Pat Combs vs. Pat Perry — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pat Perry
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Pat Perry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pat Perry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Pat Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Pat Perry

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
6.23
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.46
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
8.82
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
7.36
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.39
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.75
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.51
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.57
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1082
37.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.16
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.63
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.71
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.72
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
34.38
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
958
32.78
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.03
37.03

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Pat Perry

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
6.23
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.96
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.27
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.33
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.16
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.65
92.65
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Pat Perry

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
4044.44
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
76.36
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.2
22.9
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
31.44
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
6.86
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Pat Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.86
3.86
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pat Perry
Career
Per 600 PA