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King Cole
Leonard Leslie Cole

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 170 lb.

Debut October 6, 1909
Final Game September 20, 1915
Born April 15, 1886 in Toledo, IA
Died January 6, 1916 in Bay City, MI

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1909 23 CHC NL   1   0   1   1   1   1   0  0    9.0    6    0    0   0    3    1   0   0    34       0  0.00  2.54  inf 1.000
 1910 24 CHC NL  20   4  33  29  21   4   2  1  239.7  174   64   48   2  130  114   9   9   962       0  1.80  2.87  159 1.268
 1911 25 CHC NL  18   7  32  27  13   2   4  0  221.3  188   87   77   3   99  101   9  11   903       2  3.13  3.29  105 1.297
 1912 26 TOT NL   3   4  20   7   2   0  10  0   68.0   97   68   58   3   26   20   4   1   318       0  7.68  3.27   43 1.809
         CHC NL   1   2   8   3   0   0   4  0   19.0   36   26   23   2    8    9   2   0   100       0 10.89  3.30   30 2.316
         PIT NL   2   2  12   4   2   0   6  0   49.0   61   42   35   1   18   11   2   1   218       0  6.43  3.26   51 1.612
 1914 28 NYY AL  11   9  33  15   8   2  12  0  141.7  151   63   52   3   51   43   1   2   576       0  3.30  2.76   84 1.426
 1915 29 NYY AL   3   3  10   6   2   0   4  1   51.0   41   27   18   2   22   19   3   2   208       0  3.18  2.93   92 1.235
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .675  56  27 129  85  47   9  32  2  730.7  657  309  253  13  331  298  26  25  3001       2  3.12  3.01   97 1.352
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    17   8  40  27  14   2  10  0  232.0  208   98   80   4  105   94   8   7   953   0   0  3.12  3.01   97 1.352
 Career High     20   9  33  29  21   4  12  1  239.7  188   87   77   3  130  114   9  11   962   0   2  1.80  3.29  159 1.235

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1909 23 CHC NL   1    4    1    3   0  1   0    0   0      0      .750  .750 1.250  512    5   0           0    
 1910 24 CHC NL  34   91    7   21   2  1   0    9   1      3  25  .231  .255  .275   55   25   5           0    
 1911 25 CHC NL  32   79    7   12   1  1   0    0   1      1  23  .152  .183  .190    4   15   3           2    
 1912 26 TOT NL  20   20    2    4   1  0   0    5   0      1   6  .200  .238  .250   34    5   1           0    
         CHC NL   8    5    0    2   1  0   0    1   0      0   2  .400  .400  .600  171    3   0           0    
         PIT NL  12   15    2    2   0  0   0    4   0      1   4  .133  .188  .133  -11    2   1           0    
 1914 28 NYY AL  33   42    0    2   1  0   0    2   0      1  20  .048  .070  .071  -58    3   2           0    
 1915 29 NYY AL  10   13    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      1   6  .077  .143  .077  -34    1   2           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      130  249   17   43   5  3   0   16   2  0   7  80  .173  .202  .217   21   54  13   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        310   21   54   6  4   0   20   2  0   9 100  .173  .202  .217   21   67  16   0   0   2   0
 Career High     34   91    7   21   2  1   0    9   1  0   3  25                          25   5   0   0   2   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1909 23 CHC NL    4    1    4 107.9    79| .750  .256| .750  .324|1.250  .329|2.000  .653| 512  .998   1.7   0.2     
 1910 24 CHC NL   99   75    6   2.1    87| .231  .262| .255  .336| .275  .347| .530  .683|  55  .272  -5.6  -0.6     
 1911 25 CHC NL   85   70    2   0.8    96| .152  .268| .183  .346| .190  .369| .373  .715|   4  .046 -10.6  -1.1     
 1912 26 TOT NL   22   17    1   1.6    99| .200  .279| .238  .349| .250  .380| .488  .729|  34  .140  -1.8  -0.2     
         CHC NL    5    3    1   8.9   100| .400  .280| .400  .350| .600  .382|1.000  .732| 171  .794   0.5   0.0     
         PIT NL   17   14    0   0.0    99| .133  .279| .188  .349| .133  .380| .321  .729| -11  .000  -2.3  -0.2     
 1914 28 NYY AL   45   42    0   0.0    82| .048  .256| .070  .330| .071  .336| .141  .665| -58  .000  -8.2  -1.0     
 1915 29 NYY AL   16   14    0   0.0    83| .077  .255| .143  .333| .077  .335| .220  .668| -34  .000  -2.2  -0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       271  219   13   1.6    90| .173  .264| .202  .339| .217  .354| .419  .693|  21  .174 -26.7  -3.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1909 23 CHC NL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.00 1.00 2.80 1 9.0 1910 24 CHC NL P 33 3 65 7 3 .907 .944 2.06 1.77 2.55 2.82 29 239.7 1911 25 CHC NL P 32 3 52 5 5 .917 .943 1.72 1.72 2.24 2.77 27 221.3 1912 26 TOT NL P 20 1 21 3 0 .880 .948 1.10 1.55 2.91 2.54 7 68.0 CHC NL P 8 1 7 1 0 .889 .952 1.00 1.55 3.79 2.56 3 19.0 PIT NL P 12 0 14 2 0 .875 .946 1.17 1.55 2.57 2.53 4 49.0 1914 28 NYY AL P 33 4 29 3 1 .917 .935 1.00 1.74 2.10 2.96 15 141.7 1915 29 NYY AL P 10 1 16 4 1 .810 .939 1.70 1.80 3.00 3.02 6 51.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1909 23 CHC NL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.00 1.00 2.80 1 9.0 1910 24 CHC NL P 33 3 65 7 3 .907 .944 2.06 1.77 2.55 2.82 29 239.7 1911 25 CHC NL P 32 3 52 5 5 .917 .943 1.72 1.72 2.24 2.77 27 221.3 1912 26 TOT NL P 20 1 21 3 0 .880 .948 1.10 1.55 2.91 2.54 7 68.0 CHC NL P 8 1 7 1 0 .889 .952 1.00 1.55 3.79 2.56 3 19.0 PIT NL P 12 0 14 2 0 .875 .946 1.17 1.55 2.57 2.53 4 49.0 1914 28 NYY AL P 33 4 29 3 1 .917 .935 1.00 1.74 2.10 2.96 15 141.7 1915 29 NYY AL P 10 1 16 4 1 .810 .939 1.70 1.80 3.00 3.02 6 51.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 129 12 184 22 10 .899 .942 1.52 1.72 2.41 2.82 85 730.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 129 12 184 22 10 .899 .942 1.52 1.72 2.41 2.82 85 731
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1910   WS    CHC PHA     L   1   1   3.38  0  0  0  0   8    10   3   3   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1910   WS    CHC PHA     L   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1910 NL-1.80-1

Wins
1910 NL-20-4
1911 NL-18-9

Won-Loss %
1910 NL-.833-2
1911 NL-.720-3

Hits Allowed/9IP
1910 NL-6.53-1
1911 NL-7.64-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1910 NL-4.28-7

Strikeouts
1910 NL-114-8

Comp. Games
1910 NL-21-7

Shutouts
1910 NL-4-5

Bases On Balls Allow.
1910 NL-130-2

Wild Pitches
1910 NL-9-2
1911 NL-11-1

Hit Batsmen
1910 NL-9-10

Adjusted ERA+
1910 NL-159-1

Black Ink: Pitching - 6 (368) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 29 (801) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 24.0 (210) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 22.0 (550) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

August 19, 1909: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Bay City (Southern Michigan).

May 30, 1912: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Solly Hofman to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tommy Leach and Lefty Leifield.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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