Pat Combs vs. Bill Pleis — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Pleis
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Pleis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Pleis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.468 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Bill Pleis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Bill Pleis

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
6.09
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.67
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
280.2
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
8.82
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
8.63
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.99
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.04
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
5.61
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
39.57
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
39.63
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.57
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.63
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
4.75
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
35.4
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Bill Pleis

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
6.09
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
280.2
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.27
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.99
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.64
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Bill Pleis

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
1965.52
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
518.18
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
50
517.24
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
76.36
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
20.58
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
114.55
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.99
16.3
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.68
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
196.36
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
268.97
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA