Joe Coleman vs. Duke Esper — Career Comparison

Joe Coleman
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Duke Esper
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Coleman built a career as a starting pitcher and Duke Esper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Coleman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.533 compared to 4.39 and 1.573 for Duke Esper. By the career numbers, Joe Coleman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Coleman and Duke Esper

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.77
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.23
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.11
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.03
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.41
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.53
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.63
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.25
50.25
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.78
62.78
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.9
83.9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.79
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.38
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
4.39
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3402
27
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5183
27
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1134
9
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1727.2
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
9.3
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
10.67
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.73
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.24
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566
4.49
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.49
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
3.52
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
2.36
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4993
39.63
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7824
40.76
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.44
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
4.89
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1196
6.23
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4414
35.03
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7123
37.11
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Coleman and Duke Esper

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
7.77
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.23
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.18
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5205
27
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1735
9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.53
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.35
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.05
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.98
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.93
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.46
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6.58
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
2.33
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.53
94.53
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.887
1.887
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.25
15.25
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Coleman and Duke Esper

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
328.75
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
183.21
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
407
600
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
363
535.14
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739
564.12
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
66
97.3
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
135.88
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
46
67.81
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
107.63
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.59
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.85
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.87
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.9
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.48
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
28.24
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
21.62
31.88
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
51.08
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
94
138.57
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
174.05
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
88
129.73
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
169.47
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.48
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
66.41
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
26
38.33
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
63.36
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
42
61.92
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
128.24
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
17.5
25.81
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.9
57.18
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.05
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.43
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
30.53
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
133
196.07
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
72.52
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.43
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.29
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.74
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.29
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.29
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100