Pat Combs vs. Henry Porter — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Henry Porter
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Henry Porter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Henry Porter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Henry Porter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Henry Porter

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.04
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.29
47.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.52
99.52
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.01
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
3.7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5380
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1793.1
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.82
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1893
9.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.34
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
3.31
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.44
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.26
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.57
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7822
39.26
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.63
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209
6.07
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7304
36.66
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Henry Porter

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.06
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5451
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
1.86
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.26
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
2.41
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.15
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.3
89.3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.019
2.019
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Porter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Henry Porter

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
305.45
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
159.4
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
798
600
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770
578.95
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Henry Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
76.36
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
106.77
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
90.23
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
9.77
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.02
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
16.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Henry Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
22.9
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.28
29.54
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
130.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
21
114.55
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
127.82
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Henry Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Henry Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
59.4
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
39.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
92.73
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
97.74
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
16.3
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.95
28.53
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Henry Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
21.05
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Henry Porter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
47.37
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Henry Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.52
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Henry Porter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.52
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Henry Porter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100