Jack Coombs vs. Curtis King — Career Comparison

Jack Coombs
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Curtis King
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Curtis King 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 3.43 and 1.549 for Curtis King. 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 Curtis King

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.37
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.52
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.05
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.61
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.43
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.96
58.96
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.27
76.27
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.73
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
2.78
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.43
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6960
27
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
9
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
7.89
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
10.07
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.15
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
3.26
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.43
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
4.08
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.65
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.21
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9463
36.71
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
39.84
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.21
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
3.59
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.98
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8534
33.11
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
34.75
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Jack Coombs and Curtis King

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.62
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.52
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4302
27
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
9
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.62
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
3.24
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.55
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
5.01
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.88
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
4.86
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.88
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.856
1.856
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Coombs and Curtis King

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
230.19
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
6800
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1110
555.46
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
130.61
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
106.59
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
17.01
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.02
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.48
48.28
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
163.64
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
163.64
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
61.55
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
50.04
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
109.59
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106.99
53.54
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-95.32
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
29.52
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
95.58
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.51
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
12.51
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA