1909ATHLETICS
PITCHER
JACK COOMBS1909
Jack Coombspitcher · 1909 athletics
Ht 6'0"Wt 185Bats BThrows RBorn 1882 · Le Grand, IA
Jack Coombs took the ball for the 1909 Athletics and gave them everything he had — 205.2 innings, 18 complete games, 97 strikeouts. His E.R.A. sat at a mean 2.32, and six times he shut the other fellows out entirely. The record book says 12-11, which is the record book's way of shrugging at a man who pitched better than his luck. Six shutouts is six shutouts.
6 SHUTOUTS
In 1909 he hurled 6 shutouts — zeros stacked like trophies.
2.32 E.R.A.
In 1909 his E.R.A. was 2.32 — mean over two hundred five innings.
205 INNINGS
In 1909 he worked 205 innings — honest Athletics labor.
Major League Pitching — Year vs Life
| W | L | G | GF | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 205.2 | 97 | 73 | 2.32 |
| Life | 158 | 110 | 354 | 68 | 8 | 2320.0 | 1,052 | 841 | 2.78 |
SkillScore
105.551909 · PHA
ComponentsERA 2.32WHIP 1.11K/9 4.2
Jack Coombs portrait, c.1910 (Boston Globe / Wikimedia Commons). Public domain (US).