Jack Coombs
John Wesley Coombs
(Colby Jack)
 
Born: November 18, 1882 in LeGrand, IA
Died: April 15, 1957 - 74 years old
Bats: B Throws: R Ht: 6'0" Wt: 185
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an Amateur Free Agent in 1905
- High School: Colburn (Waterville, ME)
- College/Univ: Colby College (1903-1906)
- Visit Coombs's Managerial Page

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
PHA
AL
23.6
SP
70
173.0
 
2.7
0.2
0.0
2.5
0.0
11.3
0.4
0.0
10.9
4.9
0.1
0.0
4.8
PHA
AL
24.6
SP
50
132.7
 
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
-0.0
6.8
0.0
0.0
6.8
2.3
-0.2
0.0
2.5
PHA
AL
25.6
RF
239
153.0
 
2.8
0.5
0.1
1.8
-0.3
15.8
4.9
1.5
9.3
6.1
1.1
0.8
4.2
PHA
AL
26.6
SP
90
205.7
 
3.2
0.1
-0.0
3.2
-0.0
12.5
0.0
0.0
12.5
5.6
-0.2
0.0
5.8
PHA
AL
27.6
SP
142
353.0
 
10.1
0.5
-0.0
9.7
-0.0
35.3
0.6
0.0
34.7
23.0
0.1
0.0
22.9
PHA
AL
28.6
SP
152
336.7
 
4.0
1.6
0.0
2.4
-0.0
22.1
4.5
0.0
17.6
9.2
3.9
0.0
5.4
PHA
AL
29.6
SP
127
262.3
 
2.4
0.8
0.0
1.6
-0.0
17.6
1.6
0.0
16.0
7.9
1.0
0.0
6.9
PHA
AL
30.6
SP
3
5.3
 
-0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.2
PHA
AL
31.6
SP
12
8.0
 
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
-0.0
-0.3
BRO
NL
32.6
SP
78
195.7
 
3.2
0.5
-0.0
2.8
0.0
15.4
1.3
0.0
14.1
9.1
1.1
0.0
8.0
BRO
NL
33.6
SP
63
159.0
 
2.1
0.0
0.0
2.1
0.0
10.7
0.0
0.0
10.7
5.2
-0.2
0.0
5.4
BRO
NL
34.6
SP
49
141.0
 
-0.8
0.2
0.0
-1.1
0.0
3.3
0.4
0.0
2.9
-1.5
0.3
0.0
-1.8
BRO
NL
35.6
SP
122
189.0
 
-0.8
-0.0
-0.3
-0.5
-0.1
5.7
0.0
0.1
5.6
-1.2
-0.5
-0.1
-0.5
DET
AL
37.6
RP
2
5.7
 
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
14
3
SP
1199
2320.0
  
28.9
4.2
-0.2
24.5
-0.4
157.2
14.3
1.7
141.2
70.6
6.9
0.6
63.1
162 Game Average
122
236.0
  
2.9
0.4
-0.0
2.5
-0.0
  
16.0
1.5
0.2
14.4
  
7.2
0.7
0.1
6.4
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
9
P
885
1629.7
 
25.3
3.6
0.1
21.3
-0.3
121.9
12.5
1.6
107.8
59.1
6.2
0.8
52.1
4
P
312
684.7
 
3.7
0.7
-0.3
3.3
-0.1
35.1
1.7
0.1
33.3
11.6
0.7
-0.1
11.0
1
P
2
5.7
 
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James