Jim Coates vs. Fred Toney — Career Comparison

Jim Coates
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Fred Toney
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Toney 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. Fred Toney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.69 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 4 and 1.406 for Jim Coates. By the career numbers, Fred Toney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Coates and Fred Toney

Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.25
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.37
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.61
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.11
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.57
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.57
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.42
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.15
66.15
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.68
57.68
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.62
18.62
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.64
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.69
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6618
27
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2206
9
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650
8.56
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2037
8.31
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.86
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.24
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
3.77
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.38
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.33
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.22
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
2.93
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.998
0.998
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.15
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.33
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.19
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2947
38.81
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8988
36.67
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.17
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.2
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
4.43
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.41
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
34.72
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8359
34.1
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67

Fielding Stats for Jim Coates and Fred Toney

Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.25
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.61
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2050
27
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683.1
9
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.58
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.2
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.94
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.78
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.84
91.84
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.92
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.547
0.547
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.821
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.62
18.62
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Coates and Fred Toney

Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
796.77
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
253.27
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
160
516.13
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
744
560.8
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
67.74
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
88.94
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
16
51.61
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
74.62
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
9.05
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.02
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.32
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
14.67
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.24
21.29
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
110.8
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
28
90.32
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
104.77
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
30.15
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
35.43
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.74
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
63.32
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
3.12
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.63
14.05
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
15.83
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
300
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
140.2
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.29
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
23.37
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.02
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75