Ed Coughlin vs. Brian Looney — Career Comparison

Ed Coughlin
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Looney
Gen XConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brian Looney built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Coughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Coughlin and Brian Looney

Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.97
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
11.37
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.414
0.414
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
27
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.2
9
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
17.05
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.26
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.82
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
48.32
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
11.37
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.368
2.368
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
41.21
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.32
48.32

Fielding Stats for Ed Coughlin and Brian Looney

Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.97
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Coughlin and Brian Looney

Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA