Danny Coombs vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.08 and 1.588 for Danny Coombs. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Coombs and Scott Sullivan

Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
4.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
9.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
5.7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
40.17
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.79
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
35.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Danny Coombs and Scott Sullivan

Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.49
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.81
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.76
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Coombs and Scott Sullivan

Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
15.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
2.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
289.47
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA