Jack Coombs

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: November 18, 1882 in Le Grand, IA us

Died: April 15, 1957 in Palestine, TX

Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Palestine, TX

High School: Colburn HS (Waterville, ME)

School: Colby College (Waterville, ME)

Debut: July 5, 1906 (Age 23-229d, 2,851st in MLB history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 6 H, 6 SO, 5 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: July 18, 1920 (Age 37-243d)
vs. WSH 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1906 season

Full Name: John Wesley Coombs

Nicknames: Colby Jack

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.8

W

158

L

110

ERA

2.78

G

354

GS

268

SV

IP

2320.0

SO

1052

WHIP

1.239

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1906	23	PHA	AL	10	10	.500	2.50	23	18	4	13	1	0	173.0	144	65	48	0	68	90	7	0	5	703	110	2.63	1.225	7.5	*0.0*	3.5	4.7	1.32
1907	24	PHA	AL	6	9	.400	3.12	23	17	4	10	2	2	132.2	109	58	46	2	64	73	9	0	7	554	83	2.93	1.304	7.4	0.1	4.3	5.0	1.14
1908	25	PHA	AL	7	5	.583	2.00	26	18	6	10	4	0	153.0	130	63	34	1	64	80	3	0	5	624	127	2.45	1.268	7.6	0.1	3.8	4.7	1.25
1909	26	PHA	AL	12	11	.522	2.32	30	24	5	18	6	1	205.2	156	63	53	1	73	97	6	0	5	812	105	2.49	1.113	6.8	0.0	3.2	4.2	1.33
1910	27	PHA	AL	31	9	.775	1.30	45	38	6	35	13	1	353.0	248	74	51	0	115	224	7	0	10	1353	182	2.08	1.028	6.3	*0.0*	2.9	5.7	1.95
1911	28	PHA	AL	28	12	.700	3.53	47	40	6	26	1	2	336.2	*360*	166	*132*	8	119	185	16	0	12	1422	89	3.18	1.423	9.6	0.2	3.2	4.9	1.55	MVP-12
1912	29	PHA	AL	21	10	.677	3.29	40	32	7	23	1	2	262.1	227	120	96	5	94	120	10	0	1	1046	93	3.37	1.224	7.8	0.2	3.2	4.1	1.28
1913	30	PHA	AL	0	0		10.13	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.1	5	9	6	0	6	0	1	0	0	28	30	6.49	2.063	8.4	0.0	10.1	0.0	0.00
1914	31	PHA	AL	0	1	.000	4.50	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	8	4	4	0	3	1	1	0	0	34	62	3.69	1.375	9.0	0.0	3.4	1.1	0.33
1915	32	BRO	NL	15	10	.600	2.58	29	24	3	17	2	0	195.2	166	71	56	1	91	56	16	0	3	837	109	3.54	1.313	7.6	0.0	4.2	2.6	0.62
1916	33	BRO	NL	13	8	.619	2.66	27	19	8	10	3	0	159.0	136	54	47	3	44	47	2	0	2	635	102	2.84	1.132	7.7	0.2	2.5	2.7	1.07
1917	34	BRO	NL	7	11	.389	3.96	31	14	15	9	0	0	141.0	147	76	62	7	49	34	8	1	0	600	71	3.64	1.390	9.4	0.4	3.1	2.2	0.69
1918	35	BRO	NL	8	14	.364	3.81	27	20	4	16	2	0	189.0	191	97	80	10	49	44	2	0	4	792	73	3.26	1.270	9.1	0.5	2.3	2.1	0.90

1920	37	DET	AL	0	0		3.18	2	0	1	0	0	0	5.2	7	5	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	24	125	3.45	1.588	11.1	0.0	3.2	1.6	0.50
14 Yrs				158	110	.590	2.78	354	268	69	187	35	8	2320.0	2034	925	717	38	841	1052	88	1	54	9464	99	2.92	1.239	7.9	0.1	3.3	4.1	1.25
162 Game Avg.				17	12	.590	2.78	39	29	8	20	4	1	254	222	101	78	4	92	115	10	0	6	1035	99	2.92	1.239	7.9	0.1	3.3	4.1	1.25

PHA (9 yrs)				115	67	.632	2.60	238	191	38	135	28	8	1629.2	1387	622	470	17	606	870	60	0	45	6576	105	2.75	1.223	7.7	0.1	3.3	4.8	1.44
BRO (4 yrs)				43	43	.500	3.22	114	77	30	52	7	0	684.2	640	298	245	21	233	181	28	1	9	2864	86	3.32	1.275	8.4	0.3	3.1	2.4	0.78
DET (1 yr)				0	0		3.18	2	0	1	0	0	0	5.2	7	5	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	24	125	3.45	1.588	11.1	0.0	3.2	1.6	0.50

AL (10 yrs)				115	67	.632	2.60	240	191	39	135	28	8	1635.1	1394	627	472	17	608	871	60	0	45	6600	105	2.75	1.224	7.7	0.1	3.3	4.8	1.43
NL (4 yrs)				43	43	.500	3.22	114	77	30	52	7	0	684.2	640	298	245	21	233	181	28	1	9	2864	86	3.32	1.275	8.4	0.3	3.1	2.4	0.78