Jack Coombs vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Jack Coombs
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Coombs built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne 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 3.93 and 1.442 for Gary Wayne. 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 Gary Wayne

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.96
58.96
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.27
76.27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
2.78
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6960
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
7.89
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.54
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
3.26
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
4.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9463
36.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
3.59
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8534
33.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
34.03
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Jack Coombs and Gary Wayne

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4302
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
3.24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
5.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
4.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.856
1.856
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Coombs and Gary Wayne

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
230.19
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1110
555.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
130.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
106.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
17.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96.48
48.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
163.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
163.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.485
0.485
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
61.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
50.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
109.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106.99
53.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
29.52
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
191
95.58
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
12.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA