Danny Coombs vs. Larry Yellen — Career Comparison

Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Yellen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Yellen 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 6.23 and 1.769 for Larry Yellen. 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 Larry Yellen

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.85
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.23
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
9.92
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.71
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.81
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.15
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754
40.17
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
45
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.79
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.96
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
35.79
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
41.19
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.17
40.17
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Danny Coombs and Larry Yellen

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.85
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.49
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.08
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.81
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.08
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.08
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.47
97.47
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Coombs and Larry Yellen

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
757.89
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
1680
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
526.32
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
15.29
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
2.15
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.84
-101.17
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.79
Larry Yellen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Yellen
Career
Per 600 PA