Casey Coleman vs. Ken Howell — Career Comparison

Casey Coleman
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Howell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Casey Coleman built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Howell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Howell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 5.72 and 1.717 for Casey Coleman. By the career numbers, Ken Howell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Casey Coleman and Ken Howell

Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.94
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.32
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.66
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.7
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
5.72
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.95
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
10.69
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.84
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.91
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.51
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
4.04
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.45
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
6.23
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
8.06
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.193
1.193
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
41.54
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.98
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.93
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.34
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.91
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.59
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
35.97
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2252
33.05
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Casey Coleman and Ken Howell

Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.94
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.32
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.76
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.03
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.56
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.03
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.5
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Coleman and Ken Howell

Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
60
654.55
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1065.22
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
523.64
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
495.65
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
39.13
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
20.3
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
4.28
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
12.05
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.1
-22.16
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
196.36
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
49
213.04
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Casey Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100