Joe Coleman vs. Harley Parker — Career Comparison

Joe Coleman
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harley Parker
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Coleman built a career as a starting pitcher and Harley Parker 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 5.9 and 1.749 for Harley Parker. 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 Harley Parker

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.7
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.21
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.19
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.94
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.5
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.47
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.26
51.26
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.25
70.25
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.87
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
3.7
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7708
27
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569.1
9
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
8.46
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
13.13
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.13
13.13
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.82
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
3.51
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.61
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.23
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728
6.05
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.41
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.32
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10948
38.35
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
42.14
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
4.21
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
8.37
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.34
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.18
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.3
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.749
1.749
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9709
34.01
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
39.13
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.14
42.14

Fielding Stats for Joe Coleman and Harley Parker

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.7
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.25
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.19
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7708
27
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569.1
9
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.63
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
1.23
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.3
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.94
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.15
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
1.86
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.89
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.316
2.316
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.25
70.25
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Coleman and Harley Parker

Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
538.89
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
175.38
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
513.33
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
572.31
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
54.44
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
156.92
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
45.56
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.89
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.89
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.85
8.72
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
59.59
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
63.33
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
193.85
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
91.11
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
184.62
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
25.56
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
45.56
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.44
-7.16
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
72.13
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.56
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
195
216.67
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.83
10.83
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
48.89
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.44
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA