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
220.69
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
43.64
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
68.97
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA