Jim Coates vs. Joe Skalski — Career Comparison

Jim Coates
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Skalski
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Skalski 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. Jim Coates posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.406 compared to 6.75 and 1.650 for Joe Skalski. By the career numbers, Jim Coates had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Coates and Joe Skalski

Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.25
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.61
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.57
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.15
66.15
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.62
18.62
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
4
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
8.56
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.86
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.77
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.33
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.22
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.998
0.998
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.33
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2947
38.81
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
44.55
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.17
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.43
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.1
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
34.72
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
36.45
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Coates and Joe Skalski

Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.25
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.61
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.58
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.2
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.94
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.78
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.547
0.547
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.62
18.62
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Coates and Joe Skalski

Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
796.77
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
600
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
516.13
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.74
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
14.67
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
90.32
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.74
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
3.12
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
93
300
Joe Skalski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.29
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Skalski
Career
Per 600 PA