Bob Adams vs. Kevin Coffman — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Coffman
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Coffman built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Coffman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.42 and WHIP 1.952 compared to 7.94 and 2.294 for Bob Adams. By the career numbers, Kevin Coffman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Adams and Kevin Coffman

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.46
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
6.42
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15.88
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.68
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.88
15.88
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
7.73
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.82
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.3
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
43.67
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
7.32
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.934
1.934
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
39.71
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
34.48
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.67
43.67

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Kevin Coffman

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.46
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110.2
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.03
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.25
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.09
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Kevin Coffman

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
480
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
555
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
105
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
60
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.41
36.22
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
150
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
135
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
90
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.11
31.65
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
180
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA