Jack Coombs vs. Kevin Shackelford — Career Comparison

Jack Coombs
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Shackelford 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 5.35 and 1.578 for Kevin Shackelford. 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 Kevin Shackelford

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.37
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.05
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.61
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.43
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.96
58.96
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.27
76.27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.73
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
2.78
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6960
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
7.89
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.01
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.15
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
3.26
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.96
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
4.08
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.21
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9463
36.71
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
40.97
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
3.59
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.59
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8534
33.11
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
35.38
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Jack Coombs and Kevin Shackelford

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.62
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4302
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.62
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
3.24
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
5.01
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
4.86
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.87
96.87
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.856
1.856
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Coombs and Kevin Shackelford

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
230.19
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1110
555.46
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
130.61
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
106.59
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
17.01
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.02
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.48
48.28
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
163.64
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
163.64
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
61.55
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
50.04
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
109.59
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106.99
53.54
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
41.68
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
29.52
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
95.58
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.51
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
12.51
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA