Joe Coleman vs. Joe Gilbert — Career Comparison

Joe Coleman
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Gilbert
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Coleman built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Gilbert 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 6.82 and 1.806 for Joe Gilbert. 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 Joe Gilbert

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.7
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.24
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.19
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.5
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.47
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.26
51.26
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.25
70.25
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.33
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
3.7
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.82
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7708
27
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569.1
9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
8.46
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.31
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.82
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.58
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.51
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.37
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.23
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728
6.05
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.1
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.41
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.32
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10948
38.35
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
41.95
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
4.21
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
7.11
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.34
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.18
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.3
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
1.742
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9709
34.01
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
35.56
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95

Fielding Stats for Joe Coleman and Joe Gilbert

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.7
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.24
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.19
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7708
27
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569.1
9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.63
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.23
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.09
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.94
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.31
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
1.86
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.31
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.5
95.5
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.25
70.25
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Coleman and Joe Gilbert

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
538.89
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4300
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
513.33
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
54.44
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.56
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.89
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.89
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
8.72
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.33
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
91.11
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.56
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.56
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.44
-7.16
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-19.54
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
35.56
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
195
216.67
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
48.89
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.44
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA