Buck Coats

Buck Coats

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 9, 1982 in Fort Benning, GA
High School: Valdosta HS (Valdosta, GA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 18th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 22, 2006
Teams (by GP): Reds/Cubs/BlueJays 2006-2008

Final Game: April 11, 2008
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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
2000	18	CHC-min	Rk	30	114	98	20	29	6	3	0	14	7	1	12	24	.296	.395	.418	.813		41	1	4	0	0	2		CBZ · ARIZ
2001	19	CHC-min	Rk	33	131	123	11	32	3	3	1	18	3	4	4	19	.260	.292	.358	.650		44	1	2	1	1	0		CBZ · ARIZ
2002	20	CHC-min	A	133	544	501	65	129	21	4	4	47	14	3	31	67	.257	.303	.339	.642		170	5	4	2	6	4		LNS · MIDW
2003	21	CHC-min	A	132	564	488	64	135	25	7	1	59	32	15	64	93	.277	.364	.363	.727		177	13	4	6	2	5		LNS · MIDW
2004	22	CHC-min	A+	112	453	414	64	120	22	4	8	55	27	9	32	90	.290	.340	.420	.760		174	6	1	3	3	2		DYT · FLOR
2005	23	CHC-min	AA	127	484	439	47	124	32	6	1	49	17	5	38	80	.282	.340	.390	.729		171	10	2	1	4	1		WTN · SOUL
2006	24	CHC-min	AAA	124	498	450	60	127	21	0	7	51	17	4	38	87	.282	.342	.376	.718		169	9	4	4	2	1		IWA · PCL
2006	24	CHC	NL	18	18	18	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	.167	.167	.389	.556	35	7	1	0	0	0	0	/89
2007	25	CHC-CIN-min	AAA	127	525	471	82	145	23	3	11	63	20	2	45	79	.308	.366	.439	.806		207	11	2	1	6	4		IWA,LOU · PCL,IL
2007	25	CIN	NL	20	38	34	2	7	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	15	.206	.263	.324	.587	49	11	1	0	0	1	0	/798
2008	26	TOR-min	AAA	114	493	447	67	128	23	5	7	44	14	7	36	89	.286	.342	.407	.749		182	9	4	2	4	1		SYR · IL
2008	26	TOR	AL	8	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533	49	1	0	0	0	0	0	/7D
2009	27	TOR-min	AAA	117	553	500	82	151	33	3	6	56	25	7	47	64	.302	.361	.416	.777		208	13	1	2	3	4		LVG · PCL
2010	28	CHW-KCR-min	AAA,AA	113	498	442	58	131	23	2	7	48	8	1	42	74	.296	.358	.405	.763		179	8	3	6	5	3		CHR,BIR,OMA · IL,SOUL,PCL
2011	29	WSN-min	AA	9	28	23	0	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	2	.261	.370	.261	.631		6	1	2	1	0	0		HRB · EL
3 Yrs				46	62	57	4	11	5	0	1	3	1	0	4	23	.193	.242	.333	.575	45	19	2	0	0	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	218	201	14	39	18	0	4	11	4	0	14	81	.193	.242	.333	.575	45	67	7	0	0	4	0

CIN (1 yr)				20	38	34	2	7	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	15	.206	.263	.324	.587	49	11	1	0	0	1	0
CHC (1 yr)				18	18	18	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	.167	.167	.389	.556	35	7	1	0	0	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				8	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533	49	1	0	0	0	0	0

NL (2 yrs)				38	56	52	4	10	5	0	1	3	0	0	3	21	.192	.232	.346	.578	45	18	2	0	0	1	0
AL (1 yr)				8	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533	49	1	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
2006	24	CHC	NL	18	18	-1	-0	0	1	0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	-0.1	0.1	-1	$	/89
2007	25	CIN	NL	20	38	-3	-0	0	1	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-2	-0.1	.487	.498	-0.2	0.1	-2	$	/798
2008	26	TOR	AL	8	6	-0	0	0	1	-0	0	0.1	0	1	0.1	.506	.500	0.0	0.1	-0	$392,100	/7D
3 Seasons				46	62	-5	-0	0	3	-1	-2	-0.2	2	-1	0.0	.495	.500	-0.3	0.2	-4	$392,100

CIN (1 yr)				20	38	-3	-0	0	1	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-2	-0.1	.487	.498	-0.2	0.1	-2	$
CHC (1 yr)				18	18	-1	-0	0	1	0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	-0.1	0.1	-1	$
TOR (1 yr)				8	6	-0	0	0	1	-0	0	0.1	0	1	0.1	.506	.500	0.0	0.1	-0	$392,100

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
2006	24	CHC	NL	18	16	1	1.7	116	.182	.167	.276	.167	.347	.389	.448	.556	.795	35	.115	-1.9	-0.2	.438	.222	.222	.0
2007	25	CIN	NL	38	29	3	2.8	115	.350	.206	.278	.263	.348	.324	.444	.587	.791	49	.249	-2.5	-0.2	.500	.206	.118
2008	26	TOR	AL	6	4	1	6.7	103	.333	.200	.264	.333	.332	.200	.415	.533	.747	49	.634	-0.3	-0.0	.750	.400	.000	.0
3 Yrs				62	49	5	2.7	114	.294	.193	.276	.242	.346	.333	.442	.575	.788	45	.245	-4.8	-0.5	.500	.228	.140	1.0
162 Game Avg.				218	173	18	2.7	114	.294	.193	.276	.242	.346	.333	.442	.575	.788	45	.245	-4.8	-0.5	.500	.228	.140	4

CIN (1 yr)				38	29	3	2.8	115	.350	.206	.278	.263	.348	.324	.444	.587	.791	49	.249	-2.5	-0.2	.500	.206	.118
CHC (1 yr)				18	16	1	1.7	116	.182	.167	.276	.167	.347	.389	.448	.556	.795	35	.115	-1.9	-0.2	.438	.222	.222	.0
TOR (1 yr)				6	4	1	6.7	103	.333	.200	.264	.333	.332	.200	.415	.533	.747	49	.633	-0.3	-0.0	.750	.400	.000	.0

NL (2 yrs)				56	45	4	2.4	115	.290	.192	.277	.232	.347	.346	.445	.578	.792	45	.200	-4.4	-0.4	.477	.212	.154	.0
AL (1 yr)				6	4	1	6.7	103	.333	.200	.264	.333	.332	.200	.415	.533	.747	49	.633	-0.3	-0.0	.750	.400	.000	.0

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
2006	24	CHC	NL	18	5.6%	33.3%	0.0%	11.1%	67%		3.0	18.0	18.0	1.75	3.50	61%	17%	33.3%	25%
2007	25	CIN	NL	38	0.0%	39.5%	7.9%	10.5%	57%	5.00	2.3		17.0	0.67	1.33	53%	25%	0.0%	8%
2008	26	TOR	AL	6	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	0.0%	0%	2.00	2.5			0.50	1.00	50%	33%	0.0%	0%
3 Yrs				62	1.6%	37.1%	6.5%	9.7%	55%	5.75	2.5	57.0	19.0	0.89	1.78	55%	23%	6.3%	11%
MLB Averages					2.7%	17.1%	8.6%	8.0%	34%	2.00	5.2	33.0	7.6	0.79	1.07	70%	19%	7.7%	12%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
2006	24	CHC	NL	-1.9	-0.2	18	-0.1	0.3	-0.4	1.11	-0.0	-0.1	-1.4	-0.1	0.84	-1.5	1.05	14
2007	25	CIN	NL	-2.5	-0.2	38	-0.4	0.5	-0.8	1.06	-0.3	-0.0	-4.3	-0.4	0.88	-4.1	1.20	9
2008	26	TOR	AL	-0.3	-0.0	6	0.0	0.0	-0.0	.43	-0.0	0.0	-1.1	-0.1	0.90	-1.1		0
3 Yrs				-4.8	-0.5	62	-0.5	0.8	-1.3	1.01	-0.4	-0.1	-6.8	-0.6	0.87	-6.7	1.11	23

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	SB	SB%	SB2	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3
2006	24	CHC	NL	1	50%	5	0		0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2007	25	CIN	NL	0	20%	10	0		0	33%	0	0	2	1	1	1	1
2008	26	TOR	AL	0	0%	4	1	100%	1	0%	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
3 Yrs				1	21%	19	1	100%	1	17%	1	1	3	2	1	2	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
2006	24	CHC	NL	18	83%	3	1	0	14	2	0	0	1.05	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0%	3	1	33%	2	0	0%	7	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2007	25	CIN	NL	38	71%	7	0	0	9	1	0	0	1.20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6	1	17%	5	1	20%	20	2	10%	5	2	40%	0	0		0
2008	26	TOR	AL	6	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		4	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
3 Yrs				62	77%	11	1	0	23	3	0	0	1.11	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0%	9	2	22%	7	1	14%	31	2	6%	6	2	33%	0	0		0
MLB Averages					54%																			67%			11%			33%			15%			52%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2006	24	CHC	NL	18	54	3.00	41	76%	22%	20%	29%	29%	78%	0%	59%	75%	61%	0%	0	0	11%	2	1	6%	1	1	17%	0	0	0
2007	25	CIN	NL	38	176	4.63	112	64%	25%	23%	34%	18%	75%	0%	48%	69%	32%	3%	1	0	13%	5	3	8%	3	2	27%	0	0	0
2008	26	TOR	AL	6	21	3.50	14	67%	29%	14%	36%	21%	71%	0%	48%	80%	50%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	100%	0	0	0
3 Yrs				62	251	4.05	167	67%	25%	22%	33%	21%	75%	0%	50%	71%	42%	2%	1	0	11%	7	4	6%	4	3	30%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.77		63%	27%	14%	27%	31%	73%	2%	46%	80%	28%	5%			15%			9%			25%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SF
2006	24	18	18	18	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	6	.167	.167	.389	.556	35	7	1	0
2007	25	38	56	52	4	10	5	1	3	0	3	21	.192	.232	.346	.578	45	18	2	1
2008	26	46	62	57	4	11	5	1	3	1	4	23	.193	.242	.333	.575	45	19	2	1

Neutralized Batting

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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	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
2006	24	18	18	18	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	6	.167	.167	.389	.556	1	18
2007	25	20	38	34	2	7	4	0	2	0	3	15	.206	.263	.324	.587	3	20
2008	26	8	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	8
3 Yrs		46	62	57	4	10	5	1	3	1	4	23	.175	.226	.316	.542	4	46
162 Game Avg.		162	218	201	14	35	18	4	11	4	14	81	.175	.226	.316	.542	14	46

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