Earle Combs
Earle Bryan Combs (The Kentucky Colonel)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 14, 1899 in Pebworth, KY
School: Eastern Kentucky University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1924
Final Game: September 29, 1935
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1970.
Died: July 21, 1976 in Richmond, KY
    About biographical information

Standard Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1924 25 NYY AL 24 39 35 10 14 5 0 0 2 0 1 4 2 .400 .462 .543 1.004 158 19 0 0 O
1925 26 NYY AL 150 673 593 117 203 36 13 3 61 12 13 65 43 .342 .411 .462 .873 123 274 4 11 *O MVP-18
1926 27 NYY AL 145 670 606 113 181 31 12 8 55 8 6 47 23 .299 .352 .429 .781 105 260 3 14 *O
1927 28 NYY AL 152 724 648 137 231 36 23 6 64 15 6 62 31 .356 .414 .511 .925 142 331 2 12 *O
1928 29 NYY AL 149 709 626 118 194 33 21 7 56 10 8 77 33 .310 .387 .463 .850 125 290 2 4 *O MVP-6
1929 30 NYY AL 142 666 586 119 202 33 15 3 65 11 7 69 32 .345 .414 .468 .881 132 274 0 11 *O
1930 31 NYY AL 137 617 532 129 183 30 22 7 82 16 10 74 26 .344 .424 .523 .947 143 278 0 11 *O
1931 32 NYY AL 138 636 563 120 179 31 13 5 58 11 3 68 34 .318 .394 .446 .840 125 251 3 2 *O
1932 33 NYY AL 144 675 591 143 190 32 10 9 65 3 9 81 16 .321 .405 .455 .860 127 269 2 1 *O
1933 34 NYY AL 122 468 417 86 125 22 16 5 64 6 4 47 19 .300 .372 .465 .837 126 194 1 3 *O
1934 35 NYY AL 63 295 251 47 80 13 5 2 25 3 1 40 9 .319 .412 .434 .847 125 109 0 4 O
1935 36 NYY AL 89 335 298 47 84 7 4 3 35 1 3 36 10 .282 .359 .362 .722 91 108 0 1 O
12 Seasons 1455 6507 5746 1186 1866 309 154 58 632 96 71 670 278 .325 .397 .462 .859 126 2657 17 74
162 Game Avg. 162 724 640 132 208 34 17 6 70 11 8 75 31 .325 .397 .462 .859 126 296 2 8

Advanced Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1924 25 NYY AL 39 22 8 9.7 112 .424 .400 .298 .462 .368 .543 .409 1.004 .776 158 .778 3.4 0.3 1.000 .229 .143
1925 26 NYY AL 673 414 109 7.0 114 .366 .342 .297 .411 .367 .462 .416 .873 .783 123 .642 22.4 2.1 .849 .228 .120 4.8
1926 27 NYY AL 670 445 90 5.4 108 .301 .299 .288 .352 .359 .429 .403 .781 .762 105 .563 2.1 0.2 .724 .211 .130 8.0
1927 28 NYY AL 724 435 137 8.4 108 .368 .356 .289 .414 .357 .511 .406 .925 .763 142 .732 39.2 3.7 .955 .264 .154 8.6
1928 29 NYY AL 709 444 111 6.7 106 .319 .310 .285 .387 .349 .463 .405 .850 .754 125 .651 23.6 2.3 .843 .280 .153 8.2
1929 30 NYY AL 666 402 113 7.5 107 .361 .345 .284 .414 .350 .468 .410 .881 .760 132 .681 30.6 2.9 .887 .247 .123 4.7
1930 31 NYY AL 617 370 117 8.4 112 .353 .344 .290 .424 .354 .523 .426 .947 .780 143 .703 36.2 3.3 .997 .329 .179 9.7
1931 32 NYY AL 636 389 99 6.8 104 .332 .318 .280 .394 .346 .446 .400 .840 .747 125 .644 22.4 2.1 .853 .263 .128 6.9
1932 33 NYY AL 675 411 106 6.9 107 .320 .321 .279 .405 .349 .455 .410 .860 .759 127 .643 26.9 2.5 .844 .261 .134 4.5
1933 34 NYY AL 468 299 71 6.4 101 .305 .300 .273 .372 .344 .465 .394 .837 .737 126 .631 15.1 1.4 .824 .283 .165 5.5
1934 35 NYY AL 295 176 45 6.8 106 .325 .319 .279 .412 .352 .434 .402 .847 .754 125 .636 11.4 1.1 .878 .283 .116 2.4
1935 36 NYY AL 335 218 38 4.7 107 .284 .282 .281 .359 .353 .362 .406 .722 .759 91 .466 -3.3 -0.3 .654 .195 .081 1.5
12 Seasons 6507 4025 1044 6.9 107 .334 .325 .285 .397 .353 .462 .408 .859 .761 126 .651 229.9 21.6 .853 .259 .138 72.3
162 Game Avg. 724 448 116 6.9 107 .334 .325 .285 .397 .353 .462 .408 .859 .761 126 .651 26 2 .853 .259 .138 8

Postseason Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1926 27 NYY AL WS STL L 7 33 28 3 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 2 .357 .455 .429 .883 12 0 0 0 0 0
1927 28 NYY AL WS PIT W 4 18 16 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .313 .389 .313 .701 5 0 1 0 0 0
1928 29 NYY AL WS STL W 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0
1932 33 NYY AL WS CHC W 4 20 16 8 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 4 3 .375 .500 .625 1.125 10 1 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 16 72 60 17 21 3 0 1 9 0 0 10 7 .350 .444 .450 .894 27 1 1 0 1 0
4 WS 16 72 60 17 21 3 0 1 9 0 0 10 7 .350 .444 .450 .894 27 1 1 0 1 0

Cumulative Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1924 25 24 39 35 10 14 5 0 0 2 0 1 4 2 .400 .462 .543 1.004 158 19 0 0
1925 26 174 712 628 127 217 41 13 3 63 12 14 69 45 .346 .414 .467 .880 125 293 4 11
1926 27 319 1382 1234 240 398 72 25 11 118 20 20 116 68 .323 .384 .448 .832 115 553 7 25
1927 28 471 2106 1882 377 629 108 48 17 182 35 26 178 99 .334 .394 .470 .864 124 884 9 37
1928 29 620 2815 2508 495 823 141 69 24 238 45 34 255 132 .328 .393 .468 .861 125 1174 11 41
1929 30 762 3481 3094 614 1025 174 84 27 303 56 41 324 164 .331 .397 .468 .865 126 1448 11 52
1930 31 899 4098 3626 743 1208 204 106 34 385 72 51 398 190 .333 .401 .476 .877 128 1726 11 63
1931 32 1037 4734 4189 863 1387 235 119 39 443 83 54 466 224 .331 .400 .472 .872 128 1977 14 65
1932 33 1181 5409 4780 1006 1577 267 129 48 508 86 63 547 240 .330 .401 .470 .870 128 2246 16 66
1933 34 1303 5877 5197 1092 1702 289 145 53 572 92 67 594 259 .327 .398 .470 .868 128 2440 17 69
1934 35 1366 6172 5448 1139 1782 302 150 55 597 95 68 634 268 .327 .399 .468 .867 128 2549 17 73
1935 36 1455 6507 5746 1186 1866 309 154 58 632 96 71 670 278 .325 .397 .462 .859 126 2657 17 74

Neutralized Batting

SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) ·

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1924 25 25 39 35 9 13 5 0 0 2 0 4 2 .371 .436 .514 .950 7 24
1925 26 158 667 602 106 192 34 12 3 55 11 61 45 .319 .385 .430 .816 99 150
1926 27 153 682 631 114 184 32 12 8 55 8 48 24 .292 .345 .418 .763 90 145
1927 28 159 731 667 133 231 36 23 6 62 15 62 32 .346 .404 .496 .900 133 152
1928 29 157 731 651 119 197 34 21 7 56 10 78 35 .303 .379 .452 .831 112 149
1929 30 150 682 612 118 205 33 15 3 65 11 70 34 .335 .403 .453 .856 112 142
1930 31 144 609 539 115 172 28 21 7 73 15 70 27 .319 .397 .488 .885 104 137
1931 32 144 648 578 114 177 31 13 5 55 11 67 36 .306 .381 .431 .812 94 138
1932 33 151 685 605 134 183 31 10 9 61 3 78 17 .302 .384 .431 .815 99 144
1933 34 130 488 439 86 128 23 16 5 64 6 48 20 .292 .363 .451 .814 71 122
1934 35 66 301 261 46 81 13 5 2 24 3 40 9 .310 .402 .421 .823 44 63
1935 36 94 347 311 46 84 7 4 3 34 1 36 11 .270 .346 .347 .693 37 89
12 Seasons 1531 6610 5931 1140 1847 307 152 58 606 94 662 292 .311 .382 .444 .826 1002 1455
162 Game Avg. 162 699 628 121 195 32 16 6 64 10 70 31 .311 .382 .444 .826 106 1455

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1925-AL-18-9%
1928-AL-6-20%
0.29 Career Shares (599th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1927 AL--.356--6th
1929 AL--.345--7th
1932 AL--.321--9th
Career--.325--42nd

On-Base% s c a p y
1925 AL--.411--10th
1927 AL--.414--7th
1929 AL--.414--7th
1930 AL--.424--5th
1932 AL--.405--8th
Career--.397--71st

Slugging % s c a p y
1927 AL--.511--8th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1927 AL--.925--7th
1930 AL--.947--9th
Career--.859--129th

Games Played s c a p y
1927 AL--152--4th

At Bats s c a p y
1925 AL--593--10th
1926 AL--606--5th
1927 AL--648--1st
1928 AL--626--3rd
1929 AL--586--8th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1926 AL--670--7th
1927 AL--724--1st
1928 AL--709--2nd
1929 AL--666--10th
1932 AL--675--10th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1925 AL--117--3rd
1926 AL--113--4th
1927 AL--137--3rd
1928 AL--118--3rd
1929 AL--119--6th
1930 AL--129--5th
1931 AL--120--4th
1932 AL--143--3rd
Career--1186--175th

Hits s c a p y
1925 AL--203--6th
1927 AL--231--1st
1928 AL--194--4th
1929 AL--202--6th
1932 AL--190--8th

Total Bases s c a p y
1925 AL--274--8th
1927 AL--331--3rd
1928 AL--290--4th

Doubles s c a p y
1925 AL--36--10th

Triples s c a p y
1925 AL--13--4th
1926 AL--12--9th
1927 AL--23--1st
1928 AL--21--1st
1929 AL--15--4th
1930 AL--22--1st
1931 AL--13--6th
1933 AL--16--2nd
Career--154--48th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1928 AL--77--6th
1930 AL--74--6th
1932 AL--81--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1930 AL--16--6th

Singles s c a p y
1925 AL--151--7th
1927 AL--166--1st
1928 AL--133--8th
1929 AL--151--1st
1930 AL--124--10th
1931 AL--130--9th
1932 AL--139--3rd

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1927 AL--142--5th
1930 AL--143--8th
1933 AL--126--10th
Career--126--222nd

Runs Created s c a p y
1925 AL--109--9th
1927 AL--137--4th
1928 AL--111--5th
1929 AL--113--10th
1932 AL--106--9th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1927 AL--39--5th
1928 AL--24--10th
1930 AL--36--6th
1932 AL--27--9th
Career--230--205th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1927 AL--3.7--5th
1928 AL--2.3--10th
1930 AL--3.3--6th
1932 AL--2.5--9th
Career--21.6--229th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1927 AL--65--4th
1928 AL--61--6th

Times On Base s c a p y
1925 AL--272--4th
1927 AL--295--3rd
1928 AL--273--4th
1929 AL--271--5th
1930 AL--257--9th
1932 AL--273--5th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1927 AL--.732--5th
1930 AL--.703--8th
Career--.651--200th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1925 AL--13--8th
1930 AL--10--7th
1932 AL--9--7th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1928 AL--8.2--10th

AB per SO s c a p y
1926 AL--26.3--10th
1932 AL--36.9--5th
1933 AL--21.9--10th
Career--20.7--97th

Outs Made s c a p y
1926 AL--445--7th
1927 AL--435--6th
1928 AL--444--2nd

Oldest s c a p y
1935 AL--born 1899-05-14--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 7 (309), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 78 (304), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 94 (167), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 37 (187), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Compare Stats to Similars
  1. Elmer Flick (901) *
  2. Mike Tiernan (889)
  3. Jack Tobin (887)
  4. Dom DiMaggio (875)
  5. George Gore (869)
  6. Kip Selbach (867)
  7. Pete Browning (862)
  8. Baby Doll Jacobson (860)
  9. Pete Fox (859)
  10. Joe Vosmik (857)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Hold mouse over #'s to see names
  1. Ernie Orsatti (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Roy Johnson (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. George Hall (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Barney McCosky (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Barney McCosky (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Mike Donlin (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Chick Stahl (902)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Pete Browning (921)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Elmer Flick (898) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Kiki Cuyler (879) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Sam Rice (894) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     DeadBallEra Obituary     Hall of Fame     Retrosheet     SABR BioProject     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Earle Combs    

Viewed 92,725 times through November 30, 2009.
Name and misspellings: The Earle Kentucky Bryan Colonel Earle Combs

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.