Joe Coleman vs. Sean Poppen — Career Comparison

Joe Coleman
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sean Poppen
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Coleman built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Poppen 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 5.08 and 1.663 for Sean Poppen. 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 Sean Poppen

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.77
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
8.42
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.11
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.41
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.63
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.78
62.78
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.38
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.08
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3402
27
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
9
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
9.3
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
10.29
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.73
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.07
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
4.49
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.01
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
3.52
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
8.96
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.94
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4993
39.63
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
40.23
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.44
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.54
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
4.89
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.88
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.34
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4414
35.03
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
35.02
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Joe Coleman and Sean Poppen

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
7.77
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
8.42
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.18
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.53
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.05
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.93
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.8
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6.58
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.848
0.848
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.064
0.064
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.25
15.25
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Coleman and Sean Poppen

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
328.75
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
37800
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
600
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
535.14
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
97.3
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
67.81
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.59
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.9
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.48
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.62
31.88
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
138.57
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
129.73
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.48
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.33
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
61.92
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.5
25.81
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.43
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
196.07
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.43
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.74
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA