Pat Combs vs. Stan Pitula — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Stan Pitula
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Pitula 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 4.98 and 1.726 for Stan Pitula. 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 Stan Pitula

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.22
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.98
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.82
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.11
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.21
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.34
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.56
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
39.57
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.12
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.06
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.63
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.58
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
34.99
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Stan Pitula

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.36
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.66
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.66
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Stan Pitula

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
900
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
76.36
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.2
22.9
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
27.97
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
114.55
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
92.73
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.99
16.3
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
31.52
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
196.36
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA