Pat Combs vs. Saul Rivera — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Saul Rivera
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Saul Rivera 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 4.29 and 1.568 for Saul Rivera. 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 Saul Rivera

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.22
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.29
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.82
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.06
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
5.61
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
6.19
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
39.57
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
40.18
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.84
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.63
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.71
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
34.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Saul Rivera

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.71
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
98.81
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Saul Rivera

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
12450
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
518.18
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
18.13
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
114.55
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
92.73
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.99
16.3
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
23.01
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
43.64
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA