Danny Coombs vs. Milt Jordan — Career Comparison

Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Milt Jordan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Jordan 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 5.82 and 1.824 for Milt Jordan. 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 Milt Jordan

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
9.92
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
13.76
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.76
13.76
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.71
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754
40.17
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
41.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.79
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.88
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
35.79
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
38.65
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.17
40.17
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Danny Coombs and Milt Jordan

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.3
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
27
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
9
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.49
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.81
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.76
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Coombs and Milt Jordan

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.9
15.29
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
94.74
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
100
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
2.15
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Milt Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA