Pat Combs vs. Ray Pierce — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Pierce
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Pierce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pat Combs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.492 compared to 5.64 and 1.824 for Ray Pierce. By the career numbers, Pat Combs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Ray Pierce

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.26
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.22
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.64
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.82
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
13.3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.59
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.12
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.88
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
39.57
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
42.58
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.63
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
7.12
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
39.36
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.58
42.58

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Ray Pierce

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.712
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Ray Pierce

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
668.85
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
518.18
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
52
511.48
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
76.36
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
78.69
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.2
22.9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
23.17
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
88.52
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.99
16.3
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
19.92
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
118.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
5.08
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
43.64
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA