Pat Combs vs. Ken Ryan — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ryan
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ryan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.596 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Ken Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Ken Ryan

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.91
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
8.82
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
8.38
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.66
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.34
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.17
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.82
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
5.61
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
7.09
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.47
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
39.57
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
39.85
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.94
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.63
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.41
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.71
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.85
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
34.38
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
33.55
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Ken Ryan

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.01
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.73
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.36
96.36
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Ken Ryan

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
16000
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
7.45
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-8.35
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
196.36
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
43.64
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA