Andy Coakley vs. Jose Mesa — Career Comparison

Andy Coakley
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Mesa
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Andy Coakley built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Mesa 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 4.36 and 1.509 for Jose Mesa. 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 Jose Mesa

Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.26
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.04
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.49
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.46
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.5
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.63
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.57
49.57
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.33
42.33
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.67
82.67
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.73
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.87
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.35
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
4.36
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
8.57
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
9.47
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.88
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.64
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
3.78
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
3.59
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
6.03
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.44
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.32
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4326
36.31
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6804
39.54
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
3.68
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.66
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
4.71
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.37
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.87
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3986
33.45
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5972
34.71
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.31
36.31
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Andy Coakley and Jose Mesa

Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
5.94
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.99
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3180
27
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4646
27
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1060
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.2
9
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.38
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.65
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.21
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.14
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.77
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
1.89
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.59
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.8
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.033
2.033
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
78
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Coakley and Jose Mesa

Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
150
228.43
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
153450
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
546.7
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
63.96
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.87
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.09
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.69
11.71
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
7.82
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
71.57
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
89.85
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.32
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.14
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
30.46
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-2.63
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
22.77
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.89
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
158
240.61
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jose Mesa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
27.41
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jose Mesa
Career
Per 600 PA