George Coffman vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

George Coffman
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and George Coffman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5.6 and 1.696 for George Coffman. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Coffman and James McDonald

George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.47
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.22
13.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
11.48
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.79
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.55
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
41.72
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.43
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
6.57
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.82
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.72
41.72
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for George Coffman and James McDonald

George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
27
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512.1
9
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.55
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Coffman and James McDonald

George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
813.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
73
486.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
26.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
93.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
146.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
28.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
46.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA