Danny Coombs vs. Michael Jackson — Career Comparison

Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Michael Jackson
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Michael Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 4.08 and 1.588 for Danny Coombs. By the career numbers, Michael Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Coombs and Michael Jackson

Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
7.61
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.51
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.06
48.06
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.08
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
4.08
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
3.42
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3565
27
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188.1
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
9.92
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
7.44
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.96
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.71
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.51
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.61
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
5.7
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
7.62
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
40.17
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4966
37.61
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.79
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
3.73
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.41
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.31
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.65
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
35.79
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4351
32.95
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Danny Coombs and Michael Jackson

Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
7.61
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3565
27
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188.1
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.43
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.49
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.26
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.81
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.76
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.76
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.69
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Coombs and Michael Jackson

Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1005
18272.73
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
526.32
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.05
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.05
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.9
15.29
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
27.07
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
94.74
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
100
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.58
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
57.89
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
2.15
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
24.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
8.25
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Michael Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA