Jim Coates vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Jim Coates
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Phil Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Coates as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Niekro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 4 and 1.406 for Jim Coates. By the career numbers, Phil Niekro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Coates and Phil Niekro

Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.25
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.61
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.57
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
0.53
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.46
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.15
66.15
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.72
53.72
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.62
18.62
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.41
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.07
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
3.35
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650
8.56
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
8.4
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.86
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
0.8
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
3.77
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809
3.01
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.33
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.14
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
5.22
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
5.57
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.998
0.998
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.38
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.33
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2947
38.81
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22677
37.76
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.17
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.14
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
4.43
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2337
3.89
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.28
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
34.72
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20491
34.12
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Jim Coates and Phil Niekro

Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.25
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.44
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.61
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.58
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.64
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
1.46
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.94
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
2.17
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.78
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.1
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.547
0.547
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.62
18.62
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.87
82.87
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Coates and Phil Niekro

Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
796.77
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
866
304.39
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
160
516.13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537
540.25
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
67.74
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
91.39
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
16
51.61
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
73.81
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
14.76
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.57
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
14.67
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.59
19.54
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
114.24
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
28
90.32
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
101.58
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
28.12
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
38.31
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.74
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
63.97
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
3.12
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.77
12.22
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
4.22
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
5.98
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
300
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
110.37
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.29
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
45.34
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0