Keith Comstock vs. Frank Lary — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Lary
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Frank Lary built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Comstock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keith Comstock led in strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 102). Frank Lary held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Keith Comstock.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Frank Lary

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.22
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.53
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.48
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.46
52.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.43
83.43
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.52
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.49
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6487
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2162.1
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.88
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
8.84
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.82
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
2.56
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099
4.57
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.4
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
38.24
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9107
37.9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.35
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
4
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8394
34.94
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.9
37.9

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Frank Lary

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.53
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.22
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6487
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2162.1
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.72
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.46
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
2.27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.65
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
2.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.43
83.43
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Frank Lary

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
262.32
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
734
531.88
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
94.2
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
76.81
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.7
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.35
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.35
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.39
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.15
26.92
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
124.64
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
123.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
49.28
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
84.06
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.88
23.1
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.72
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.26
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
152.9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
3.92
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
37.68
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.45
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.59
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.45
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.45
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0