Danny Coombs vs. Josh James — Career Comparison

Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh James
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh James 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 4.64 and 1.322 for Josh James. 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 Josh James

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
6.16
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
4.64
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.2
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
9.92
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.75
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.52
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.71
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.15
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
5.7
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
13.33
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
40.17
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
38.9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.03
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.79
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.81
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
35.79
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
33.08
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9

Fielding Stats for Danny Coombs and Josh James

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
6.16
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.2
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.49
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.81
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.76
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.47
97.47
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Coombs and Josh James

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
757.89
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
73
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
600
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
526.32
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
15.29
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
2.15
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Josh James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh James
Career
Per 600 PA