Joe Coleman vs. Chick Evans — Career Comparison

Joe Coleman
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Coleman built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Evans 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 3.7 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 4.96 and 1.785 for Chick Evans. 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 Chick Evans

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.7
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.19
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.47
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.26
51.26
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.25
70.25
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.33
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
3.7
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7708
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569.1
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
8.46
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.06
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.82
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.51
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.23
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728
6.05
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.93
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.41
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.32
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10948
38.35
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
38.96
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
4.21
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.34
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.18
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9709
34.01
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Joe Coleman and Chick Evans

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.7
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.19
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7708
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569.1
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.63
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
1.23
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.94
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
1.86
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.25
70.25
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Coleman and Chick Evans

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
538.89
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
513.33
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
54.44
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.56
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.89
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.89
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
8.72
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.33
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
91.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
25.56
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
45.56
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.44
-7.16
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.56
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
195
216.67
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
48.89
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.44
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA