Rip Coleman vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Rip Coleman
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rip Coleman built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.58 and 1.670 for Rip Coleman. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rip Coleman and Gary Wayne

Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
3.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.87
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.74
34.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.58
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
10.44
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
4.51
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
4.73
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123
40.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.95
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
5.24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.662
1.662
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
36.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Rip Coleman and Gary Wayne

Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
3.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.47
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.65
92.65
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.663
0.663
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.74
34.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rip Coleman and Gary Wayne

Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
95
730.77
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
530.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.63
4.87
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.46
-18.89
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
284.62
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA