Pat Combs vs. Harry Pyle — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Pyle
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Pyle 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 4.54 and 1.907 for Harry Pyle. 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 Harry Pyle

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.26
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.26
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.01
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.22
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.82
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
10.35
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.34
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.81
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.65
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.26
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
39.57
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
43.91
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.63
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.83
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.907
1.907
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
36.59
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.91
43.91

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Harry Pyle

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.4
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Harry Pyle

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
305.45
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
76.36
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.2
22.9
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
46.58
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
92.73
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.99
16.3
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
30.88
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100