Bill James vs Jack Coombs

Bill JamesJack Coombs

Bill James and Jack Coombs compared on their MLB careers: Bill James played 4 seasons, 1913 to 1919, Jack Coombs 14 seasons, 1906 to 1920. Bill James has 37 wins to Jack Coombs's 158. Bill James won 1 title, Jack Coombs won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bill James and Jack Coombs career totals
84GP354
37W158
21L110
2.3ERA2.8
541.2IP2,320
253K1,052
199BB841
1.2WHIP1.2
2SV8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bill James and Jack Coombs postseason
2GP6
0R0
2H41

Where each stands all time

Bill James and Jack Coombs all-time places
Bill JamesAll-time rankJack Coombs
—Wins (pitching)227th (158)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bill James: 1 championship; none on file
  • Jack Coombs: 3 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bill James and Jack Coombs season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st19136102.79190610102.50
2nd19142671.901907693.12
3rd1915543.031908752.00
4th1919003.38190912112.32
5th————19103191.30
6th————191128123.53
7th————191221103.29
8th————19130010.13
9th————1914014.50
10th————191515102.58
11th————19161382.66
12th————19177113.96
13th————19188143.81
14th————1920003.18

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA