Andy Coakley vs. Ken Dayley — Career Comparison

Andy Coakley
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Dayley
Baby BoomersIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Andy Coakley built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Dayley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Andy Coakley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.35 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 3.64 and 1.461 for Ken Dayley. By the career numbers, Andy Coakley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andy Coakley and Ken Dayley

Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.26
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.04
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.04
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.49
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.5
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.71
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.57
49.57
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.67
82.67
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.73
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.35
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
3.64
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
573.2
9
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
8.57
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
8.85
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.66
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.64
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
3.53
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.77
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.59
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.37
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
36.31
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2450
38.44
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.66
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.28
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.85
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3986
33.45
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2164
33.95
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.31
36.31
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Andy Coakley and Ken Dayley

Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.27
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.04
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.99
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3180
27
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060
9
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
573.2
9
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.21
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.99
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.77
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.38
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.59
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.35
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.033
2.033
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
78
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Coakley and Ken Dayley

Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
150
228.43
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
2450.53
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
95
600
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
546.7
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
81
511.58
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
63.96
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
107.37
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
57.87
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
107.37
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.09
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.69
11.71
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
28.02
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
71.57
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
107.37
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
89.85
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
151.58
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.32
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.26
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.14
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.63
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
30.46
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.89
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-2.63
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
35.6
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.89
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
158
240.61
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
202.11
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
2.97
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
27.41
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0