Andy Coakley vs. Scott May — Career Comparison

Andy Coakley
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott May
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Andy Coakley built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott May 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 10.61 and 2.143 for Scott May. 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 Scott May

Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.26
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.04
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.49
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.5
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.57
49.57
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.67
82.67
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.73
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.35
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
8.57
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
13.5
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.64
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.59
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
36.31
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
43.39
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.66
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.036
2.036
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3986
33.45
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
36.64
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.31
36.31
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.39
43.39

Fielding Stats for Andy Coakley and Scott May

Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.99
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3180
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.38
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.21
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.77
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.59
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.033
2.033
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
78
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Coakley and Scott May

Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
228.43
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
600
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
546.7
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
63.96
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.87
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.09
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.69
11.71
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
71.57
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
89.85
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.14
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30.46
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.73
-2.63
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.89
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
158
240.61
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
27.41
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA