Walter Coleman vs. Kevin Kobel — Career Comparison

Walter Coleman
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Kobel
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Kobel built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Coleman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Kobel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 13.5 and 2.500 for Walter Coleman. By the career numbers, Kevin Kobel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Coleman and Kevin Kobel

Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.17
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.64
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.62
34.62
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.65
55.65
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.88
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.65
10.65
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
9.09
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.93
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.87
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
3.88
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
49.5
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2014
38.08
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.42
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
16.88
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.42
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.36
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
39.38
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809
34.2
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Walter Coleman and Kevin Kobel

Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.17
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.46
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.02
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.93
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Coleman and Kevin Kobel

Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
793.1
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
503.45
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
75.86
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.56
17.64
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
103.45
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
96.55
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.09
14.38
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA