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Vince Coleman
Vincent Maurice Coleman (Vincent Van Go)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Debut April 18, 1985
  vs. MON 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 SB
Final Game April 14, 1997
Born September 22, 1961 in Jacksonville, FL

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1982. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1985 23 STL NL 151  636  107  170  20 10   1   40 110 25  50 115  .267  .320  .335   84  213   5   1   1   0   3 MVP-11,RoY-1
 1986 24 STL NL 154  600   94  139  13  8   0   29 107 14  60  98  .232  .301  .280   62  168   3   5   0   2   4
 1987 25 STL NL 151  623  121  180  14 10   3   43 109 22  70 126  .289  .363  .358   91  223   5   1   0   3   7 MVP-12
 1988 26 STL NL 153  616   77  160  20 10   3   38  81 27  49 111  .260  .313  .339   87  209   8   5   4   1   4 AS
 1989 27 STL NL 145  563   94  143  21  9   2   28  65 10  50  90  .254  .316  .334   84  188   7   2   0   2   4 AS
 1990 28 STL NL 124  497   73  145  18  9   6   39  77 17  35  88  .292  .340  .400  104  199   4   1   1   2   6
 1991 29 NYM NL  72  278   45   71   7  5   1   17  37 14  39  47  .255  .347  .327   92   91   1   0   0   0   3
 1992 30 NYM NL  71  229   37   63  11  1   2   21  24  9  27  41  .275  .355  .358  104   82   2   1   3   2   1
 1993 31 NYM NL  92  373   64  104  14  8   2   25  38 13  21  58  .279  .316  .375   86  140   3   2   1   0   2
 1994 32 KCR AL 104  438   61  105  14 12   2   33  50  8  29  72  .240  .285  .340   59  149   4   5   0   1   2
 1995 33 TOT AL 115  455   66  131  23  6   5   29  42 16  37  80  .288  .343  .398   92  181   5   1   2   2   8
         KCR AL  75  293   39   84  13  4   4   20  26  9  27  48  .287  .348  .399   94  117   2   1   1   1   7
         SEA AL  40  162   27   47  10  2   1    9  16  7  10  32  .290  .335  .395   89   64   3   0   1   1   1
 1996 34 CIN NL  33   84   10   13   1  1   1    4  12  2   9  31  .155  .237  .226   23   19   1   0   0   0   0
 1997 35 DET AL   6   14    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .071  .133  .071  -44    1   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons         5406      1425     89      346    177     960  .264  .324  .345   83       48  24  12  15  45
               1371       849      176     28      752    477                            1863
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        639  100  168  21 11   3   41  89 21  56 113  .264  .324  .345   83  220   6   3   1   2   5
 Career High    154  636  121  180  23 12   6   43 110 27  70 126  .292  .363  .400  104  223   8   5   4   3   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1985 23 STL NL  692  500   79   4.3    95| .267  .260| .320  .328| .335  .387| .655  .715|  84  .505 -14.9  -1.5  81%
 1986 24 STL NL  670  487   67   3.7    97| .232  .261| .301  .331| .280  .394| .581  .726|  62  .432 -31.5  -3.3  88%
 1987 25 STL NL  702  478   96   5.4   108| .289  .271| .363  .341| .358  .423| .721  .764|  91  .558  -7.9  -0.8  83%
 1988 26 STL NL  679  500   71   3.8    90| .260  .257| .313  .321| .339  .378| .652  .699|  87  .481 -11.2  -1.2  75%
 1989 27 STL NL  624  443   70   4.3    93| .254  .257| .316  .325| .334  .383| .650  .708|  84  .523 -12.4  -1.3  86%
 1990 28 STL NL  539  380   74   5.2    98| .292  .264| .340  .331| .400  .397| .740  .728| 104  .578   0.9   0.1  81%
 1991 29 NYM NL  318  225   35   4.2    93| .255  .256| .347  .324| .327  .384| .674  .708|  92  .499  -2.3  -0.2  72%
 1992 30 NYM NL  261  179   32   4.8    91| .275  .258| .355  .323| .358  .380| .713  .703| 104  .571   2.2   0.2  72%
 1993 31 NYM NL  399  289   46   4.3   103| .279  .270| .316  .335| .375  .411| .691  .746|  86  .462  -8.9  -0.9  74%
 1994 32 KCR AL  477  352   49   3.7   115| .240  .277| .285  .350| .340  .442| .625  .792|  59  .341 -30.0  -2.8  86%
 1995 33 TOT AL  500  354   63   4.8   110| .288  .272| .343  .345| .398  .429| .741  .774|  92  .457  -6.2  -0.6  72%
         KCR AL  324  228   41   4.8   110| .287  .272| .348  .346| .399  .429| .747  .774|  94  .462  -3.2  -0.3  74%
         SEA AL  176  126   22   4.7   110| .290  .271| .335  .345| .395  .429| .730  .774|  89  .448  -3.0  -0.3  69%
 1996 34 CIN NL   94   74    6   2.2   108| .155  .271| .237  .340| .226  .424| .463  .764|  23  .189  -9.9  -1.0  85%
 1997 35 DET AL   15   14    0   0.0   108| .071  .270| .133  .339| .071  .427| .204  .766| -44  .000  -3.0  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     5970 4275  688   4.3   100| .264  .264| .324  .333| .345  .401| .669  .734|  83  .484 -135.1 -13.6  80%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1985 23 STL NL OF 150 305 16 7 1 .979 .979 2.14 1.88 2.17 2.20 149 1332.7 LF 138 265 9 5 0 .982 .977 1.99 1.50 2.14 1.92 129 1154.0 CF 17 30 0 1 0 .968 .980 1.76 2.26 2.55 2.66 10 105.7 RF 10 12 1 1 1 .929 .977 1.30 1.68 1.60 2.02 10 73.0 1986 24 STL NL OF 149 300 12 9 2 .972 .979 2.09 1.82 2.15 2.19 145 1307.3 LF 131 250 8 8 1 .970 .975 1.97 1.44 2.02 1.97 128 1151.3 CF 20 50 3 1 1 .981 .983 2.65 2.05 3.06 2.59 17 156.0 1987 25 STL NL LF 150 272 15 9 3 .970 .981 1.91 1.58 1.96 2.04 150 1319.3 1988 26 STL NL OF 150 290 14 9 1 .971 .982 2.03 1.98 2.07 2.28 149 1318.7 AS LF 127 250 13 6 1 .978 .980 2.07 1.75 2.11 2.13 125 1123.0 AS CF 24 41 1 3 0 .933 .986 1.75 2.28 1.93 2.66 24 195.7 AS 1989 27 STL NL LF 142 247 5 10 1 .962 .981 1.77 1.72 1.90 2.15 134 1194.7 AS 1990 28 STL NL OF 120 244 12 5 2 .981 .981 2.13 2.01 2.24 2.39 115 1028.0 LF 118 239 10 5 1 .980 .979 2.11 1.71 2.22 2.19 113 1008.0 RF 2 4 2 0 1 1.000 .984 3.00 1.80 2.70 2.21 2 20.0 1991 29 NYM NL CF 70 132 5 3 0 .979 .985 1.96 2.12 2.04 2.59 70 603.0 1992 30 NYM NL OF 61 112 2 1 2 .991 .983 1.87 1.96 2.10 2.34 60 489.0 LF 42 54 2 1 2 .982 .979 1.33 1.65 1.60 2.16 40 314.7 CF 21 58 0 0 0 1.000 .990 2.76 2.44 2.99 2.80 20 174.3 1993 31 NYM NL LF 90 160 5 3 0 .982 .975 1.83 1.69 2.00 2.11 88 744.3 1994 32 KCR AL LF 99 163 11 8 3 .956 .978 1.76 1.80 1.80 2.16 98 871.3 DH 5 1995 33 TOT AL OF 107 191 9 4 2 .980 .983 1.87 1.99 1.96 2.33 107 919.0 TOT AL LF 95 178 9 3 2 .984 .982 1.97 1.75 2.06 2.22 95 816.7 KCR AL OF 69 109 7 3 2 .975 .983 1.68 1.99 1.75 2.33 69 597.3 LF 57 95 7 2 2 .981 .982 1.79 1.75 1.85 2.22 57 495.0 RF 13 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 0.92 1.63 1.08 2.05 12 100.3 DH 4 CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.40 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 SEA AL LF 38 83 2 1 0 .988 .982 2.24 1.75 2.38 2.22 38 321.7 1996 34 CIN NL LF 20 28 2 1 0 .968 .974 1.50 1.45 1.79 1.85 17 150.7 1997 35 DET AL OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 2.03 1.80 2.34 1 15.0 LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.70 2.08 2.08 1 13.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1985 23 STL NL CF 17 30 0 1 0 .968 .980 1.76 2.26 2.55 2.66 10 105.7 1986 24 STL NL CF 20 50 3 1 1 .981 .983 2.65 2.05 3.06 2.59 17 156.0 1988 26 STL NL CF 24 41 1 3 0 .933 .986 1.75 2.28 1.93 2.66 24 195.7 1991 29 NYM NL CF 70 132 5 3 0 .979 .985 1.96 2.12 2.04 2.59 70 603.0 1992 30 NYM NL CF 21 58 0 0 0 1.000 .990 2.76 2.44 2.99 2.80 20 174.3 1995 33 KCR AL CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.40 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 1997 35 DET AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1994 32 KCR AL DH 5 1995 33 KCR AL DH 4 1997 35 DET AL DH 1 1985 23 STL NL LF 138 265 9 5 0 .982 .977 1.99 1.50 2.14 1.92 129 1154.0 1986 24 STL NL LF 131 250 8 8 1 .970 .975 1.97 1.44 2.02 1.97 128 1151.3 1987 25 STL NL LF 150 272 15 9 3 .970 .981 1.91 1.58 1.96 2.04 150 1319.3 1988 26 STL NL LF 127 250 13 6 1 .978 .980 2.07 1.75 2.11 2.13 125 1123.0 1989 27 STL NL LF 142 247 5 10 1 .962 .981 1.77 1.72 1.90 2.15 134 1194.7 1990 28 STL NL LF 118 239 10 5 1 .980 .979 2.11 1.71 2.22 2.19 113 1008.0 1992 30 NYM NL LF 42 54 2 1 2 .982 .979 1.33 1.65 1.60 2.16 40 314.7 1993 31 NYM NL LF 90 160 5 3 0 .982 .975 1.83 1.69 2.00 2.11 88 744.3 1994 32 KCR AL LF 99 163 11 8 3 .956 .978 1.76 1.80 1.80 2.16 98 871.3 1995 33 TOT AL LF 95 178 9 3 2 .984 .982 1.97 1.75 2.06 2.22 95 816.7 KCR AL LF 57 95 7 2 2 .981 .982 1.79 1.75 1.85 2.22 57 495.0 SEA AL LF 38 83 2 1 0 .988 .982 2.24 1.75 2.38 2.22 38 321.7 1996 34 CIN NL LF 20 28 2 1 0 .968 .974 1.50 1.45 1.79 1.85 17 150.7 1997 35 DET AL LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.70 2.08 2.08 1 13.0 1985 23 STL NL OF 150 305 16 7 1 .979 .979 2.14 1.88 2.17 2.20 149 1332.7 1986 24 STL NL OF 149 300 12 9 2 .972 .979 2.09 1.82 2.15 2.19 145 1307.3 1987 25 STL NL OF 150 274 16 9 3 .970 .981 1.93 1.83 1.98 2.19 150 1319.3 1988 26 STL NL OF 150 290 14 9 1 .971 .982 2.03 1.98 2.07 2.28 149 1318.7 1989 27 STL NL OF 142 247 5 10 1 .962 .981 1.77 1.96 1.90 2.32 134 1194.7 1990 28 STL NL OF 120 244 12 5 2 .981 .981 2.13 2.01 2.24 2.39 115 1028.0 1991 29 NYM NL OF 70 132 5 3 0 .979 .983 1.96 1.88 2.04 2.28 70 603.0 1992 30 NYM NL OF 61 112 2 1 2 .991 .983 1.87 1.96 2.10 2.34 60 489.0 1993 31 NYM NL OF 90 162 5 3 0 .982 .979 1.86 2.00 2.02 2.34 88 744.3 1994 32 KCR AL OF 99 164 11 7 3 .962 .982 1.77 2.09 1.81 2.37 98 871.3 1995 33 TOT AL OF 107 191 9 4 2 .980 .983 1.87 1.99 1.96 2.33 107 919.0 KCR AL OF 69 109 7 3 2 .975 .983 1.68 1.99 1.75 2.33 69 597.3 SEA AL OF 38 82 2 1 0 .988 .982 2.21 1.99 2.35 2.33 38 321.7 1996 34 CIN NL OF 20 28 2 1 0 .968 .977 1.50 1.80 1.79 2.13 17 150.7 1997 35 DET AL OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 2.03 1.80 2.34 1 15.0 1985 23 STL NL RF 10 12 1 1 1 .929 .977 1.30 1.68 1.60 2.02 10 73.0 1990 28 STL NL RF 2 4 2 0 1 1.000 .984 3.00 1.80 2.70 2.21 2 20.0 1995 33 KCR AL RF 13 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 0.92 1.63 1.08 2.05 12 100.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*1311 2452 109 68 17 .974 .981 1.95 1.94 2.04 2.28 1283 11293.0 1154 155 25# LF*1154 2109 89 59 14 .974 .979 1.90 1.65 2.01 2.09 1118 9861.0 CF* 155 312 9 8 1 .976 .985 2.07 2.20 2.33 2.64 141 1238.7 RF* 25 28 3 2 2 .939 .978 1.24 1.66 1.44 2.05 24 193.3 DH 10 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1311 2452 109 68 17 .974 .981 1.95 1.94 2.04 2.28 1283 11293
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1985   NLCS  STL LAD     W   3  14   2   4  0  0  0   1   0   2  .286  .286  .286   1  1   0   0   0 
 1987   NLCS  STL SFG     W   7  26   3   7  1  0  0   4   4   6  .269  .367  .308   1  2   0   0   0 
        WS    STL MIN     L   7  28   5   4  2  0  0   2   2  10  .143  .200  .214   6  0   0   0   0 
 1995   ALDS  SEA NYY     W   5  23   6   5  0  1  1   1   2   4  .217  .280  .435   1  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  SEA CLE     L   6  20   0   2  0  0  0   0   2   6  .100  .182  .100   4  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     2-1  16  60   5  13  1  0  0   5   6  14  .217  .288  .233   6  3   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   3-2  28 111  16  22  3  1  1   8  10  28  .198  .264  .270  13  3   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1988   STL NL   *   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   1  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 1989   STL NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      1   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   1  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1988 (LF)
1989 *

Awards
1985-NL-ROY

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1985-NL-11-0.05
1987-NL-12-0.06
Car-854-0.11 shares

At Bats
1985 NL-636-3
1986 NL-600-7
1987 NL-623-3
1988 NL-616-4
1994 AL-438-10

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1985 NL-692-6
1986 NL-670-7
1987 NL-702-4
1988 NL-679-5

Runs
1985 NL-107-5
1986 NL-94-5
1987 NL-121-2
1989 NL-94-8

Hits
1987 NL-180-4

Triples
1985 NL-10-4
1986 NL-8-4
1987 NL-10-5
1988 NL-10-2
1989 NL-9-3
1990 NL-9-3
1993 NL-8-5
1994 AL-12-2
1995 AL-6-8

Strikeouts
1985 NL-115-6
1987 NL-126-6

Stolen Bases
1985 NL-110-1
1986 NL-107-1
1987 NL-109-1
1988 NL-81-1
1989 NL-65-1
1990 NL-77-1
1991 NL-37-7
1993 NL-38-9
1994 AL-50-2
1995 AL-42-5
Car-752-6

Singles
1985 NL-139-3
1986 NL-118-10
1987 NL-153-2
1988 NL-127-5

Caught Stealing
1985 NL-25-1
1986 NL-14-7
1987 NL-22-1
1988 NL-27-1
1990 NL-17-5
1991 NL-14-10
1993 NL-13-7
1994 AL-8-8
1995 AL-16-4
Car-177-12

Outs
1985 NL-500-3
1986 NL-487-2
1987 NL-478-3
1988 NL-500-1
1994 AL-352-3

         

Black Ink: Batting - 12 (191) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 49 (499) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 12.6 (1295) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 25.0 (658) (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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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1982.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

January 5, 1994: Traded by the New York Mets with cash to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds.

October 20, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 26, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

August 15, 1995: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Jim Converse (August 18, 1995) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.

October 31, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

January 20, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

June 18, 1996: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

June 30, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

January 9, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

April 16, 1997: Released by the Detroit Tigers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985St. Louis Cardinals$60,000
1986St. Louis Cardinals$150,000
1987St. Louis Cardinals$160,000
1988St. Louis Cardinals$700,000
1989St. Louis Cardinals$775,000
1990St. Louis Cardinals$1,012,500
1991New York Mets$3,112,500
1992New York Mets$3,212,500
1993New York Mets$2,312,500
1994Kansas City Royals$3,312,500
1995Kansas City Royals$250,000
1996Cincinnati Reds$500,000
1997Detroit Tigers$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$16,057,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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