Kevin Coffman vs. Walter Thornton — Career Comparison

Kevin Coffman
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walter Thornton
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Coffman built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Thornton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walter Thornton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.537 compared to 6.42 and 1.952 for Kevin Coffman. By the career numbers, Walter Thornton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Coffman and Walter Thornton

Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.52
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.23
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.46
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.06
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.06
58.06
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.88
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
6.42
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.18
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.68
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
10.51
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
7.73
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.32
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.82
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.95
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.3
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.64
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
43.67
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1834
40.32
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
7.32
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
6.22
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.06
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.934
1.934
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.537
1.537
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
34.48
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
36.37
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.67
43.67
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Kevin Coffman and Walter Thornton

Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.52
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.16
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.46
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3576
27
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
9
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.06
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.31
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.03
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.71
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.34
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.25
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
2.36
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.09
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
2.02
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.62
85.62
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.752
1.752
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Coffman and Walter Thornton

Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
480
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
156.08
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
600
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
555
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
526.01
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
164.19
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
138.85
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.2
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.12
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
25.34
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
36.22
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.69
89.89
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
150
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
200.68
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
135
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
231.08
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
84.12
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.04
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
161.15
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
31.65
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.29
98.6
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.08
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60.81
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
180
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.45
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.94
17.94
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.09
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.31
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.31
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100