Danny Coombs vs. Cliff Young — Career Comparison

Danny Coombs
Silent GenerationMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Young
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Young 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 4.25 and 1.514 for Cliff Young. 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 Cliff Young

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.25
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.08
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.25
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
9.92
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
10.94
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.71
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.43
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.7
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.86
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
40.17
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
39.68
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.22
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.79
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.77
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.87
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
35.79
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
36.2
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Danny Coombs and Cliff Young

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.3
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.25
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.96
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.49
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.13
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.81
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.76
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.48
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Coombs and Cliff Young

Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
757.89
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
49
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
600
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
526.32
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
15.29
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
2.15
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
289.47
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
2.07
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Cliff Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Young
Career
Per 600 PA