Pat Combs vs. Amos Rusie — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Amos Rusie
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Amos Rusie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Amos Rusie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.349 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Amos Rusie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Amos Rusie

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.02
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.59
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.41
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.57
58.57
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
92.22
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
0.94
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
3.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11336
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3778.2
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
8.82
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3389
8.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.18
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
4.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1950
4.64
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.36
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.57
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16313
38.85
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.63
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
4.93
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
34.38
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14494
34.52
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Amos Rusie

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
1.11
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11754
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3918
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.46
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
2.01
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
2.77
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
2.47
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.45
89.45
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.221
2.221
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Amos Rusie

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
305.45
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
165.55
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1765
600
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1730
588.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
76.36
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
145.84
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
118.98
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
14.28
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.86
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.72
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
26.86
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
22.9
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.39
49.76
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
187.99
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
21
114.55
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
157.05
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
71.05
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
59.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
92.73
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
128.16
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
16.3
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167.17
56.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.04
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
9.18
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
63.23
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.49
9.49
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.68
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100