Joe Coleman vs. Walt Justis — Career Comparison

Joe Coleman
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Walt Justis
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Coleman built a career as a starting pitcher and Walt Justis 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 8.1 and 3.000 for Walt Justis. 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 Walt Justis

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.77
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
5.4
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.11
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.41
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.78
62.78
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.38
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
8.1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.9
11.9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3402
27
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
9
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
9.3
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.73
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.49
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
16.2
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
3.52
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4993
39.63
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
54
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.44
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
5.4
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
4.89
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
8.1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4414
35.03
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
35.1
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Joe Coleman and Walt Justis

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
7.77
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.18
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.53
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.05
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.93
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6.58
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.848
0.848
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.25
15.25
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Coleman and Walt Justis

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
328.75
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
600
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
535.14
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
97.3
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
67.81
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.59
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.9
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.48
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.62
31.88
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
138.57
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
129.73
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.48
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.33
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
61.92
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.5
25.81
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.43
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
133
196.07
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.43
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.74
Walt Justis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Walt Justis
Career
Per 600 PA