Kevin Coffman vs. Rene Valdes — Career Comparison

Kevin Coffman
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rene Valdes
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Coffman built a career as a starting pitcher and Rene Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rene Valdes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.54 and WHIP 1.615 compared to 6.42 and 1.952 for Kevin Coffman. By the career numbers, Rene Valdes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Coffman and Rene Valdes

Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.52
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.46
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
6.42
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.54
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9.68
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
9
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
7.73
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.82
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.92
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.3
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
43.67
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
40.85
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
7.32
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.54
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.06
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.934
1.934
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
34.48
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
36
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.67
43.67
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Kevin Coffman and Rene Valdes

Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.52
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.46
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.06
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.03
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.25
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.09
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Coffman and Rene Valdes

Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
480
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
555
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
36.22
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
16.4
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
150
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
135
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
90
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.11
31.65
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
38.67
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
180
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA