Pat Combs vs. Howie Reed — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howie Reed
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Reed as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howie Reed posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Howie Reed had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Howie Reed

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.72
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515.1
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.82
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
8.91
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.72
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.63
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.63
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.68
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.35
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.57
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2208
38.56
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.31
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.63
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
34.61
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.56
38.56

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Howie Reed

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515.2
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.71
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.34
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Howie Reed

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
1249.09
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
518.18
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
91
496.36
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
14.97
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
20
109.09
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-2.78
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
196.36
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
60
327.27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA