Earle Combs Stats

Earle Combs was born on Sunday, May 14, 1899, in Pebworth, Kentucky. Combs was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1924, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Earle Combs baseball stats page.
"Joe DiMaggio set the standard. Mickey Mantle continued the tradition, but Earle Combs was the first of the great Yankees center fielders." - Harold Friend in Earle Combs: The First of the Great Ones (06-10-2003)

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Earle Combs

Earle Combs Autograph on a 2003 Upper Deck Legendary Cuts (#21/45)

Earle Combs Autograph on a 2003 Upper Deck Legendary Cuts (#21/45)
 

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Birth Name:   Earle Bryan Combs
Nickname:   The Kentucky Colonel
Born On:   05-14-1899
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pebworth, Kentucky
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-21-1976
Place of Death Data Died In:   Richmond, Kentucky
Cemetery:   Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Kentucky
College:   Eastern Kentucky University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-16-1924 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-29-1935
Draft:   Not Applicable
Earle Combs

Earle Combs Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Earle Combs

Earle Combs Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1924 Yankees 24 35 10 14 5 0 0 0 2 4 - 2 0 - 0 - .400 .462 .543
1925 Yankees 150 593 117 203 36 13 3 0 61 65 - 43 11 - 4 - .342 .411 .462
1926 Yankees 145 606 113 181 31 12 8 0 55 47 - 23 14 - 3 - .299 .352 .429
1927 Yankees 152 648 137 231 36 23 6 0 64 62 - 31 12 - 2 - .356 .414 .511
1928 Yankees 149 626 118 194 33 21 7 1 56 77 - 33 4 - 2 - .310 .387 .463
1929 Yankees 142 586 119 202 33 15 3 0 65 69 - 32 11 - 0 - .345 .414 .468
1930 Yankees 137 532 129 183 30 22 7 0 82 74 - 26 11 - 0 - .344 .424 .523
1931 Yankees 138 563 120 179 31 13 5 0 58 68 - 34 2 - 3 - .318 .394 .446
1932 Yankees 144 591 143 190 32 10 9 0 65 81 - 16 1 - 2 - .321 .405 .455
1933 Yankees 122 417 86 125 22 16 5 0 64 47 - 19 3 - 1 - .300 .372 .465
1934 Yankees 63 251 47 80 13 5 2 0 25 40 - 9 4 - 0 - .319 .412 .434
1935 Yankees 89 298 47 84 7 4 3 1 35 36 - 10 1 - 0 - .282 .359 .362
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,455 5,746 1,186 1,866 309 154 58 2 632 670 - 278 74 - 17 - .325 .397 .462
Earle Combs

Earle Combs Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1924 Yankees OF 11 - - 12 1.1 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1925 Yankees OF 150 - - 422 2.8 413 401 12 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1926 Yankees CF 145 - - 395 2.7 383 375 8 12 2 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1927 Yankees CF 152 - - 431 2.8 417 411 6 14 0 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1928 Yankees CF 149 - - 444 3.0 435 424 11 9 7 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1929 Yankees CF 141 - - 381 2.7 368 358 10 13 5 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1930 Yankees OF 135 - - 289 2.1 280 275 5 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1931 Yankees CF 129 - - 349 2.7 340 335 5 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1932 Yankees OF 139 - - 361 2.6 349 343 6 12 3 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1933 Yankees OF 104 - - 236 2.3 230 227 3 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1934 Yankees OF 62 - - 147 2.4 146 145 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1935 Yankees OF 70 - - 146 2.1 145 143 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 716 0 0 2,000 2.8 1,943 1,903 40 57 16 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 --
OF Totals 671 0 0 1,613 2.4 1,575 1,546 29 38 7 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 --
12 Years 1,387 - - 3,613 2.6 3,518 3,449 69 95 23 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
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Earle Combs Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1924 Yankees 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 17.5 17.5 - - -
1925 Yankees 12 13 .480 - - n/a 197.7 13.8 9.7 - - -
1926 Yankees 8 6 .571 - - n/a 75.8 26.3 11.0 - - -
1927 Yankees 15 6 .714 - - n/a 108.0 20.9 10.1 - - -
1928 Yankees 10 8 .556 - - n/a 89.4 19.0 11.2 - - -
1929 Yankees 11 7 .611 - - n/a 195.3 18.3 9.0 - - -
1930 Yankees 16 10 .615 - - n/a 76.0 20.5 6.5 - - -
1931 Yankees 11 3 .786 - - n/a 112.6 16.6 9.7 - - -
1932 Yankees 3 9 .250 - - n/a 65.7 36.9 9.1 - - -
1933 Yankees 6 4 .600 - - n/a 83.4 21.9 6.5 - - -
1934 Yankees 3 1 .750 - - n/a 125.5 27.9 10.0 - - -
1935 Yankees 1 3 .250 - - n/a 99.3 29.8 8.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 96 71 .575 - - n/a 99.1 20.7 9.1 - - -
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Earle Combs Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1924 New York Yankees n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 New York Yankees n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 New York Yankees n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1927 New York Yankees n/a $19,500.00 n/a Stats
1928 New York Yankees n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1929 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined n/a -
1930 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined n/a -
1931 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined n/a -
1932 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined n/a Stats
1933 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined - -
1934 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined - -
1935 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined - -




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