Andy Coakley vs. Bryan Ward — Career Comparison

Andy Coakley
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan Ward
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Andy Coakley built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Ward 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 5.09 and 1.537 for Bryan Ward. 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 Bryan Ward

Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.26
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.13
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.04
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.49
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.5
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.57
49.57
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.67
82.67
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.73
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.35
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.09
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
8.57
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
11.05
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.63
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.64
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
2.69
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.59
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.34
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.004
1.004
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
36.31
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
39.78
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.59
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.66
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.77
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3986
33.45
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
36.61
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.31
36.31
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Andy Coakley and Bryan Ward

Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.27
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.13
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.99
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3180
27
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060
9
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.21
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.86
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.77
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.25
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.59
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.15
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.56
93.56
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.033
2.033
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
78
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Coakley and Bryan Ward

Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
228.43
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
57000
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
546.7
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
63.96
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.87
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.09
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.69
11.71
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
71.57
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
89.85
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.14
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30.46
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-2.63
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.89
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
158
240.61
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
27.41
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA