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Joe
Coleman		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: July 30, 1922 in Usa, MA, MEDFORD
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1949   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 19 SLC NL   9 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
1943 20 STL NL   10 4 5 4 5 6 6 5 5 5
1944 21 STL NL   10 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 5
1945 22 STL NL   10 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 6
1946 23 STL NL $ 300,000 10 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1947 24 STL NL $ 300,000 10 6 7 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
1948 25 STL NL $ 300,000 10 6 7 7 5 6 5 6 6 6
1949 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 10 6 7 7 5 6 5 6 6 6
1950 27 OAK AL $ 905,000 9 7 7 7 5 6 5 5 6 5
1951 28 OAK AL $ 905,000 9 6 7 6 5 6 5 5 5 5
1952 29 OAK AL $ 1,512,857 9 6 7 7 5 6 6 4 5 5
1953 30 BSN NL $ 1,512,857 9 7 7 7 5 6 6 4 5 5
1954 31 BSN NL $ 3,000,000 9 6 7 6 5 6 5 4 5 4
1955 32 MON NL $ 3,000,000 9 6 7 6 5 6 5 4 4 4
1956 33 MON NL $ 1,000,000 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 4 3
1957 34 MON NL $ 1,000,000 9 5 6 6 4 5 4 3 3 3
1958 35 MON NL $ 1,000,000 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 10 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 19 SLC NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 20 STL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 21 STL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 22 STL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 23 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 24 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 25 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 27 OAK AL $ 905,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 28 OAK AL $ 905,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 29 OAK AL $ 1,512,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 30 BSN NL $ 1,512,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 31 BSN NL $ 3,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 32 MON NL $ 3,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 33 MON NL $ 1,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 34 MON NL $ 1,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 35 MON NL $ 1,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1942 19 AAA   13 6 .684 28 28 2 1 0 204.0 190 70 12 83 112 3.09 .250 .324 .364 .688  
1943 20 AAA   10 5 .667 28 16 1 1 0 116.3 119 45 4 53 67 3.48 .269 .347 .357 .705  
1944 21 AAA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.3 5 3 0 4 5 3.24 .172 .273 .172 .445  
    AA   14 6 .700 27 27 2 0 0 186.0 155 45 13 67 182 2.18 .225 .293 .322 .615  
1945 22 AAA   10 11 .476 28 28 0 0 0 185.0 195 67 16 84 115 3.26 .269 .345 .377 .721  
1946 23 STL NL 8 11 .421 23 22 11 1 0 168.3 169 94 14 91 70 5.03 .264 .352 .393 .745 5.7
    AAA   4 0 1.000 6 6 2 1 0 48.3 39 11 4 14 23 2.05 .223 .280 .354 .635  
1947 24 STL NL 16 19 .457 39 39 14 1 0 287.3 293 169 30 148 115 5.29 .265 .350 .424 .775 8.8
1948 25 STL NL 4 5 .444 18 10 3 0 1 89.3 84 59 13 51 36 5.94 .250 .344 .429 .773 0.2
1949 26 OAK AL 8 5 .615 75 8 1 0 1 128.7 141 77 15 65 57 5.39 .283 .363 .434 .796 6.7
1950 27 OAK AL 2 2 .500 7 7 3 1 0 49.7 54 26 4 28 27 4.71 .283 .374 .408 .783 2.7
    AAA   9 13 .409 30 30 3 0 0 204.0 189 91 26 113 195 4.01 .245 .342 .407 .749  
1951 28 OAK AL 6 7 .462 23 15 3 2 0 111.3 111 54 14 65 66 4.37 .258 .354 .418 .772 6.0
    AAA   4 4 .500 12 12 1 0 0 79.7 71 27 12 41 69 3.05 .236 .327 .382 .710  
1952 29 OAK AL 6 3 .667 51 2 0 0 1 80.3 80 44 14 41 57 4.93 .260 .345 .432 .777 4.9
1953 30 BSN NL 12 14 .462 34 34 9 2 0 258.3 233 123 36 125 170 4.29 .239 .324 .409 .733 15.1
1954 31 BSN NL 5 4 .556 38 10 2 0 3 91.3 93 75 19 70 47 7.39 .266 .388 .467 .855 0.0
1955 32 MON NL 7 4 .636 62 5 0 0 5 102.0 99 58 18 56 66 5.12 .256 .347 .463 .809 7.9
1956 33 MON NL 1 0 1.000 10 0 0 0 0 16.3 8 4 0 8 14 2.20 .138 .242 .190 .432 2.4
    AAA   1 2 .333 17 2 1 0 1 41.7 43 18 3 16 48 3.89 .272 .339 .399 .738  
1957 34 MON NL 0 0 .000 2 1 0 0 0 5.3 9 7 0 5 3 11.82 .409 .500 .455 .955 0.0
    AAA   7 6 .538 44 5 0 0 1 101.0 99 46 9 51 109 4.10 .253 .339 .367 .706  
1958 35 AAA   0 2 .000 4 2 0 0 0 15.7 21 11 2 10 16 6.32 .313 .403 .478 .880  
12 Years Sim 75 74 .503 382 153 46 7 11 1388.3 1374 790 177 753 728 5.12 .259 .349 .421 .771 60.5
10 Years AAA 58 50 .537 198 130 10 3 2 1004.0 971 389 88 469 759 3.49 .254 .336 .378 .713  
1 Years AA 14 6 .700 27 27 2 0 0 186.0 155 45 13 67 182 2.18 .225 .293 .322 .615  
11 Years Minors 72 56 .563 225 157 12 3 2 1190.0 1126 434 101 536 941 3.28 .250 .329 .369 .698  
Season Average 6 6 .500 31 12 3 0 0 115.7 114 65 14 62 60 5.12 .259 .349 .421 .771  
Career Highs 16 19 1.000 75 39 14 2 5 287.3 293 169 36 148 170 11.82 .409 .500 .467 .955  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   657 384 78 324 404   .244 .325 .393 .719
vs LH   717 406 99 429 324   .275 .377 .450 .827
Home 40 36 .526 205 80 22 3 5 731.3 719 404 90 390 409 4.97 .256 .347 .415 .762
Away 35 38 .479 177 73 24 4 6 657.0 655 386 87 363 319 5.29 .263 .357 .428 .785
Mar/Apr 11 11 .500 60 19 5 1 2 185.6 186 124 30 112 101 6.01 .261 .361 .466 .827
May 13 18 .419 64 28 13 1 0 262.3 249 128 34 131 141 4.39 .252 .339 .421 .760
June 15 9 .625 77 25 8 2 3 232.3 237 149 28 146 112 5.77 .264 .367 .415 .781
July 13 5 .722 62 20 7 2 4 207.6 203 108 30 101 108 4.68 .256 .340 .426 .765
August 11 19 .367 64 29 6 0 1 248.3 249 142 30 133 135 5.15 .264 .355 .420 .775
Sep/Oct 12 12 .500 55 32 7 1 1 252.0 250 139 25 130 131 4.96 .260 .348 .393 .740
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1946 23 STL NL 23 56 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 18 .107 .167 .107 .274 -0.9 0.0
1947 24 STL NL 39 94 3 16 3 0 1 9 0 0 1 34 .170 .179 .234 .413 3.0 0.0
1948 25 STL NL 18 26 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .115 .115 .115 .231 -0.4 0.0
1949 26 OAK AL 75 26 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 .192 .192 .308 .500 1.3 0.0
1950 27 OAK AL 7 17 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .176 .222 .176 .399 0.3 0.0
1951 28 OAK AL 23 30 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .100 .097 .100 .197 -0.3 0.0
1952 29 OAK AL 51 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1953 30 BSN NL 34 86 8 17 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 27 .198 .216 .221 .437 3.3 0.0
1954 31 BSN NL 38 24 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .208 .208 .208 .417 0.9 0.0
1955 32 MON NL 62 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .214 .214 .214 .429 0.5 0.0
1956 33 MON NL 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1957 34 MON NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
12 Years Sim 382 383 27 61 5 0 2 25 0 0 8 123 .159 .176 .188 .364 6.8 0.0
162 Game Average 162 11 25 2 0 0 10 0 0 3 52 .159 .176 .188 .364 2.9  
Career Highs 75 94 8 17 3 0 1 9 0 0 4 34 .214 .222 .308 .500 3.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   239 18 36 4 0 1 16 0 0 5 75 .151 .168 .180 .348 2.0
vs LH   144 9 25 1 0 1 9 0 0 3 48 .174 .189 .201 .391 3.3
Home 204 185 14 27 5 0 0 11 0 0 4 64 .146 .164 .173 .337 0.8
Away 173 198 13 34 0 0 2 14 0 0 4 59 .172 .187 .202 .389 4.5
RISP   97 0 18 0 0 1 23 0 0 0 34 .186 .184 .216 .400 2.4
Close/Late   28 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .107 .138 .107 .245 -0.6
Mar/Apr 48 46 5 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 10 .174 .174 .196 .370 0.6
May 47 71 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 30 .099 .097 .113 .210 -2.4
June 36 63 3 11 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 21 .175 .200 .222 .422 2.1
July 62 57 5 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 17 .193 .207 .228 .435 1.9
August 53 73 3 10 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 23 .137 .149 .178 .327 0.2
Sep/Oct 46 73 9 14 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 22 .192 .234 .205 .439 2.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1946 23 STL NL P 23 22 168.3 10 43 3 4 .946 2.83    
1947 24 STL NL P 39 39 287.3 18 59 0 4 1.000 2.41    
1948 25 STL NL P 18 10 89.3 10 18 3 2 .903 2.82    
1949 26 OAK AL P 75 8 128.7 11 28 0 1 1.000 2.73    
1950 27 OAK AL P 7 7 49.7 3 10 0 1 1.000 2.36    
1951 28 OAK AL P 23 15 111.3 7 14 0 1 1.000 1.70    
1952 29 OAK AL P 51 2 80.3 5 11 0 0 1.000 1.79    
1953 30 BSN NL P 34 34 258.3 14 38 1 2 .981 1.81    
1954 31 BSN NL P 38 10 91.3 9 12 0 0 1.000 2.07    
1955 32 MON NL P 62 5 102.0 3 23 0 1 1.000 2.29    
1956 33 MON NL P 10 0 16.3 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.20    
1957 34 MON NL P 2 1 5.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   382 153 1388.3 90 260 7 16 .980 2.27    
Career Highs   75 39 287.3 18 59 3 4 1.000 2.83    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1947-4-19
 Games Pitched
1949-5-75
 Games Started
1947-8-39
 Complete Games
1947-10-14
 Shutouts
1950-7-1
1951-4-2
1953-6-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1947-7-30
1953-10-36
Walks Allowed
1947-3-148
 Hits per 9IP
1953-9-8.1
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1953-8-5.9
 OAVG
1953-8-.239
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Wayne Twitchell (950)
  2. Saul Rogovin (943)
  3. Charlie Hough (935)
  4. Lou Brissie (932)
  5. Gene Schott (927)
  6. Red Ruffing (926)
  7. Karl Drews (925)
  8. Sam Nahem (924)
  9. Bump Hadley (923)
  10. Bill Lee (922)
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  1. Gene Schott (992)
  2. Bill Zuber (989)
  3. Jakie May (988)
  4. Virgil Jester (988)
  5. Walter Beall (988)
  6. Tim McNamara (987)
  7. Jim Maloney (987)
  8. Bill Lee (986)
  9. Harry Gumbert (986)
  10. Bill Sayles (985)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by St. Louis in 1942
Injured on 5/11/1943 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 8/1/1943 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 6/29/1944 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 8/20/1944 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 4/4/1945 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 6/1/1946, off Cliff Fannin (SEM)
Earned first career win on 6/23/1946
Hit first career homerun on 6/29/1947, off Dave Ferriss (SDP)
Traded from St. Louis to Detroit on 2/3/1949 (Going to STL: P Joe Page. Going to DET: P Joe Coleman)
Traded from Detroit to Oakland on 2/3/1949 (Going to DET: 2B Red Borom. Going to OAK: P Joe Coleman, P Johnny Humphries)
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $905,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $905,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,512,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,512,857 through salary arbitration
Traded from Oakland to Boston (N) on 3/3/1953 (Going to BSN: 1B Pete Runnels, P Joe Coleman, 2B Eddie Stanky. Going to OAK: RF Larry Doby)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1953, going 4-0, 1.56
10/3/1953: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Boston (N) to Montreal on 2/1/1955 (Going to BSN: LF Minnie Minoso. Going to MON: P Joe Coleman)
Injured on 9/13/1955 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
10/20/1955: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $1,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 9/15/1957 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
 
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