Dick Coffman vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Dick Coffman
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Coffman built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 4.65 and 1.537 for Dick Coffman. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Coffman and Lance McCullers

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
2.91
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.81
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.59
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.11
43.11
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.97
27.97
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
4.65
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460.1
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
10.98
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.98
10.98
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.57
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.85
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
2.29
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6542
40.32
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.2
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
5.51
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6044
37.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Dick Coffman and Lance McCullers

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1579
27
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526.1
9
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.18
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.795
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Coffman and Lance McCullers

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
639.28
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
541.76
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
69.07
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
52.82
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
14.9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.35
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
16.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.8
15.99
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
86.68
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
98.87
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
28.44
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.67
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
50.11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.13
4.23
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
29.8
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
204.51
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
28.44
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100