Jack Coombs vs. Chick Evans — Career Comparison

Jack Coombs
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Evans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Coombs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.78 and WHIP 1.239 compared to 4.96 and 1.785 for Chick Evans. By the career numbers, Jack Coombs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Coombs and Chick Evans

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.37
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.05
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.61
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.43
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.96
58.96
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.27
76.27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.73
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
2.78
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6960
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
7.89
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.06
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.15
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
3.26
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
4.08
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.93
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.21
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9463
36.71
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
38.96
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
3.59
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8534
33.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Jack Coombs and Chick Evans

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.62
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4302
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.62
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
3.24
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.89
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
5.01
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.4
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
4.86
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.89
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.856
1.856
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Coombs and Chick Evans

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
230.19
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1110
555.46
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
130.61
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
106.59
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
17.01
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
24.02
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.48
48.28
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
163.64
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
163.64
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
61.55
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
50.04
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
109.59
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106.99
53.54
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
29.52
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
191
95.58
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.51
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
12.51
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA