Pat Combs vs. Kirby Yates — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kirby Yates
MillenialHawaiiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Kirby Yates as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kirby Yates posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.162 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Kirby Yates had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Kirby Yates

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
9.38
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.6
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.95
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.36
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.201
0.201
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452.2
9
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
8.82
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.25
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.34
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.6
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
5.61
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
12.39
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.39
12.39
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.776
1.776
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.36
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.57
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1883
37.44
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.63
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.64
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
34.38
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1656
32.92
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Kirby Yates

Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
9.38
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
27
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452.2
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.44
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.27
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.72
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.29
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.15
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.23
89.23
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Kirby Yates

Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
141600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
196.36
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA