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Lou Koupal
Louis Laddie Koupal

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 17, 1925
Final Game September 26, 1937
Born December 19, 1898 in Tabor, SD
Died December 8, 1961 in San Gabriel, CA

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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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1925 26 PIT NL   0   0   6   0   0   0   2  0    9.0   14   10    9   1    7    0   0   2    45       0  9.00  4.48   50 2.333
 1926 27 PIT NL   0   2   6   2   1   0   2  0   19.7   22    9    7   0    8    7   1   0    87       0  3.20  3.94  123 1.525
 1928 29 BRO NL   1   0  17   1   1   0  10  1   37.3   43   22   10   0   15   10   1   1   165       0  2.41  3.98  165 1.554
 1929 30 TOT NL   5   6  33  15   3   0  13  6  127.0  155   92   70   8   54   35   2   3   583       0  4.96  5.00  101 1.646
         BRO NL   0   1  18   3   0   0  10  4   40.3   49   36   24   3   25   17   0   0   192       0  5.36  4.62   86 1.835
         PHI NL   5   5  15  12   3   0   3  2   86.7  106   56   46   5   29   18   2   3   391       0  4.78  5.18  108 1.558
 1930 31 PHI NL   0   4  13   4   1   0   4  0   36.7   52   35   35   4   17   11   1   4   175       0  8.59  5.47   64 1.882
 1937 38 SLB AL   4   9  26  13   6   0   9  0  105.7  150   87   77  10   55   24   0   1   505       0  6.56  4.81   73 1.940
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .323  10  21 101  35  12   0  40  7  335.3  436  255  208  23  156   87   5  11  1560       0  5.58  4.80   86 1.765
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5  10  50  17   6   0  20  3  167.3  218  127  104  11   78   43   2   5   780   0   0  5.58  4.80   86 1.765
 Career High      5   9  33  15   6   0  13  6  127.0  155   92   77  10   55   35   2   4   583   0   0  4.96  5.00  101 1.646

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1925 26 PIT NL   7    1    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1926 27 PIT NL   6    4    1    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .250  .400  .250   75    1   0           1    
 1928 29 BRO NL  17    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   3  .111  .111  .111  -42    1   0           0    
 1929 30 TOT NL  33   46    2    5   0  1   0    0   0      0   7  .109  .109  .152  -37    7   2           0    
         BRO NL  18   14    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   6  .071  .071  .071  -64    1   0           0    
         PHI NL  15   32    2    4   0  1   0    0   0      0   1  .125  .125  .188  -26    6   2           0    
 1930 31 PHI NL  13   12    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   4  .083  .083  .083  -61    1   0           0    
 1937 38 SLB AL  26   32    2    3   0  0   0    3   0  0   1   5  .094  .121  .094  -45    3   2           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      102  104    6   11   0  1   0    3   0  0   1  20  .106  .123  .125  -38   13   4   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        165   10   17   0  2   0    5   0  0   2  32  .106  .123  .125  -38   21   6   0   0   2   0
 Career High     33   46    2    5   0  1   0    3   0  0   1   7                           7   2   0   0   1   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1925 26 PIT NL    1    1    0   0.0   120| .000  .309| .000  .368| .000  .441| .000  .809|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1926 27 PIT NL    5    3    0   0.0   107| .250  .293| .400  .354| .250  .406| .650  .760|  75  .000  -0.1   0.0     
 1928 29 BRO NL    9    8    0   0.0   108| .111  .289| .111  .354| .111  .411| .222  .764| -42  .000  -1.9  -0.2     
 1929 30 TOT NL   48   43    1   0.6   124| .109  .309| .109  .373| .152  .450| .261  .823| -37  .018 -10.4  -0.9     
         BRO NL   14   13    0   0.0   119| .071  .302| .071  .366| .071  .439| .142  .805| -64  .000  -3.6  -0.3     
         PHI NL   34   30    1   0.9   126| .125  .312| .125  .377| .188  .454| .313  .831| -26  .035  -6.8  -0.6     
 1930 31 PHI NL   12   11    0   0.0   133| .083  .321| .083  .380| .083  .477| .166  .857| -61  .000  -3.3  -0.3     
 1937 38 SLB AL   35   31    0   0.0   117| .094  .290| .121  .365| .094  .432| .215  .797| -45  .000  -7.3  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       110   97    1   0.3   121| .106  .302| .123  .369| .125  .442| .248  .811| -38  .004 -23.3  -2.1     

* 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 ------+
1925 26 PIT NL P 6 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 1.35 3.00 2.40 0 9.0 1926 27 PIT NL P 6 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 0.83 1.38 2.28 2.56 2 19.7 1928 29 BRO NL P 17 1 14 0 1 1.000 .968 0.88 1.27 3.62 2.41 1 37.3 1929 30 TOT NL P 33 4 23 3 1 .900 .964 0.82 1.23 1.91 2.39 15 127.0 BRO NL P 18 1 6 0 1 1.000 .959 0.39 1.23 1.56 2.39 3 40.3 PHI NL P 15 3 17 3 0 .870 .966 1.33 1.23 2.08 2.39 12 86.7 1930 31 PHI NL P 13 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 0.31 1.10 0.98 2.21 4 36.7 1937 38 SLB AL P 26 3 19 0 1 1.000 .952 0.85 1.09 1.87 2.05 13 105.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1925 26 PIT NL P 6 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 1.35 3.00 2.40 0 9.0 1926 27 PIT NL P 6 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 0.83 1.38 2.28 2.56 2 19.7 1928 29 BRO NL P 17 1 14 0 1 1.000 .968 0.88 1.27 3.62 2.41 1 37.3 1929 30 TOT NL P 33 4 23 3 1 .900 .964 0.82 1.23 1.91 2.39 15 127.0 BRO NL P 18 1 6 0 1 1.000 .959 0.39 1.23 1.56 2.39 3 40.3 PHI NL P 15 3 17 3 0 .870 .966 1.33 1.23 2.08 2.39 12 86.7 1930 31 PHI NL P 13 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 0.31 1.10 0.98 2.21 4 36.7 1937 38 SLB AL P 26 3 19 0 1 1.000 .952 0.85 1.09 1.87 2.05 13 105.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 101 9 67 3 3 .962 .962 0.75 1.20 2.04 2.28 35 335.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 101 9 67 3 3 .962 .962 0.75 1.20 2.04 2.28 35 335
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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.

Saves
1929 NL-6-3

Oldest Player
1937 AL-38-4

Gray Ink: Pitching - 3 (2072) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1925 Season: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Omaha (Western) for $40,000.

July 24, 1929: Traded by the Brooklyn Robins to the Philadelphia Phillies for Luther Roy.

January 9, 1937: Traded by the Seattle (PCL) to the St. Louis Browns for Roy Mahaffey and cash.

December 15, 1937: Purchased by the San Francisco (PCL) from the St. Louis Browns.


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