Vince Coleman vs. Tom Gettinger — Career Comparison

Vince Coleman
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star
Tom Gettinger
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Vince Coleman and Tom Gettinger are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Gettinger posted stronger numbers in slugging (.372 vs .345) and home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). Vince Coleman had the advantage in on-base percentage (.325 vs .306). By the career numbers, Tom Gettinger had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Vince Coleman and Tom Gettinger

Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1371
137.79
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
138.63
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5970
600
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
541
600
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5406
543.32
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
557.86
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1425
143.22
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
145.29
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1132
113.77
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
97
107.58
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
17.69
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.96
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
8.94
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.09
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.81
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.65
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
29.45
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.71
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
719.26
72.29
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
61.1
67.77
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1863
187.24
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
207.39
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1917
192.66
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
164
181.89
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849
85.33
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
61
67.65
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
34.77
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
70.98
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
117.29
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
131.98
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740.93
74.47
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67.4
74.75
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.51
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
47.94
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
30
33.27
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.21
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
960
96.48
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.74
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.22
6.22
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.81
33.81
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
1.88
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.82
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.55
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
2.41
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
45
4.52
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
752
75.58
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15.53
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
17.79
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
929
93.37
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15.53
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
80.95
80.95
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Vince Coleman and Tom Gettinger

Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
1.04
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.11
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
1.02
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33879
27
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11293
9
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2452
1.95
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.7
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.09
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.05
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
2.1
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.05
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2561
2.04
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.83
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.41
97.41
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.36
89.36
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.954
1.954
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.86
97.86
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.01
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vince Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0