Dick Coffman vs. Bill Evans — Career Comparison

Dick Coffman
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Evans
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Coffman built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Evans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Coffman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.537 compared to 4.98 and 1.708 for Bill Evans. By the career numbers, Dick Coffman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Coffman and Bill Evans

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
2.91
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.81
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.44
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.59
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.97
27.97
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
4.65
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.98
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
27
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460.1
9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
10.98
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.72
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.98
10.98
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.57
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.85
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6542
40.32
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
40.29
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.2
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
5.51
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.82
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.537
1.537
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6044
37.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
33.65
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.29
40.29

Fielding Stats for Dick Coffman and Bill Evans

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.18
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.795
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Coffman and Bill Evans

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
639.28
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
600
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
541.76
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
69.07
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
52.82
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.9
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.35
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.25
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.8
15.99
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
86.68
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
98.87
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.44
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.67
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.11
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
4.23
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-60
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.8
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
151
204.51
Bill Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.44
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Evans
Career
Per 600 PA