Joe Coleman vs. Sammy Curran — Career Comparison

Joe Coleman
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sammy Curran
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Coleman built a career as a starting pitcher and Sammy Curran as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sammy Curran posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.35 and WHIP 0.900 compared to 3.7 and 1.356 for Joe Coleman. By the career numbers, Sammy Curran had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Coleman and Sammy Curran

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.7
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.19
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.5
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.47
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.26
51.26
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.25
70.25
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.33
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1055
3.7
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7708
27
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569.1
9
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2416
8.46
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.82
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
3.51
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.23
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728
6.05
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.41
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.32
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10948
38.35
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
33.75
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
4.21
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.34
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.18
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.3
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9709
34.01
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
33.75
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Joe Coleman and Sammy Curran

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.7
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.19
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7708
27
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569.1
9
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.63
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.23
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.94
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
1.86
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.25
70.25
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Coleman and Sammy Curran

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
538.89
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
513.33
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
54.44
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.56
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.89
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.89
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
8.72
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.33
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
91.11
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.56
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.56
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.44
-7.16
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.56
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
216.67
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
48.89
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.44
Sammy Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Curran
Career
Per 600 PA