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Slick Coffman

George David Coffman

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: December 11, 1910 in Veto, AL (All Transactions)
Debut: May 21, 1937
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Browns 1937-1940

Final Game: September 17, 1940
Died: May 8, 2003 in Birmingham, AL
Buried: Gatlin Cemetery, Ardmore, AL
Relatives: Brother of Dick Coffman
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Standard Pitching

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
1937 26 DET AL 7 5 .583 4.37 28 5 15 1 0 0 101.0 121 61 49 8 39 22 3 2 1 457 107 1.584 10.8 0.7 3.5 2.0 0.56
1938 27 DET AL 4 4 .500 6.02 39 6 15 1 0 2 95.2 120 70 64 6 48 31 0 0 1 444 85 1.756 11.3 0.6 4.5 2.9 0.65
1939 28 DET AL 2 1 .667 6.38 23 1 10 0 0 0 42.1 51 36 30 4 22 10 1 0 0 201 77 1.724 10.8 0.9 4.7 2.1 0.45
1940 29 SLB AL 2 2 .500 6.27 31 4 10 1 0 1 74.2 108 62 52 5 23 26 0 0 2 352 74 1.754 13.0 0.6 2.8 3.1 1.13
4 Yrs 15 12 .556 5.60 121 16 50 3 0 3 313.2 400 229 195 23 132 89 4 2 4 1454 86 1.696 11.5 0.7 3.8 2.6 0.67
162 Game Avg. 7 6 .556 5.60 60 8 25 1 0 1 156 199 114 97 11 66 44 2 1 2 722 86 1.696 11.5 0.7 3.8 2.6 0.67
DET (3 yrs) 13 10 .565 5.38 90 12 40 2 0 2 239.0 292 167 143 18 109 63 4 2 2 1102 91 1.678 11.0 0.7 4.1 2.4 0.58
SLB (1 yr) 2 2 .500 6.27 31 4 10 1 0 1 74.2 108 62 52 5 23 26 0 0 2 352 74 1.754 13.0 0.6 2.8 3.1 1.13

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1937 26 DET AL 101.0 28 5 61 5.44 5.09 0.03 0.00 103.1 5.21 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.6 10 .491 .498 $
1938 27 DET AL 95.2 39 6 70 6.59 5.54 0.04 0.00 105.9 5.82 -9 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 0.0 4 .479 .495 $
1939 28 DET AL 42.1 23 1 36 7.65 5.27 0.07 0.00 105.3 5.49 -10 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -5 .460 .494 $
1940 29 SLB AL 74.2 31 4 62 7.47 5.12 -0.13 0.00 107.6 5.65 -16 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -8 .453 .491 $
4 Seasons 313.2 121 16 229 6.57 5.26 0.00 0.00 105.3 5.54 -38 -3.5 1.0 -0.2 -1.0 1 .471 .495 $
DET (3 yrs) 239.0 90 12 167 6.29 5.30 0.04 0.00 104.6 5.50 -22 -2.0 1.0 -0.1 0.0 9 .478 .496 $
SLB (1 yr) 74.2 31 4 62 7.47 5.12 -0.13 0.00 107.6 5.65 -16 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -8 .453 .491 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1937 26 DET AL 457 1.8% 4.8% 8.5% 2.2% 8% 83%
1938 27 DET AL 444 1.4% 7.0% 10.8% 1.6% 6% 79%
1939 28 DET AL 201 2.0% 5.0% 11.0% 79%
1940 29 SLB AL 352 1.4% 7.4% 6.5% 1.7% 6% 83%
4 Yrs 1454 1.6% 6.1% 9.1% 1.6% 6% 81%
MLB Averages 1.5% 9.1% 8.8% 3.3% 13% 79%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1937 26 7 5 .583 4.37 28 5 15 1 0 0 101.0 121 61 49 8 39 22 3 2 1 457 107 1.584 10.8 0.7 3.5 2.0 0.56 107
1938 27 11 9 .550 5.17 67 11 30 2 0 2 196.2 241 131 113 14 87 53 3 2 2 901 94 1.668 11.0 0.6 4.0 2.4 0.61 94
1939 28 13 10 .565 5.38 90 12 40 2 0 2 239.0 292 167 143 18 109 63 4 2 2 1102 91 1.678 11.0 0.7 4.1 2.4 0.58 91
1940 29 15 12 .556 5.60 121 16 50 3 0 3 313.2 400 229 195 23 132 89 4 2 4 1454 86 1.696 11.5 0.7 3.8 2.6 0.67 86

Neutralized Pitching

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 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
1937 26 6 5 .545 3.62 107.0 115 48 43 8 37 23 3 1.421 9.7 3.1 1.9 0.62 0.7 28
1938 27 5 6 .455 4.59 104.0 112 59 53 6 45 34 0 1.510 9.7 3.9 2.9 0.76 0.5 39
1939 28 2 3 .400 4.79 47.0 48 28 25 4 21 11 1 1.468 9.2 4.0 2.1 0.52 0.8 23
1940 29 3 5 .375 5.11 81.0 104 51 46 5 22 28 0 1.556 11.6 2.4 3.1 1.27 0.6 31
4 Yrs 16 19 .457 4.43 339.0 379 186 167 23 125 96 4 1.487 10.1 2.5 0.77 0.6 121

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1938 AL  39 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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