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Cal Koonce
Calvin Lee Koonce

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
School Campbell University

Debut April 14, 1962
vs. STL 3.3 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER
Final Game August 8, 1971
Born November 18, 1940 in Fayetteville, NC
Died October 28, 1993 in Winston-Salem, NC

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1962 21 CHC NL  10  10  35  30   3   1   3  0  190.7  200   93   84  17   86   84   7   2   844   3   2  3.97  4.14  104 1.500
 1963 22 CHC NL   2   6  21  13   0   0   3  0   72.7   75   43   37   9   32   44   2   1   318   2   0  4.58  3.52   77 1.472
 1964 23 CHC NL   3   0   6   2   0   0   2  0   31.0   30    8    7   1    7   17   0   0   128   1   0  2.03  3.71  183 1.194
 1965 24 CHC NL   7   9  38  23   3   1   2  0  173.0  181   83   71  17   52   88   6   2   738   8   1  3.69  3.68  100 1.347
 1966 25 CHC NL   5   5  45   5   0   0  14  2  108.7  113   57   46  13   35   65   1   2   472   9   0  3.81  3.68   97 1.362
 1967 26 TOT NL   5   5  45   6   2   1  12  2   96.0   97   43   40   4   28   52   1   2   402   7   0  3.75  3.47   92 1.302
         CHC NL   2   2  34   0   0   0  11  2   51.0   52   27   26   2   21   28   1   2   219   6   0  4.59  3.54   77 1.431
         NYM NL   3   3  11   6   2   1   1  0   45.0   45   16   14   2    7   24   0   0   183   1   0  2.80  3.38  121 1.156
 1968 27 NYM NL   6   4  55   2   0   0  31 11   97.0   80   27   26   4   32   50   1   4   385  11   0  2.41  3.02  125 1.155
 1969 28 NYM NL   6   3  40   0   0   0  19  7   83.0   85   53   46   8   42   48   3   4   367   8   1  4.99  3.63   73 1.530
 1970 29 TOT      3   6  36   8   1   0  14  2   98.3   89   41   38   9   43   47   4   3   412   8   0  3.48  3.99  115 1.342
         NYM NL   0   2  13   0   0   0   8  0   22.0   25    9    8   2   14   10   1   0    99   5   0  3.27  4.01  123 1.773
         BOS AL   3   4  23   8   1   0   6  2   76.3   64   32   30   7   29   37   3   3   313   3   0  3.54  3.98  112 1.218
 1971 30 BOS AL   0   1  13   1   0   0   6  0   21.0   22   16   13   3   11    9   0   0    91   0   0  5.57  3.74   67 1.571
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .490  47  49 334  90   9   3 106 24  971.3  972  464  408  85  368  504  25  20  4157  57   4  3.78  3.70   98 1.380
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   7  53  14   1   0  17  3  155.7  155   74   65  13   59   80   4   3   666   9   0  3.78  3.70   98 1.380
 Career High     10  10  55  30   3   1  31 11  190.7  200   93   84  17   86   88   7   4   844  11   2  2.41  4.14  125 1.155

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

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1962 21 CHC NL  35   64    7    6   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  25  .094  .108  .109  -42    7   3   0   0   0   3
 1963 22 CHC NL  21   19    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   8  .105  .190  .105  -14    2   3   0   0   1   0
 1964 23 CHC NL   6   10    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 24 CHC NL  38   49    2    5   1  0   0    1   0  0   5  21  .102  .200  .122   -7    6   3   0   0   1   0
 1966 25 CHC NL  45   23    2    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   3   9  .130  .231  .174   15    4   3   0   0   0   0
 1967 26 TOT NL  47   20    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .100  .100  .100  -42    2   1   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  34    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL  13   13    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .154  .154  .154  -11    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1968 27 NYM NL  55   14    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   8  .000  .125  .000  -60    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1969 28 NYM NL  40   17    1    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   7  .235  .235  .235   31    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 29 TOT     36   22    5    2   0  0   0    3   0  0   4   9  .091  .222  .091  -13    2   1   1   0   0   0
         NYM NL  13    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         BOS AL  23   21    5    2   0  0   0    3   0  0   4   8  .095  .231  .095   -9    2   1   1   0   0   0
 1971 30 BOS AL  13    1    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .500  .000   48    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     336  239   20   24   3  0   0    8   0  0  17  99  .100  .166  .113  -21   27  14   1   0   2   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        115   10   12   1  0   0    4   0  0   8  48  .100  .166  .113  -21   13   7   0   0   1   2
 Career High     55   64    7    6   1  0   0    3   0  0   5  25                           7   3   1   0   1   3

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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1962 21 CHC NL   68   64    1   0.4   106| .094  .275| .108  .342| .109  .417| .217  .759| -42  .013 -13.2  -1.3   0%
 1963 22 CHC NL   24   20    1   1.4    94| .105  .261| .190  .323| .105  .390| .295  .713| -14  .125  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1964 23 CHC NL   10   10    0   0.0    97| .000  .268| .000  .326| .000  .398| .000  .724|-100  .000  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1965 24 CHC NL   58   47    2   1.2    95| .102  .260| .200  .324| .122  .394| .322  .718|  -7  .088  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 1966 25 CHC NL   29   23    1   1.2    97| .130  .266| .231  .324| .174  .400| .405  .725|  15  .087  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1967 26 TOT NL   21   19    0   0.0    91| .100  .258| .100  .321| .100  .379| .200  .700| -42  .000  -3.7  -0.4   0%
         CHC NL    7    7    0   0.0    94| .000  .264| .000  .327| .000  .387| .000  .714|-100  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         NYM NL   14   12    0   0.0    89| .154  .256| .154  .318| .154  .375| .308  .693| -11  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1968 27 NYM NL   16   15    0   0.0    81| .000  .252| .125  .310| .000  .355| .125  .666| -60  .000  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1969 28 NYM NL   17   13    1   2.1    96| .235  .262| .235  .332| .235  .388| .470  .720|  31  .216  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1970 29 TOT      28   22    1   1.2   104| .091  .267| .222  .342| .091  .407| .313  .750| -13  .090  -3.5  -0.3   0%
         NYM NL    1    1    0   0.0   103| .000  .267| .000  .340| .000  .408| .000  .748|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         BOS AL   27   21    1   1.3   104| .095  .267| .231  .342| .095  .407| .326  .750|  -9  .098  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1971 30 BOS AL    2    1    0   0.0    99| .000  .264| .500  .337| .000  .392| .500  .729|  48  .000   0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      273  234    7   0.8    98| .100  .265| .166  .330| .113  .398| .279  .728| -21  .046 -40.1  -4.1   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 ------+
 1962 21 CHC NL   P   35     17   29    3    1  .939  .948  1.31  0.82  2.17  2.07   30  190.7
 1963 22 CHC NL   P   21      2   18    0    1 1.000  .952  0.95  0.84  2.48  2.06   13   72.7
 1964 23 CHC NL   P    6      0   14    0    2 1.000  .952  2.33  0.83  4.06  2.15    2   31.0
 1965 24 CHC NL   P   38      8   31    0    3 1.000  .956  1.03  0.81  2.03  2.08   23  173.0
 1966 25 CHC NL   P   45      6   25    1    1  .969  .948  0.69  0.74  2.57  1.96    5  108.7
 1967 26 TOT NL   P   45     13   21    0    3 1.000  .958  0.76  0.78  3.19  2.00    6   96.0
         CHC NL   P   34      5   11    0    2 1.000  .958  0.47  0.78  2.82  1.99    0   51.0
         NYM NL   P   11      8   10    0    1 1.000  .957  1.64  0.78  3.60  2.00    6   45.0
 1968 27 NYM NL   P   55     13   11    0    0 1.000  .956  0.44  0.85  2.23  2.01    2   96.7
 1969 28 NYM NL   P   40      7   18    0    2 1.000  .958  0.62  0.78  2.71  1.95    0   83.0
 1970 29 TOT      P   36     10   24    1    2  .971  .950  0.94  0.68  3.11  1.86    8   98.3
         NYM NL   P   13      0    5    0    0 1.000  .943  0.38  0.71  2.05  1.84    0   22.0
         BOS AL   P   23     10   19    1    2  .967  .951  1.26  0.67  3.42  1.86    8   76.3
 1971 30 BOS AL   P   13      5    4    0    1 1.000  .957  0.69  0.77  3.86  1.97    1   21.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1962 21 CHC NL   P   35     17   29    3    1  .939  .948  1.31  0.82  2.17  2.07   30  190.7
 1963 22 CHC NL   P   21      2   18    0    1 1.000  .952  0.95  0.84  2.48  2.06   13   72.7
 1964 23 CHC NL   P    6      0   14    0    2 1.000  .952  2.33  0.83  4.06  2.15    2   31.0
 1965 24 CHC NL   P   38      8   31    0    3 1.000  .956  1.03  0.81  2.03  2.08   23  173.0
 1966 25 CHC NL   P   45      6   25    1    1  .969  .948  0.69  0.74  2.57  1.96    5  108.7
 1967 26 TOT NL   P   45     13   21    0    3 1.000  .958  0.76  0.78  3.19  2.00    6   96.0
         CHC NL   P   34      5   11    0    2 1.000  .958  0.47  0.78  2.82  1.99    0   51.0
         NYM NL   P   11      8   10    0    1 1.000  .957  1.64  0.78  3.60  2.00    6   45.0
 1968 27 NYM NL   P   55     13   11    0    0 1.000  .956  0.44  0.85  2.23  2.01    2   96.7
 1969 28 NYM NL   P   40      7   18    0    2 1.000  .958  0.62  0.78  2.71  1.95    0   83.0
 1970 29 TOT      P   36     10   24    1    2  .971  .950  0.94  0.68  3.11  1.86    8   98.3
         NYM NL   P   13      0    5    0    0 1.000  .943  0.38  0.71  2.05  1.84    0   22.0
         BOS AL   P   23     10   19    1    2  .967  .951  1.26  0.67  3.42  1.86    8   76.3
 1971 30 BOS AL   P   13      5    4    0    1 1.000  .957  0.69  0.77  3.86  1.97    1   21.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 334     81  195    5   16  .982  .953  0.83  0.79  2.56  2.02   90  971.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       334     81  195    5   16  .982  .953  0.83  0.79  2.56  2.02   90    971

An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Games
1968 NL-55-7

Bases On Balls Allow.
1962 NL-86-10

Hit Batsmen
1962 NL-7-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2555) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 5.0 (1323) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1831) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
May 31, 1961: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.
August 2, 1967: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Chicago Cubs.
June 8, 1970: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the New York Mets.
August 17, 1971: Released by the Boston Red Sox.
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Uniforms
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