Pat Combs vs. Bob Ross — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Ross
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Ross 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 7.17 and 1.951 for Bob Ross. 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 Bob Ross

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.78
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.22
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.17
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.82
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.38
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.34
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.17
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.65
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
39.57
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
43.8
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.32
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.63
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
7.55
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.951
1.951
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
36.63
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.8
43.8

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Bob Ross

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
21.6
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
24.3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
21.6
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Bob Ross

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
10.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-20.48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA