Pat Combs vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Gary Wayne

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
8.82
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
5.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.65
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.63
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
34.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Gary Wayne

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Gary Wayne

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
76.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.2
22.9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
114.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
92.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.99
16.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA