Pat Combs vs. Matt Zieser — Career Comparison

Pat Combs
Gen XRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Zieser
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Combs built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Zieser as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Zieser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.700 compared to 4.22 and 1.492 for Pat Combs. By the career numbers, Matt Zieser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Combs and Matt Zieser

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.65
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.5
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.22
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
8.82
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.34
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.61
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.65
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.57
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
36.9
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.63
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.71
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
34.38
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
28.8
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Pat Combs and Matt Zieser

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
27
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
9
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.27
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.65
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Combs and Matt Zieser

Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
305.45
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
518.18
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
22.9
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
92.73
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
16.3
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
196.36
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA