Kevin Coffman vs. Ken Trinkle — Career Comparison

Kevin Coffman
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Trinkle
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Coffman built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Trinkle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Trinkle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 6.42 and 1.952 for Kevin Coffman. By the career numbers, Ken Trinkle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Coffman and Ken Trinkle

Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.52
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.47
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.46
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
6.42
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.74
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1306
27
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435.1
9
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.68
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
9.14
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.48
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
7.73
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.3
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.82
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
2.69
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
43.67
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907
39.42
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.13
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
7.32
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
4.38
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.06
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.934
1.934
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
34.48
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
34.92
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.67
43.67
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Kevin Coffman and Ken Trinkle

Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.52
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.46
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110.2
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.06
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.03
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.25
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.09
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.86
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Coffman and Ken Trinkle

Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
480
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
1440
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
555
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
533.33
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
36.22
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
8.93
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
150
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
126.67
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
31.65
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
1.96
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
180
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA