Dick Coffman
Samuel Richard Coffman
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 18, 1906 in Veto, AL
High School: Athens (Athens, AL) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1927
Final Game: June 28, 1945
Died: March 24, 1972 in Athens, AL
Relatives: Brother of Slick Coffman
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1927 20 WSH AL 0 1 .000 3.38 5 2 0 0 0 0 16.0 20 9 6 0 2 5 2 0 0 71 120 1.375 11.3 0.0 1.1 2.8 2.50
1928 21 SLB AL 4 5 .444 6.09 29 7 10 3 0 1 85.2 122 68 58 7 37 25 1 0 3 411 69 1.856 12.8 0.7 3.9 2.6 0.68
1929 22 SLB AL 1 1 .500 5.98 27 3 13 1 1 1 52.2 61 40 35 3 14 11 3 0 0 236 74 1.424 10.4 0.5 2.4 1.9 0.79
1930 23 SLB AL 8 18 .308 5.14 38 30 5 12 1 1 196.0 250 134 112 14 69 54 5 1 2 892 95 1.628 11.5 0.6 3.2 2.5 0.78
1931 24 SLB AL 9 13 .409 3.88 32 17 8 11 2 1 169.1 159 81 73 10 51 39 2 0 2 720 120 1.240 8.5 0.5 2.7 2.1 0.76
1932 25 TOT AL 6 9 .400 4.06 31 15 7 5 1 0 137.1 158 69 62 5 52 31 3 0 0 600 112 1.529 10.4 0.3 3.4 2.0 0.60
1932 25 SLB AL 5 3 .625 3.10 9 6 3 3 0 0 61.0 66 24 21 3 21 14 2 0 0 263 156 1.426 9.7 0.4 3.1 2.1 0.67
1932 25 WSH AL 1 6 .143 4.83 22 9 4 2 1 0 76.1 92 45 41 2 31 17 1 0 0 337 89 1.611 10.8 0.2 3.7 2.0 0.55
1933 26 SLB AL 3 7 .300 5.89 21 13 5 3 1 1 81.0 114 57 53 9 39 19 2 0 0 393 79 1.889 12.7 1.0 4.3 2.1 0.49
1934 27 SLB AL 9 10 .474 4.53 40 21 10 6 1 3 173.0 212 112 87 11 59 55 1 0 3 772 110 1.566 11.0 0.6 3.1 2.9 0.93
1935 28 SLB AL 5 11 .313 6.14 41 18 12 5 0 2 143.2 206 116 98 14 46 34 2 0 2 683 78 1.754 12.9 0.9 2.9 2.1 0.74
1936 29 NYG NL 7 5 .583 3.90 42 2 24 0 0 7 101.2 119 53 44 7 23 26 2 0 3 437 100 1.397 10.5 0.6 2.0 2.3 1.13
1937 30 NYG NL 8 3 .727 3.04 42 1 21 0 0 3 80.0 93 36 27 4 31 30 4 0 1 363 127 1.550 10.5 0.5 3.5 3.4 0.97
1938 31 NYG NL 8 4 .667 3.48 51 3 35 1 1 12 111.1 116 50 43 3 21 21 3 0 1 463 109 1.231 9.4 0.2 1.7 1.7 1.00 MVP-18
1939 32 NYG NL 1 2 .333 3.08 28 0 20 0 0 3 38.0 50 18 13 1 6 9 3 0 0 172 127 1.474 11.8 0.2 1.4 2.1 1.50
1940 33 BSN NL 1 5 .167 5.40 31 0 15 0 0 3 48.1 63 33 29 4 11 11 2 0 0 213 69 1.531 11.7 0.7 2.0 2.0 1.00
1945 38 PHI NL 2 1 .667 5.13 14 0 9 0 0 0 26.1 39 18 15 0 2 2 0 0 0 116 75 1.557 13.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.00
15 Seasons 72 95 .431 4.65 472 132 194 47 8 38 1460.1 1782 894 755 92 463 372 35 1 17 6542 96 1.537 11.0 0.6 2.9 2.3 0.80
162 Game Avg. 8 11 .431 4.65 53 15 22 5 1 4 164 201 101 85 10 52 42 4 0 2 737 96 1.537 11.0 0.6 2.9 2.3 0.80
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
SLB (8 yrs) 44 68 .393 5.02 237 115 66 44 6 10 962.1 1190 632 537 71 336 251 18 1 12 4370 94 1.586 11.1 0.7 3.1 2.3 0.75
NYG (4 yrs) 24 14 .632 3.45 163 6 100 1 1 25 331.0 378 157 127 15 81 86 12 0 5 1435 112 1.387 10.3 0.4 2.2 2.3 1.06
WSH (2 yrs) 1 7 .125 4.58 27 11 4 2 1 0 92.1 112 54 47 2 33 22 3 0 0 408 93 1.570 10.9 0.2 3.2 2.1 0.67
PHI (1 yr) 2 1 .667 5.13 14 0 9 0 0 0 26.1 39 18 15 0 2 2 0 0 0 116 75 1.557 13.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.00
BSN (1 yr) 1 5 .167 5.40 31 0 15 0 0 3 48.1 63 33 29 4 11 11 2 0 0 213 69 1.531 11.7 0.7 2.0 2.0 1.00
AL (9 yrs) 45 75 .375 4.98 264 126 70 46 7 10 1054.2 1302 686 584 73 369 273 21 1 12 4778 94 1.584 11.1 0.6 3.1 2.3 0.74
NL (6 yrs) 27 20 .574 3.79 208 6 124 1 1 28 405.2 480 208 171 19 94 99 14 0 5 1764 101 1.415 10.6 0.4 2.1 2.2 1.05

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1936 29 NYG NL WS L NYY 0 0 32.40 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 5 6 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 3.600 27.0 5.4 5.4 5.4 1.00
1937 30 NYG NL WS L NYY 0 0 4.15 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 2 2 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 19 1.615 4.2 0.0 10.4 2.1 0.20
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 0 12.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 7 8 8 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 30 2.167 10.5 1.5 9.0 3.0 0.33
2 WS 0 0 12.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 7 8 8 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 30 2.167 10.5 1.5 9.0 3.0 0.33

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1927 20 0 1 .000 3.38 5 2 0 0 0 0 16.0 20 9 6 0 2 5 2 0 0 71 120 1.375 11.3 0.0 1.1 2.8 2.50 120
1928 21 4 6 .400 5.67 34 9 10 3 0 1 101.2 142 77 64 7 39 30 3 0 3 482 74 1.780 12.6 0.6 3.5 2.7 0.77 74
1929 22 5 7 .417 5.77 61 12 23 4 1 2 154.1 203 117 99 10 53 41 6 0 3 718 74 1.659 11.8 0.6 3.1 2.4 0.77 74
1930 23 13 25 .342 5.42 99 42 28 16 2 3 350.1 453 251 211 24 122 95 11 1 5 1610 85 1.641 11.6 0.6 3.1 2.4 0.78 85
1931 24 22 38 .367 4.92 131 59 36 27 4 4 519.2 612 332 284 34 173 134 13 1 7 2330 94 1.511 10.6 0.6 3.0 2.3 0.77 94
1932 25 28 47 .373 4.74 162 74 43 32 5 4 657.0 770 401 346 39 225 165 16 1 7 2930 97 1.514 10.5 0.5 3.1 2.3 0.73 97
1933 26 31 54 .365 4.87 183 87 48 35 6 5 738.0 884 458 399 48 264 184 18 1 7 3323 95 1.556 10.8 0.6 3.2 2.2 0.70 95
1934 27 40 64 .385 4.80 223 108 58 41 7 8 911.0 1096 570 486 59 323 239 19 1 10 4095 97 1.558 10.8 0.6 3.2 2.4 0.74 97
1935 28 45 75 .375 4.98 264 126 70 46 7 10 1054.2 1302 686 584 73 369 273 21 1 12 4778 94 1.584 11.1 0.6 3.1 2.3 0.74 94
1936 29 52 80 .394 4.89 306 128 94 46 7 17 1156.1 1421 739 628 80 392 299 23 1 15 5215 95 1.568 11.1 0.6 3.1 2.3 0.76 95
1937 30 60 83 .420 4.77 348 129 115 46 7 20 1236.1 1514 775 655 84 423 329 27 1 16 5578 96 1.567 11.0 0.6 3.1 2.4 0.78 96
1938 31 68 87 .439 4.66 399 132 150 47 8 32 1347.2 1630 825 698 87 444 350 30 1 17 6041 97 1.539 10.9 0.6 3.0 2.3 0.79 97
1939 32 69 89 .437 4.62 427 132 170 47 8 35 1385.2 1680 843 711 88 450 359 33 1 17 6213 97 1.537 10.9 0.6 2.9 2.3 0.80 97
1940 33 70 94 .427 4.64 458 132 185 47 8 38 1434.0 1743 876 740 92 461 370 35 1 17 6426 96 1.537 10.9 0.6 2.9 2.3 0.80 96
1941 34 70 94 .427 4.64 458 132 185 47 8 38 1434.0 1743 876 740 92 461 370 35 1 17 6426 96 1.537 10.9 0.6 2.9 2.3 0.80 96
1942 35 70 94 .427 4.64 458 132 185 47 8 38 1434.0 1743 876 740 92 461 370 35 1 17 6426 96 1.537 10.9 0.6 2.9 2.3 0.80 96
1943 36 70 94 .427 4.64 458 132 185 47 8 38 1434.0 1743 876 740 92 461 370 35 1 17 6426 96 1.537 10.9 0.6 2.9 2.3 0.80 96
1944 37 70 94 .427 4.64 458 132 185 47 8 38 1434.0 1743 876 740 92 461 370 35 1 17 6426 96 1.537 10.9 0.6 2.9 2.3 0.80 96
1945 38 72 95 .431 4.65 472 132 194 47 8 38 1460.1 1782 894 755 92 463 372 35 1 17 6542 96 1.537 11.0 0.6 2.9 2.3 0.80 96

Neutralized Pitching

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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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1927 20 1 0 1.000 3.18 17.0 20 7 6 0 2 5 2 1.294 10.6 1.1 2.6 2.50 0.0 5
1928 21 3 7 .300 5.44 91.0 122 61 55 7 37 27 1 1.747 12.1 3.7 2.7 0.73 0.7 29
1929 22 2 4 .333 5.05 57.0 61 36 32 3 14 12 3 1.316 9.6 2.2 1.9 0.86 0.5 27
1930 23 12 11 .522 3.85 213.0 231 101 91 13 64 59 5 1.385 9.8 2.7 2.5 0.92 0.5 38
1931 24 13 7 .650 3.03 184.0 151 69 62 9 48 42 2 1.082 7.4 2.3 2.1 0.88 0.4 32
1932 25 9 6 .600 3.40 143.0 149 60 54 5 49 32 3 1.385 9.4 3.1 2.0 0.65 0.3 31
1933 26 4 5 .444 4.65 89.0 111 51 46 9 38 21 2 1.674 11.2 3.8 2.1 0.55 0.9 21
1934 27 11 9 .550 3.42 187.0 196 79 71 10 55 59 1 1.342 9.4 2.6 2.8 1.07 0.5 40
1935 28 7 10 .412 4.72 160.0 198 93 84 13 44 38 2 1.513 11.1 2.5 2.1 0.86 0.7 41
1936 29 6 5 .545 3.93 103.0 123 50 45 7 24 26 2 1.427 10.7 2.1 2.3 1.08 0.6 42
1937 30 6 3 .667 3.07 82.0 98 31 28 4 33 31 4 1.598 10.8 3.6 3.4 0.94 0.4 42
1938 31 7 5 .583 3.63 114.0 122 51 46 3 22 22 3 1.263 9.6 1.7 1.7 1.00 0.2 51
1939 32 2 2 .500 3.15 40.0 53 16 14 1 6 9 3 1.475 11.9 1.4 2.0 1.50 0.2 28
1940 33 2 3 .400 5.81 48.0 67 34 31 4 12 11 2 1.646 12.6 2.3 2.1 0.92 0.8 31
1945 38 1 1 .500 5.54 26.0 40 18 16 0 2 2 0 1.615 13.8 0.7 0.7 1.00 0.0 14
15 Seasons 86 78 .524 3.94 1554.0 1742 757 681 88 450 396 35 1.411 10.1 2.3 0.88 0.5 472

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1938-NL-18-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1931 AL--1.240--5th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1931 AL--8.451--6th

Games Played s c a p y
1938 NL--51--1st

Saves s c a p y
1934 AL--3--9th
1936 NL--7--4th
1937 NL--3--8th
1938 NL--12--1st
1940 NL--3--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1930 AL--1--10th
1931 AL--2--3rd

Losses s c a p y
1930 AL--18--3rd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1930 AL--112--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1930 AL--5--6th

Games Finished s c a p y
1929 AL--13--10th
1936 NL--24--1st
1937 NL--21--3rd
1938 NL--35--1st
1939 NL--20--4th
Career--194--240th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1931 AL--120--10th

Youngest s c a p y
1927 AL--born 1906-12-18--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (339), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 18 (840), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1146), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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