Jim Conway vs. Danny Coombs — Career Comparison

Jim Conway
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Conway as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Conway posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 4.08 and 1.588 for Danny Coombs. By the career numbers, Jim Conway had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Conway and Danny Coombs

Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.11
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.3
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.03
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.96
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.58
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.17
29.17
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.87
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.64
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
4.08
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
27
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452.2
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
9.64
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
9.92
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.6
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.13
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.71
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.78
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.72
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.34
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.97
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
40.17
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
6.6
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.79
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
36.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1563
35.79
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Jim Conway and Danny Coombs

Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.3
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1377
27
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.78
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.49
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.45
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.81
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.08
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.8
84.8
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Conway and Danny Coombs

Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
57
164.42
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
757.89
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
114
600
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
582.69
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
106.73
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
95.19
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
25.86
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
15.29
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
124.04
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
18
94.74
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
124.04
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
19
100
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.58
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.32
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
83.65
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
57.89
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.55
24.68
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
2.15
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
75
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA