Danny Coombs vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grzenda as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Grzenda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 4.08 and 1.588 for Danny Coombs. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Coombs and Joe Grzenda

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
4.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
9.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
40.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
35.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Danny Coombs and Joe Grzenda

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.49
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.81
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.47
97.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Coombs and Joe Grzenda

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
15.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
2.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
26.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
289.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA