Danny Coombs vs. Luther Hackman — Career Comparison

Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Luther Hackman 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 5.09 and 1.590 for Luther Hackman. 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 Luther Hackman

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
9.92
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.59
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.71
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
5.43
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754
40.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.79
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
35.79
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
35.02
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.17
40.17
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88

Fielding Stats for Danny Coombs and Luther Hackman

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.49
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.36
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.81
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.91
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.83
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Coombs and Luther Hackman

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
533.33
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
15.29
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
2.15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
244.44
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA