Home | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaderboards | Win Shares | Awards | Help
Ernie
Koy		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: September 17, 1909 in Usa, TX, SEALY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1940   
All-Star Selections 1942   
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
1938 28 CIN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9 4 4 4 7 7 7
1939 29 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 4 4 4 7 7 7
1940 30 MIN AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 3 3 3 7 7 7
1941 31 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9 3 3 3 7 7 7
1942 32 MIN AL $ 1,542,857   7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9 3 3 3 6 6 6
1943 33 MIN AL $ 3,078,571   6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 3 3 3 6 6 6
1944 34 MIN AL $ 3,078,571   5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,078,571   8 8 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 4 4 4 7 7 7
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
1938 28 CIN NL 98 211 37 74 19 9 2 48 0 0 14 29 .351 .392 .555 .947 37.8 9.0
1939 29 MIN AL 124 412 56 107 25 3 4 40 9 4 29 54 .260 .308 .364 .672 42.3 4.7
    AAA   26 109 19 40 13 3 4 15 3 2 9 12 .367 .415 .651 1.067 24.6  
1940 30 MIN AL 149 548 78 168 38 7 9 78 10 5 22 73 .307 .332 .451 .782 74.9 16.0
1941 31 MIN AL 155 588 75 148 39 8 6 56 6 7 34 83 .252 .294 .376 .670 59.9 6.3
1942 32 MIN AL 157 627 94 198 49 10 15 83 8 5 29 94 .316 .348 .498 .846 96.5 16.3
1943 33 MIN AL 153 628 102 190 56 10 11 64 6 4 35 104 .303 .341 .476 .817 91.2 14.2
1944 34 MIN AL 148 543 73 148 48 7 13 72 1 1 28 112 .273 .310 .459 .769 69.9 9.9
7 Years Sim 984 3557 515 1033 274 54 60 441 40 26 191 549 .290 .327 .448 .776 472.5 76.4
1 Years AAA 26 109 19 40 13 3 4 15 3 2 9 12 .367 .415 .651 1.067 24.6  
162 Game Average 585 84 170 45 8 9 72 6 4 31 90 .290 .327 .448 .776 77.8  
Career Highs 157 628 102 198 56 10 15 83 10 7 35 112 .351 .392 .555 .947 96.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2405 349 675 176 28 45 282 29 17 122 372 .281 .316 .433 .749 308.8
vs LH   1152 166 358 98 26 15 159 11 9 69 177 .311 .352 .480 .832 175.0
Home 494 1747 257 528 146 24 32 212 21 8 91 271 .302 .338 .468 .807 254.3
Away 490 1810 258 505 128 30 28 229 19 18 100 278 .279 .317 .429 .746 229.6
RISP   779 0 252 73 15 12 337 0 0 52 142 .323 .363 .502 .864 128.5
Pinch Hitting   145 22 44 8 5 1 26 2 0 6 20 .303 .331 .448 .779 20.1
Close/Late   417 49 120 36 10 5 52 0 0 33 45 .288 .341 .458 .799 60.7
Mar/Apr 115 353 50 103 29 4 4 35 6 4 22 50 .292 .335 .431 .766 47.1
May 179 619 99 176 51 12 13 87 7 3 34 96 .284 .322 .468 .791 87.3
June 170 643 101 189 46 11 8 75 13 6 33 99 .294 .330 .437 .767 86.1
July 172 634 75 179 46 5 10 73 4 4 27 104 .282 .313 .418 .731 76.7
August 174 665 95 191 46 12 12 68 7 3 37 111 .287 .324 .447 .771 90.8
Sep/Oct 174 643 95 195 56 10 13 103 3 6 38 89 .303 .344 .482 .826 96.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1938 28 CIN NL LF 54 16 232.0 47 5 0 0 1.000 2.02   1.3
    CF 25 14 142.7 47 1 1 0 .980 3.03    
1939 29 MIN AL CF 98 90 796.0 260 6 6 1 .978 3.01   3.4
    LF 6 4 42.0 13 0 0 0 1.000 2.79    
1940 30 MIN AL LF 129 122 1066.3 247 8 4 1 .985 2.15   3.1
    CF 2 0 8.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1941 31 MIN AL LF 152 142 1271.7 271 7 4 1 .986 1.97   3.9
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1942 32 MIN AL LF 155 146 1302.7 280 13 11 5 .964 2.02   3.1
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1943 33 MIN AL LF 148 145 1231.3 229 13 15 2 .942 1.77   1.8
1944 34 MIN AL CF 123 123 1071.0 326 14 17 3 .952 2.86   3.5
    LF 15 2 45.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.60    
  LF 659 577 5191.0 1095 46 34 9 .971 1.98   13.2
  CF 250 227 2019.7 638 21 24 4 .965 2.94   6.9
Career Totals   909 804 7210.6 1733 67 58 13 .969 2.25   20.1
Career Highs   156 146 1303.7 334 14 17 5 .990 3.00    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1938 28 CIN NL 9 14 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286
Career Post-Season Batting 9 14 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1940-10-.307
1942-10-.316
 Slugging Pct
1942-9-.498
 Games
1941-7-155
1942-4-157
 At-Bats
1941-7-588
1942-1-627
1943-3-628
 Runs
1943-9-102
 Hits
1942-2-198
1943-4-190
Total Bases
1942-5-312
1943-4-299
 Singles
1942-9-124
 Doubles
1942-1-49
1943-1-56
1944-1-48
 Triples
1938-3-9
1941-7-8
1942-3-10
1943-2-10
1944-7-7
 Stolen Bases
1939-8-9
1940-10-10
 Caught Stealing
1939-10-4
1940-7-5
1941-8-7
1943-10-4
Strikeouts
1941-7-83
1942-4-94
1943-3-104
1944-3-112
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 40    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Harold Baines (952)
  2. Wally Moses (939)
  3. Danny Taylor (936)
  4. Dave Harris (935)
  5. Gene Moore (932)
  6. R.J. Reynolds (931)
  7. Kiki Cuyler (929)
  8. Joe Gallagher (928)
  9. Dick Cox (925)
  10. Andy Van Slyke (918)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1938
Injured on 3/12/1938 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Had first career hit (triple) on 5/2/1938, off Max Butcher (DET)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Brooklyn on 6/25/1938
Hit first career homerun on 7/7/1938, off Lefty Grove (DET)
Traded from Cincinnati to Minnesota on 2/1/1939 (Going to MIN: LF Ernie Koy, 1B Zeke Bonura, CF Wally Moses. Going to CIN: RF Tommy Henrich, 1B Lou Gehrig, CF Sam West)
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against St. Louis (C) on 9/10/1939
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1940
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration
Hit for the cycle against Detroit on 6/1/1942
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1943, hitting .385 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (N), driving in 4 runs on 5/20/1944
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1944, hitting .360 with 5 HR, 10 RBI
 
For questions or to report errors, please send us a note.