Pat Combs vs. Joe Price — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Price
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Price as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Price posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Joe Price had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Joe Price

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.45
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.87
47.87
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.65
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
8.82
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.33
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.94
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
3.35
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.41
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
5.61
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
6.53
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.097
1.097
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.57
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
37.97
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.83
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.63
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.05
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.41
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.28
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
34.38
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.84
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Joe Price

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.27
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.03
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.42
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Joe Price

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
1116
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
518.18
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
513
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
57
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
8.96
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
60
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
84
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
11
33
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.29
-3.86
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
162
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
43.64
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
60
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA