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Joe
Coleman		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 3, 1947 in Usa, MA, BOSTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1970   
All-Star Selections 1974    1975   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 18 LAD NL   8 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 6
1966 19 LAD NL   8 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1967 20 LAD NL   8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1968 21 LAD NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
1969 22 LAD NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
1970 23 LAD NL $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
1971 24 LAD NL $ 300,000 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
1972 25 LAD NL $ 2,685,714 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
1973 26 LAD NL $ 3,328,571 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
1974 27 CLE AL $ 4,135,714 8 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
1975 28 CLE AL $ 9,500,000 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 4 4 4
1976 29 CLE AL $ 9,500,000 8 7 8 8 7 7 7 4 4 4
1977 30 CLE AL $ 9,500,000 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 4 4 4
1978 31 BAL AL $ 9,500,000 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 4 4 4
1979 32 TOR AL $ 6,000,000 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4
1980 33 TOR AL $ 6,000,000 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
1981 34 TOR AL $ 3,940,000 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,500,000 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 18 LAD NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 19 LAD NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 20 LAD NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 21 LAD NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 22 LAD NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 23 LAD NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 24 LAD NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 25 LAD NL $ 2,685,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 26 LAD NL $ 3,328,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 27 CLE AL $ 4,135,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 28 CLE AL $ 9,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 29 CLE AL $ 9,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 30 CLE AL $ 9,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1978 31 BAL AL $ 9,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1979 32 TOR AL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1980 33 TOR AL $ 6,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1981 34 TOR AL $ 3,940,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,500,000   1 1 1 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
1965 18 AAA   11 7 .611 30 30 2 1 0 212.0 199 76 18 76 184 3.23 .246 .311 .369 .680  
1966 19 AAA   8 16 .333 30 30 1 1 0 206.0 195 90 32 75 182 3.93 .246 .311 .414 .725  
1967 20 AAA   11 12 .478 28 28 3 1 0 191.7 181 56 13 64 184 2.63 .246 .306 .332 .638  
1968 21 LAD NL 6 5 .545 36 12 0 0 2 100.0 104 54 16 45 72 4.86 .269 .344 .429 .773 2.3
    AAA   5 3 .625 12 12 0 0 0 83.3 70 28 11 29 82 3.02 .224 .290 .381 .672  
1969 22 LAD NL 10 14 .417 29 29 8 3 0 222.7 221 101 30 70 144 4.08 .260 .316 .409 .725 9.2
1970 23 LAD NL 15 12 .556 32 32 2 1 0 242.7 212 89 26 81 181 3.30 .232 .298 .370 .668 16.1
1971 24 LAD NL 12 12 .500 32 27 5 1 1 210.7 210 100 24 78 151 4.27 .257 .322 .388 .710 10.0
1972 25 LAD NL 16 14 .533 33 33 11 0 0 257.7 236 113 27 94 176 3.95 .243 .310 .374 .685 14.4
1973 26 LAD NL 16 9 .640 32 32 8 2 0 233.3 211 97 25 82 176 3.74 .237 .305 .367 .672 15.0
1974 27 CLE AL 15 10 .600 36 36 5 1 0 267.7 263 129 26 101 195 4.34 .254 .323 .377 .701 16.5
1975 28 CLE AL 18 12 .600 32 32 7 1 0 249.0 235 112 29 73 182 4.05 .247 .302 .393 .695 17.6
1976 29 CLE AL 10 14 .417 30 27 9 0 2 211.7 197 99 25 66 139 4.21 .247 .302 .391 .693 13.1
1977 30 CLE AL 2 7 .222 17 17 5 0 0 120.0 129 69 19 42 67 5.18 .276 .339 .452 .790 3.5
    AAA   6 1 .857 7 7 2 1 0 56.3 40 10 4 12 56 1.60 .200 .245 .295 .540  
1978 31 BAL AL 10 18 .357 33 33 4 0 0 244.3 253 109 31 92 164 4.02 .265 .331 .400 .732 16.6
1979 32 TOR AL 16 16 .500 35 35 5 2 0 246.7 242 110 32 87 151 4.01 .254 .317 .413 .730 12.8
1980 33 TOR AL 10 7 .588 51 18 1 1 0 186.0 197 96 20 61 114 4.65 .270 .326 .412 .737 9.3
1981 34 AAA   15 6 .714 29 29 5 1 0 210.0 166 58 17 53 193 2.49 .212 .262 .330 .592  
13 Years Sim 156 150 .510 428 363 70 12 5 2792.3 2710 1278 330 972 1912 4.12 .253 .316 .394 .710 156.5
6 Years AAA 56 45 .554 136 136 13 5 0 959.3 851 318 95 309 881 2.98 .234 .294 .360 .654  
Season Average 12 11 .522 32 27 5 0 0 214.8 208 98 25 74 147 4.12 .253 .316 .394 .710  
Career Highs 18 18 .640 51 36 11 3 2 267.7 263 129 32 101 195 5.18 .276 .344 .452 .790  
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   1320 660 180 477 1061   .241 .302 .388 .690
vs LH   1390 618 150 495 851   .266 .329 .401 .730
Home 71 81 .467 215 178 32 7 2 1401.6 1346 644 160 494 930 4.14 .250 .313 .387 .701
Away 85 69 .552 213 185 38 5 3 1390.6 1364 634 170 478 982 4.10 .256 .317 .401 .718
Mar/Apr 21 18 .538 57 54 9 2 2 387.0 385 185 51 146 261 4.30 .259 .325 .410 .735
May 29 33 .468 71 71 17 4 0 529.3 485 224 45 190 342 3.81 .242 .308 .358 .665
June 29 21 .580 71 61 9 2 0 464.9 435 200 54 158 316 3.87 .245 .307 .383 .690
July 23 35 .397 79 66 13 1 1 521.0 528 259 66 186 368 4.47 .263 .325 .413 .738
August 24 21 .533 79 50 9 2 2 415.6 411 184 46 131 277 3.98 .255 .311 .392 .703
Sep/Oct 30 22 .577 71 61 15 2 0 474.3 466 226 68 161 348 4.29 .255 .316 .413 .729
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
1968 21 LAD NL 36 23 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .130 .130 .130 .261 -0.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 36 23 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .130 .130 .130 .261 -0.1 0.0
162 Game Average 103 4 13 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 31 .130 .130 .130 .261 -0.3  
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   12 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
vs LH   11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Home 20 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Away 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.2
RISP   7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Close/Late   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
July 7 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.4
Sep/Oct 7 15 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1968 21 LAD NL P 36 12 100.0 5 25 1 1 .968 2.70    
1969 22 LAD NL P 29 29 222.7 13 32 0 3 1.000 1.82    
1970 23 LAD NL P 32 32 242.7 9 35 0 4 1.000 1.63    
1971 24 LAD NL P 32 27 210.7 15 36 0 0 1.000 2.18    
1972 25 LAD NL P 33 33 257.7 10 35 1 3 .978 1.57    
1973 26 LAD NL P 32 32 233.3 9 26 3 0 .921 1.35    
1974 27 CLE AL P 36 36 267.7 15 33 1 3 .980 1.61    
1975 28 CLE AL P 32 32 249.0 9 35 4 1 .917 1.59    
1976 29 CLE AL P 30 27 211.7 15 23 3 3 .927 1.62    
1977 30 CLE AL P 17 17 120.0 11 25 0 1 1.000 2.70    
1978 31 BAL AL P 33 33 244.3 12 41 3 6 .946 1.95    
1979 32 TOR AL P 35 35 246.7 15 48 0 8 1.000 2.30    
1980 33 TOR AL P 51 18 186.0 13 25 1 1 .974 1.84    
Career Totals   428 363 2792.3 151 419 17 34 .971 1.84    
Career Highs   51 36 267.7 15 48 4 8 1.000 2.70    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1969 22 LAD NL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 14.7 12 7 2 7 10 4.30 .226 .317 .340 .656
1970 23 LAD NL 1 1 .500 5 5 2 1 0 33.0 29 23 5 14 25 6.27 .242 .321 .425 .746
1974 27 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 14.7 14 3 1 9 6 1.84 .259 .365 .370 .735
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 2 .600 9 9 2 1 0 62.3 55 33 8 30 41 4.77 .242 .331 .392 .723
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1970-6-3.30
 Wins
1972-10-16
1974-10-15
1975-4-18
1979-4-16
 Losses
1978-3-18
1979-10-16
 Winning Pct
1974-9-.600
 Games Started
1974-3-36
1979-4-35
 Complete Games
1972-9-11
1975-10-7
1976-8-9
Shutouts
1969-3-3
1971-10-1
1973-8-2
1974-7-1
1975-7-1
1979-9-2
 Innings Pitched
1972-8-257.7
1974-4-267.7
1975-9-249.0
1979-10-246.7
 Hits Allowed
1974-9-263
 Homeruns Allowed
1969-6-30
1975-4-29
1978-2-31
1979-2-32
 Strikeouts
1970-9-181
1974-2-195
1975-6-182
1978-4-164
1979-5-151
 Walks Allowed
1974-10-101
Hits per 9IP
1970-8-7.9
1973-10-8.1
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1970-8-6.7
1973-8-6.8
1978-6-6.0
1979-7-5.5
 WHiP
1970-9-1.21
1975-6-1.24
 OAVG
1970-8-.232
1973-7-.237
 OOBP
1970-10-.298
1975-6-.302
1976-10-.302
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 81    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  5. Danny Frisella (933)
  6. Danny McDevitt (930)
  7. Mort Cooper (925)
  8. Danny Darwin (920)
  9. Bill Stoneman (919)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1965
Injured on 6/9/1967 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 6/16/1968
Had first career hit on 7/14/1968, off Howie Nunn (COL)
Injured on 6/3/1969 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 10/10/1970 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Won World Championship with Los Angeles in 1970
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,328,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,135,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Los Angeles to Cleveland (A) on 2/13/1974 (Going to LAD: LF Dave Kingman. Going to CLE: P Joe Coleman, 3B Lou Piniella)
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
9/1/1974: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (A), $9,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Baltimore on 2/14/1978 (Going to CLE: P Bill Moran. Going to BAL: P Joe Coleman)
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/13/1979 to a 2-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1979, going 3-1, 1.66
6/1/1980: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $3,940,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 6/8/1981 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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