Danny Coombs vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File 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 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. 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 Bob File

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
9.92
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.71
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.45
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
40.17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.79
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
35.79
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Danny Coombs and Bob File

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.49
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.81
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Coombs and Bob File

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
15.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
2.15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
289.47
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA