Duff Cooley

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Duff Gordon Cooley (Sir Richard or Dick)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 158 lb.

Debut July 27, 1893
Final Game August 25, 1905
Born March 29, 1873 in Leavenworth, KS USA
Died August 9, 1937 in Dallas, TX USA

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Duff Cooley played thirteen years in the majors. His last year was with the 1905 Tigers, in the year that an 18-year-old Ty Cobb came up. Cobb took his place in the outfield the following year.

According to similarity scores, the most similar player to Duff Cooley is Lance Johnson, which is not as bad a comp as it might seem at first: Duff had an Adjusted OPS+ of 103 for his career, while Lance had a 95. Duff hit over .300 five times during a lively ball era, while Lance hit over .300 six times during a similar time of big hitting. Duff had 224 stolen bases while Lance had 327. Duff split his time between left and center, while Lance played mostly center.

Cooley was only the second player from Kansas to break into the majors, and still one of the few Kansans with over 5,000 major league at-bats.