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Jim Coates

James Alton Coates (Mummy)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 192 lb.

Born: August 4, 1932 in Farnham, VA
High School: Lively HS (Lively, VA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1956
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Angels/Senators/Reds 1956-1967

Final Game: September 30, 1967
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1956 23 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1959 26 NYY AL 37 22 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .095 .136 .095 .232 -34 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1960 27 NYY AL 35 59 48 10 12 4 0 0 6 0 0 2 20 .250 .294 .333 .627 74 16 0 1 8 0 0 1 AS
1961 28 NYY AL 43 45 35 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 .029 .081 .029 .110 -68 1 0 1 8 0 0 1
1962 29 NYY AL 50 36 32 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .125 .152 .125 .277 -24 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1963 30 TOT MLB 29 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 30 WSA AL 20 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 30 CIN NL 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 32 CAL AL 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 33 CAL AL 9 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .091 .091 .091 .182 -47 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1967 34 CAL AL 25 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 196 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Yrs 247 186 160 14 21 5 0 0 7 0 0 5 93 .131 .168 .163 .330 -8 26 0 2 19 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 122 105 9 14 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 61 .131 .168 .163 .330 -8 17 0 1 12 0 0
NYY (5 yrs) 167 162 136 13 19 4 0 0 7 0 0 5 74 .140 .182 .169 .351 -3 23 0 2 19 0 0
CAL (3 yrs) 51 15 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .133 .133 .200 .333 -4 3 0 0 0 0 0
WSA (1 yr) 20 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 238 183 157 14 21 5 0 0 7 0 0 5 90 .134 .171 .166 .336 -6 26 0 2 19 0 0
NL (1 yr) 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1956 23 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1959 26 NYY AL 37 22 -4 -0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1960 27 NYY AL 35 59 0 -0 0 0 6 7 0.7 2 8 0.7 .520 .504 0.7 -0.0 8 $ 1 AS
1961 28 NYY AL 43 45 -9 -0 0 0 5 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .490 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -3 $ 1
1962 29 NYY AL 50 36 -6 0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1963 30 WSA AL 20 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1963 30 CIN NL 9 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .495 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1965 32 CAL AL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1966 33 CAL AL 9 11 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ /1
1967 34 CAL AL 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 1 $11,000 1
9 Seasons 247 186 -22 -1 1 0 21 -1 -0.1 5 4 -0.1 .500 .500 -0.1 -0.2 4 $11,000
NYY (5 yrs) 167 162 -19 -1 1 0 18 -1 -0.1 4 4 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 -0.1 4 $
CAL (3 yrs) 51 15 -0 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.2 .503 .500 0.2 -0.0 2 $11,000
WSA (1 yr) 20 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $
CIN (1 yr) 9 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .495 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $

Advanced Batting

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
1959 26 NYY AL 22 19 0 0.0 95 .400 .095 .256 .136 .326 .095 .391 .232 .717 -34 .000 -3.9 -0.4 .158 .048 .000
1960 27 NYY AL 59 44 5 3.1 97 .429 .250 .258 .294 .330 .333 .394 .627 .724 74 .331 -1.6 -0.2 .528 .125 .083
1961 28 NYY AL 45 42 0 0.0 100 .071 .029 .258 .081 .332 .029 .401 .110 .734 -68 .000 -8.3 -0.8 .088 .029 .000
1962 29 NYY AL 36 31 1 0.9 101 .267 .125 .261 .152 .333 .125 .406 .277 .739 -24 .046 -5.6 -0.6 .179 .031 .000
1963 30 TOT MLB 9 9 0 0.0 94 .000 .256 .000 .321 .000 .391 .000 .712 -100 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1963 30 WSA AL 6 6 0 0.0 95 .000 .255 .000 .322 .000 .394 .000 .716 -100 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1963 30 CIN NL 3 3 0 0.0 92 .000 .257 .000 .320 .000 .385 .000 .705 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1965 32 CAL AL 1 1 0 0.0 89 .000 .000 .247 .000 .317 .000 .379 .000 .696 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1966 33 CAL AL 11 10 0 0.0 87 .500 .091 .245 .091 .311 .091 .378 .182 .689 -47 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .100 .000 .000
1967 34 CAL AL 3 2 1 13.5 81 .500 .333 .238 .333 .306 .667 .357 1.000 .663 196 .913 0.4 0.0 1.000 .333 .333
9 Yrs 186 158 7 1.2 97 .313 .131 .257 .168 .328 .163 .396 .330 .724 -8 .082 -23.8 -2.4 .237 .063 .031
162 Game Avg. 122 104 5 1.2 97 .313 .131 .257 .168 .328 .163 .396 .330 .724 -8 .082 -23.8 -2.4 .237 .063 .031
NYY (5 yrs) 162 136 6 1.2 98 .306 .140 .258 .182 .331 .169 .398 .351 .729 -3 .079 -19.4 -1.9 .256 .066 .029
CAL (3 yrs) 15 13 1 2.1 86 .400 .133 .243 .133 .310 .200 .374 .333 .684 -4 .241 -2.0 -0.2 .231 .067 .067
WSA (1 yr) 6 6 0 0.0 95 .000 .255 .000 .322 .000 .394 .000 .716 -100 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
CIN (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 92 .000 .257 .000 .320 .000 .385 .000 .705 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
AL (9 yrs) 183 155 7 1.2 97 .313 .134 .257 .171 .328 .166 .396 .336 .724 -6 .084 -23.0 -2.3 .243 .064 .032
NL (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 92 .000 .257 .000 .320 .000 .385 .000 .705 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1960 27 NYY AL WS PIT L 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 28 NYY AL WS CIN W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 29 NYY AL WS SFG W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1960 NYY AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 NYY AL 27 DNP

Ratio Batting*

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
1959 26 NYY AL 22 0.0% 72.7% 4.6% 0.0% 0% 16.00 1.3 2.00 23%
1960 27 NYY AL 59 0.0% 33.9% 3.4% 6.8% 33% 10.00 2.4 8.0 3.40 47%
1961 28 NYY AL 45 0.0% 46.7% 2.2% 0.0% 0% 21.00 1.7 2.14 31%
1962 29 NYY AL 36 0.0% 47.2% 2.8% 0.0% 0% 17.00 1.9 32.0 0.88 42%
1963 30 TOT MLB 9 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1963 30 WSA AL 6 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1963 30 CIN NL 3 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1965 32 CAL AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1966 33 CAL AL 11 0.0% 81.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.2 0.00 18%
1967 34 CAL AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 33.3% 100% 3.0 67%
9 Yrs 186 0.0% 50.0% 2.7% 2.7% 24% 18.60 1.7 22.9 1.91 36%
MLB Averages 2.3% 14.3% 8.4% 6.4% 29% 1.70 6.2 39.2 8.7 1.06 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1956 23 NYY AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1959 26 NYY AL -3.9 -0.4 22 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .63 -0.3 0.0 -3.7 -0.4 0.81 -4.3 0
1960 27 NYY AL -1.6 -0.2 60 0.2 0.7 -0.5 .54 0.1 0.3 2.3 0.2 0.92 1.1 0
1961 28 NYY AL -8.3 -0.8 45 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 .97 -0.8 0.1 -9.8 -1.0 1.04 -9.2 0
1962 29 NYY AL -5.6 -0.6 37 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 .78 -0.6 0.2 -5.5 -0.6 0.92 -6.1 0
1963 30 TOT MLB -2.4 -0.2 9 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .81 -0.2 0.0 -1.8 -0.2 0.80 -2.2 0
1963 30 WSA AL -1.6 -0.2 6 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.18 -0.2 0.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.81 -1.5 0
1963 30 CIN NL -0.8 -0.1 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .07 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.78 -0.7 0
1965 32 CAL AL -0.3 -0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .55 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.60 0.4 0
1966 33 CAL AL -2.1 -0.2 11 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .85 -0.2 -0.1 -2.5 -0.3 1.06 -1.6 0
1967 34 CAL AL 0.4 0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .37 0.0 -0.0 0.2 0.0 0.52 0.2 0
9 Yrs -23.7 -2.4 188 -1.4 1.3 -2.7 .73 -2.0 0.0 -20.5 -2.1 0.93 -21.8 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1959 26 NYY AL 0 0 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1960 27 NYY AL 3 0 67% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 44% 4 3 1 3 1 1 2 0 2
1961 28 NYY AL 1 0 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 29 NYY AL 0 0 20% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 TOT MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 WSA AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 32 CAL AL 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 33 CAL AL 1 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 34 CAL AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 6 0 50% 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 31% 7 5 1 3 1 1 3 1 2

Situational Hitting*

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
1959 26 NYY AL 22 14% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 11 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1960 27 NYY AL 59 20% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 100% 11 0 0% 11 4 36% 30 7 23% 2 2 100% 3 3 100% 0
1961 28 NYY AL 45 27% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 89% 15 0 0% 16 4 25% 37 0 0% 2 0 0% 4 3 75% 0
1962 29 NYY AL 36 17% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 5 0 0% 9 1 11% 24 1 4% 2 1 50% 4 1 25% 0
1963 30 TOT MLB 9 22% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 WSA AL 6 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 CIN NL 3 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1965 32 CAL AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 33 CAL AL 11 55% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 11 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1967 34 CAL AL 3 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 186 23% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 86% 37 0 0% 45 9 20% 115 8 7% 9 3 33% 11 7 64% 0
MLB Averages 51% 77% 10% 31% 14% 48% 53%

Cumulative Batting

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
1959 26 39 22 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .095 .136 .095 .232 -34 2 0 0 0 0 0
1960 27 74 81 69 11 14 4 0 0 6 0 0 3 36 .203 .247 .261 .507 41 18 0 1 8 0 0
1961 28 117 126 104 12 15 4 0 0 6 0 0 4 57 .144 .191 .183 .374 4 19 0 2 16 0 0
1962 29 167 162 136 13 19 4 0 0 7 0 0 5 74 .140 .182 .169 .351 -3 23 0 2 19 0 0
1963 30 196 171 145 13 19 4 0 0 7 0 0 5 83 .131 .171 .159 .330 -8 23 0 2 19 0 0
1964 31 196 171 145 13 19 4 0 0 7 0 0 5 83 .131 .171 .159 .330 -8 23 0 2 19 0 0
1965 32 213 172 146 13 19 4 0 0 7 0 0 5 83 .130 .170 .158 .327 -9 23 0 2 19 0 0
1966 33 222 183 157 14 20 4 0 0 7 0 0 5 92 .127 .165 .153 .318 -11 24 0 2 19 0 0
1967 34 247 186 160 14 21 5 0 0 7 0 0 5 93 .131 .168 .163 .330 -8 26 0 2 19 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1959 26 39 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 .000 .043 .000 .043 0 37
1960 27 37 62 51 12 13 4 0 0 7 0 2 21 .255 .296 .333 .630 5 35
1961 28 43 45 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 .000 .054 .000 .054 0 43
1962 29 50 37 33 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 17 .152 .176 .152 .328 1 50
1963 30 29 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 29
1965 32 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 17
1966 33 9 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 9
1967 34 25 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 1 25
8 Yrs 249 191 165 14 19 5 0 0 9 0 5 95 .115 .151 .145 .297 7 245
162 Game Avg. 162 124 107 9 12 3 0 0 6 0 3 62 .115 .151 .145 .297 5 245

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1960-1 *
1960-2

                                         

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