Gil Coan
Gilbert Fitzgerald Coan
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 18, 1922 in Monroe, NC
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1946
Final Game: April 25, 1956
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1946 24 WSH AL 59 147 134 17 28 3 2 3 9 2 2 7 37 .209 .269 .328 .597 71 44 1 4 2 O
1947 25 WSH AL 11 47 42 5 21 3 2 0 3 2 1 5 6 .500 .553 .667 1.220 243 28 0 0 0 O
1948 26 WSH AL 138 565 513 56 119 13 9 7 60 23 9 41 78 .232 .298 .333 .631 70 171 5 7 4 *O
1949 27 WSH AL 111 389 358 36 78 7 8 3 25 9 6 29 58 .218 .278 .307 .586 56 110 4 1 1 O
1950 28 WSH AL 104 403 366 58 111 17 4 7 50 10 5 28 46 .303 .359 .429 .788 105 157 1 4 5 O
1951 29 WSH AL 135 591 538 85 163 25 7 9 62 8 5 39 62 .303 .357 .426 .782 113 229 6 6 8 *O MVP-23
1952 30 WSH AL 107 365 332 50 68 11 6 5 20 9 4 32 35 .205 .277 .319 .596 68 106 2 1 0 O
1953 31 WSH AL 68 195 168 28 33 1 4 2 17 7 0 22 23 .196 .301 .286 .586 60 48 3 3 2 O
1954 32 BAL AL 94 287 265 29 74 11 1 2 20 9 4 16 17 .279 .320 .351 .671 91 93 1 1 3 2 78
1955 33 TOT MLB 87 176 160 18 36 7 1 1 12 4 2 13 21 .225 .287 .300 .587 63 48 2 1 2 0 0 7/98
1955 33 TOT AL 78 163 147 18 34 7 1 1 12 4 2 13 20 .231 .298 .313 .611 70 46 2 1 2 0 0 7/9
1955 33 BAL AL 61 146 130 18 31 7 1 1 11 4 2 13 15 .238 .313 .331 .643 80 43 2 1 2 0 0 7/9
1955 33 CHW AL 17 17 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .176 .176 .176 .353 -6 3 0 0 0 0 0 /97
1955 33 NYG NL 9 13 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .154 .154 .308 -18 2 0 0 0 0 0 /987
1956 34 NYG NL 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 918 3166 2877 384 731 98 44 39 278 83 38 232 384 .254 .316 .359 .675 84 1034 25 28 27 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 559 508 68 129 17 8 7 49 15 7 41 68 .254 .316 .359 .675 84 182 4 5 5
WSH (8 yrs) 733 2702 2451 335 621 80 42 36 246 70 32 203 345 .253 .317 .364 .682 85 893 22 26 22
NYG (2 yrs) 13 14 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -24 2 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (2 yrs) 155 433 395 47 105 18 2 3 31 13 6 29 32 .266 .318 .344 .662 87 136 3 2 5 2 0
CHW (1 yr) 17 17 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .176 .176 .176 .353 -6 3 0 0 0 0 0
AL (10 yrs) 905 3152 2863 382 729 98 44 39 278 83 38 232 382 .255 .316 .360 .677 84 1032 25 28 27 2 0
NL (2 yrs) 13 14 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -24 2 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1946 24 WSH AL 147 111 11 2.6 91 .266 .209 .256 .269 .330 .328 .369 .597 .699 71 .305 -5.8 -0.6 .505 .172 .119 2.4
1947 25 WSH AL 47 22 15 18.2 94 .583 .500 .259 .553 .338 .667 .372 1.220 .711 243 .937 8.2 0.8 1.545 .310 .167 .0
1948 26 WSH AL 565 412 50 3.2 103 .262 .232 .269 .298 .354 .333 .389 .631 .743 70 .343 -24.7 -2.4 .571 .209 .101 10.7
1949 27 WSH AL 389 291 30 2.7 105 .253 .218 .268 .278 .360 .307 .390 .586 .750 56 .282 -25.3 -2.5 .493 .179 .089 4.5
1950 28 WSH AL 403 266 55 5.5 109 .332 .303 .272 .359 .358 .429 .408 .788 .766 105 .545 2.3 0.2 .743 .216 .126 8.2
1951 29 WSH AL 591 394 80 5.5 100 .330 .303 .265 .357 .346 .426 .389 .782 .735 113 .587 8.1 0.8 .718 .201 .123 8.5
1952 30 WSH AL 365 270 29 2.9 94 .216 .205 .257 .277 .336 .319 .375 .596 .710 68 .342 -15.7 -1.6 .533 .226 .114 6.4
1953 31 WSH AL 195 140 15 2.9 101 .217 .196 .267 .301 .343 .286 .393 .586 .736 60 .310 -9.6 -1.0 .580 .262 .089 3.1
1954 32 BAL AL 287 201 30 4.0 92 .290 .279 .256 .320 .330 .351 .374 .671 .704 91 .471 -3.3 -0.3 .587 .151 .072 3.3
1955 33 TOT MLB 176 130 15 3.1 97 .254 .225 .259 .287 .336 .300 .388 .587 .724 63 .327 -8.3 -0.8 .500 .169 .075 1.6
1955 33 TOT AL 163 119 15 3.4 97 .262 .231 .258 .298 .336 .313 .385 .611 .721 70 .363 -6.0 -0.6 .530 .184 .082 1.6
1955 33 BAL AL 146 105 14 3.6 95 .263 .238 .257 .313 .335 .331 .382 .643 .717 80 .388 -3.4 -0.3 .573 .208 .092 1.6
1955 33 CHW AL 17 14 1 1.9 105 .250 .176 .270 .176 .350 .176 .402 .353 .752 -6 .168 -2.6 -0.3 .214 .000 .000
1955 33 NYG NL 13 11 0 0.0 106 .167 .154 .267 .154 .338 .154 .422 .308 .760 -18 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .182 .000 .000
1956 34 NYG NL 1 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .263 .000 .330 .000 .415 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
11 Seasons 3166 2238 330 3.9 100 .282 .254 .265 .316 .346 .359 .387 .675 .734 84 .438 -74.3 -7.4 .606 .202 .105 53.1
162 Game Avg. 559 395 58 3.9 100 .282 .254 .265 .316 .346 .359 .387 .675 .734 84 .438 -74.3 -7.4 .606 .202 .105 9
WSH (8 yrs) 2702 1906 285 4.0 101 .283 .253 .266 .317 .349 .364 .389 .682 .738 85 .443 -62.5 -6.3 .616 .209 .111 47.5
NYG (2 yrs) 14 12 0 0.0 106 .167 .143 .266 .143 .337 .143 .422 .286 .759 -24 .000 -2.5 -0.2 .167 .000 .000
BAL (2 yrs) 433 306 44 3.9 93 .282 .266 .256 .318 .331 .344 .377 .662 .708 87 .443 -6.7 -0.6 .582 .170 .078 4.9
CHW (1 yr) 17 14 1 1.9 105 .250 .176 .270 .176 .350 .176 .402 .353 .752 -6 .168 -2.6 -0.3 .214 .000 .000
AL (10 yrs) 3152 2226 330 4.0 100 .282 .255 .265 .316 .346 .360 .387 .677 .734 84 .441 -71.8 -7.2 .609 .203 .106 53.1
NL (2 yrs) 14 12 0 0.0 106 .167 .143 .266 .143 .337 .143 .422 .286 .759 -24 .000 -2.5 -0.2 .167 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1946 24 WSH AL 147 2.0% 25.2% 4.8% 5.4% 29% 5.29 3.6 44.7 14.9 64%
1947 25 WSH AL 47 0.0% 12.8% 10.6% 10.6% 24% 1.20 7.0 14.0 77%
1948 26 WSH AL 565 1.2% 13.8% 7.3% 5.1% 24% 1.90 6.6 73.3 8.6 76%
1949 27 WSH AL 389 0.8% 14.9% 7.5% 4.6% 23% 2.00 6.2 119.3 14.3 76%
1950 28 WSH AL 403 1.7% 11.4% 7.0% 7.0% 25% 1.64 8.0 52.3 7.3 78%
1951 29 WSH AL 591 1.5% 10.5% 6.6% 6.9% 25% 1.59 8.7 59.8 8.7 79%
1952 30 WSH AL 365 1.4% 9.6% 8.8% 6.0% 32% 1.09 9.5 66.4 16.6 80%
1953 31 WSH AL 195 1.0% 11.8% 11.3% 3.6% 21% 1.05 7.3 84.0 9.9 73%
1954 32 BAL AL 287 0.7% 5.9% 5.6% 4.9% 19% 1.06 15.6 132.5 13.3 0.87 86%
1955 33 TOT MLB 176 0.6% 11.9% 7.4% 5.1% 25% 1.62 7.6 160.0 13.3 0.67 78%
1955 33 TOT AL 163 0.6% 12.3% 8.0% 5.5% 27% 1.54 7.4 147.0 12.3 0.73 77%
1955 33 BAL AL 146 0.7% 10.3% 8.9% 6.2% 29% 1.15 8.7 130.0 11.8 0.76 78%
1955 33 CHW AL 17 0.0% 29.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.4 17.0 0.50 71%
1955 33 NYG NL 13 0.0% 7.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 13.0 0.14 92%
1956 34 NYG NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
11 Seasons 3166 1.2% 12.1% 7.3% 5.7% 25% 1.66 7.5 73.8 10.3 0.79 78%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 32 BAL AL 5 0 30% 115 9 4 69% 8 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 5 8 47% 21 11 9 5 3 2 10 2 6
1955 33 TOT MLB 2 0 35% 74 4 2 67% 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 28% 10 8 2 2 1 1 6 3 2
1955 33 TOT AL 2 0 36% 72 4 2 67% 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 29% 10 8 2 1 0 1 6 3 2
1955 33 BAL AL 2 0 39% 65 4 2 67% 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 31% 9 7 2 1 0 1 6 3 2
1955 33 CHW AL 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 33 NYG NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1956 34 NYG NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 7 0 36% 190 83 38 69% 12 4 1 3 0 0 2 0 6 10 42% 32 19 12 7 4 3 16 5 8
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 32 BAL AL 276 98% 74 24 2 0 0 1.60 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 6 3 50% 60 1 2% 28 7 25% 155 19 12% 10 7 70% 10 2 20% 11
1955 33 TOT MLB 173 88% 36 28 10 1 6 2.13 1 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 67% 45 2 4% 21 4 19% 121 11 9% 11 6 55% 8 2 25% 3
1955 33 TOT AL 163 90% 34 26 9 1 6 2.22 1 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 67% 44 2 5% 21 4 19% 115 11 10% 11 6 55% 7 2 29% 0
1955 33 BAL AL 146 88% 31 15 7 1 5 1.95 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 67% 37 2 5% 18 3 17% 100 10 10% 8 5 63% 7 2 29% 0
1955 33 CHW AL 17 100% 3 11 2 0 1 2.58 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 3 1 33% 15 1 7% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1955 33 NYG NL 10 60% 2 2 1 0 0 0.99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 3
1956 34 NYG NL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 450 94% 731 53 12 1 6 1.86 39 0 12 3 0 3 0 0 9 27 300% 105 25 24% 49 11 22% 276 30 11% 21 13 62% 18 4 22% 14
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1946 24 59 147 134 17 28 3 2 3 9 2 2 7 37 .209 .269 .328 .597 71 44 1 4 2
1947 25 70 194 176 22 49 6 4 3 12 4 3 12 43 .278 .339 .409 .748 113 72 1 4 2
1948 26 208 759 689 78 168 19 13 10 72 27 12 53 121 .244 .308 .353 .661 80 243 6 11 6
1949 27 319 1148 1047 114 246 26 21 13 97 36 18 82 179 .235 .298 .337 .635 72 353 10 12 7
1950 28 423 1551 1413 172 357 43 25 20 147 46 23 110 225 .253 .314 .361 .675 81 510 11 16 12
1951 29 558 2142 1951 257 520 68 32 29 209 54 28 149 287 .267 .326 .379 .704 90 739 17 22 20
1952 30 665 2507 2283 307 588 79 38 34 229 63 32 181 322 .258 .318 .370 .689 86 845 19 23 20
1953 31 733 2702 2451 335 621 80 42 36 246 70 32 203 345 .253 .317 .364 .682 85 893 22 26 22
1954 32 827 2989 2716 364 695 91 43 38 266 79 36 219 362 .256 .317 .363 .681 85 986 23 27 25 2
1955 33 914 3165 2876 382 731 98 44 39 278 83 38 232 383 .254 .316 .360 .675 84 1034 25 28 27 2 0
1956 34 918 3166 2877 384 731 98 44 39 278 83 38 232 384 .254 .316 .359 .675 84 1034 25 28 27 2 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1946 24 62 154 142 20 31 3 2 3 11 2 8 39 .218 .279 .331 .610 13 59
1947 25 11 50 45 6 23 3 2 0 3 2 5 6 .511 .560 .667 1.227 18 11
1948 26 144 583 534 56 122 13 9 7 60 24 42 82 .228 .293 .326 .619 50 138
1949 27 116 402 372 36 79 7 8 3 25 9 29 61 .212 .271 .298 .570 30 111
1950 28 109 409 377 56 110 17 4 7 48 10 28 48 .292 .347 .414 .761 53 104
1951 29 142 609 563 88 169 26 7 9 64 8 40 65 .300 .353 .419 .772 82 135
1952 30 112 387 351 57 75 12 7 6 23 10 35 37 .214 .287 .339 .626 33 107
1953 31 71 204 177 29 36 1 4 2 18 8 24 24 .203 .309 .288 .597 16 68
1954 32 98 305 284 34 84 12 1 2 24 10 18 18 .296 .338 .366 .704 36 94
1955 33 91 187 171 20 41 8 1 1 14 5 15 22 .240 .305 .316 .621 17 87
1956 34 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
11 Seasons 960 3291 3017 404 770 102 45 40 290 88 244 403 .255 .317 .359 .675 348 918
162 Game Avg. 162 555 509 68 130 17 8 7 49 15 41 68 .255 .317 .359 .675 59 918

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1951-AL-23-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1951 AL--.303--9th

Hits s c a p y
1951 AL--163--7th

Triples s c a p y
1948 AL--9--9th
1949 AL--8--7th
1951 AL--7--7th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1948 AL--78--3rd
1951 AL--62--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1948 AL--23--2nd
1949 AL--9--8th
1950 AL--10--4th
1952 AL--9--9th
1953 AL--7--10th
1954 AL--9--8th

Singles s c a p y
1951 AL--122--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1946 AL--4--4th
1948 AL--7--2nd
1951 AL--6--6th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1948 AL--9--6th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1948 AL--10.7--3rd
1950 AL--8.2--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 18 (931), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1487), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3544), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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