Danny Coombs vs. Bill Cox — Career Comparison

Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Cox
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Cox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Coombs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.588 compared to 6.56 and 1.817 for Bill Cox. By the career numbers, Danny Coombs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Coombs and Bill Cox

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.86
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.62
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
6.56
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
9.92
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
10.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.65
10.65
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.85
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.71
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.71
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.47
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754
40.17
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
42.43
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.77
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.79
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
7.71
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.817
1.817
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
35.79
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
36.72
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.17
40.17
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Danny Coombs and Bill Cox

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.3
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
27
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
9
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.49
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.81
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.76
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.62
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Coombs and Bill Cox

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1177.78
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.05
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.05
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
15.29
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
11.8
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
2.15
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-10.49
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA