P · 15 seasons · 1965 – 1979 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Joe Coleman sits 1st of 0 pitchers all-time in roto value, built over 15 seasons. No season of his scores higher than 1971, at +7.4, 15th that season and 2727th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. Career value accumulated in strikeouts (+14.2) and wins (+9.8), and drained away in ERA (-4.1) and WHIP (-2.8).
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | WS2 | 2 | -2.36 | #554 | #92,933 |
| 1966 | WS2 | 1 | -2.27 | #508 | #84,862 |
| 1967 | WS2 | 28 | -2.66 | #677 | #104,007 |
| 1968 | WS2 | 34 | -2.85 | #645 | #107,076 |
| 1969 | WS2 | 40 | -3.24 | #834 | #110,022 |
| 1970 | WS2 | 39 | -2.80 | #808 | #106,370 |
| 1971 | DET | 39 | -3.77 | #827 | #111,269 |
| 1972 | DET | 40 | -3.03 | #806 | #108,835 |
| 1973 | DET | 40 | -2.31 | #459 | #88,875 |
| 1974★ | DET | 41 | -2.25 | #476 | #81,812 |
| 1975 | DET | 31 | -2.32 | #470 | #89,527 |
| 1976 | CHC | 51 | -2.48 | #723 | #98,774 |
| 1977 | OAK | 43 | -2.33 | #487 | #90,477 |
| 1978 | TOR | 41 | -2.28 | #483 | #85,322 |
| 1979 | PIT | 15 | -2.33 | #706 | #90,971 |
★ Best season by Z
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | WS2 | 2 | -1.34 | #152 | #25,562 |
| 1966 | WS2 | 1 | -1.95 | #176 | #31,041 |
| 1967 | WS2 | 28 | -3.74 | #301 | #49,296 |
| 1968 | WS2 | 33 | 1.17 | #88 | #14,063 |
| 1969 | WS2 | 40 | 3.85 | #52 | #7,418 |
| 1970 | WS2 | 39 | 3.19 | #65 | #8,659 |
| 1971★ | DET | 39 | 7.40 | #15 | #2,727 |
| 1972 | DET | 40 | 7.19 | #19 | #2,906 |
| 1973 | DET | 40 | 5.95 | #25 | #4,181 |
| 1974 | DET | 41 | -1.04 | #161 | #23,627 |
| 1975 | DET | 31 | -3.94 | #332 | #49,767 |
| 1976 | CHC | 51 | -1.81 | #186 | #29,339 |
| 1977 | OAK | 43 | 1.33 | #104 | #13,581 |
| 1978 | TOR | 41 | -1.41 | #193 | #26,048 |
| 1979 | PIT | 15 | -3.03 | #330 | #45,456 |
★ Best season by Z