Danny Coombs vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Joel Johnston 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 4.31 and 1.296 for Joel Johnston. 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 Joel Johnston

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
9.92
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.71
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
5.7
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
40.17
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.79
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
35.79
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Danny Coombs and Joel Johnston

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.49
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.81
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.76
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Coombs and Joel Johnston

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
526.32
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.9
15.29
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
94.74
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
100
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.58
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
57.89
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
2.15
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA