Alex Cole
Alexander Cole Jr.
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: August 17, 1965 in Fayetteville, NC
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 6, 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 27, 1990
Final Game: May 22, 1996
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1990 CLE AL 24 CF 59 57 492.1 154 145 3 6 1 .961 -1.0 -2.4 0.0 -3.4 3.4 -1 2.71 2.51 .985 2.74 2.42 RoY-9
1990 CLE AL 24 OF 59 57 492.1 154 145 3 6 1 .961 -1.0 -2.4 0.0 -3.4 3.4 -1 2.71 2.51 .981 2.39 2.04 RoY-9
1990 CLE AL 24 DH 1 RoY-9
1991 CLE AL 25 OF 107 95 846.0 270 256 6 8 1 .970 -6.9 -9.8 -2.9 -7.1 4.2 -4 2.79 2.45 .983 2.37 2.03
1991 CLE AL 25 CF 101 90 800.0 258 245 6 7 1 .973 -7.4 -11.1 -3.4 -6.9 3.5 -4 2.82 2.49 .989 2.76 2.40
1991 CLE AL 25 LF 8 5 46.0 12 11 0 1 0 .917 0.5 13.0 0.5 -0.2 0.7 0 2.15 1.38 .983 2.17 1.72
1991 CLE AL 25 DH 6
1992 TOT MLB 26 OF 77 63 561.2 126 118 6 2 1 .984 -6.2 -13.2 -7.2 -2.1 -5.1 1 1.99 1.61 .983 2.38 2.03
1992 TOT MLB 26 RF 54 45 402.1 89 84 4 1 0 .989 -1.4 -4.2 -3.4 -1.8 -1.6 2 1.97 1.63 .979 2.08 1.67
1992 TOT MLB 26 CF 6 4 29.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -8.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0 1.24 0.67 1.000 2.89 2.57
1992 CLE AL 26 OF 24 17 161.1 35 33 1 1 1 .971 -4.8 -35.7 -3.8 -0.3 -3.5 -1 1.90 1.42 .983 2.47 2.17
1992 CLE AL 26 LF 18 14 130.1 31 29 1 1 1 .968 -4.6 -42.4 -3.6 -0.2 -3.4 -1 2.07 1.67 .981 2.29 1.94
1992 CLE AL 26 CF 5 3 27.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -8.9 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0 1.00 0.60 1.000 2.90 2.60
1992 CLE AL 26 DH 4
1992 CLE AL 26 RF 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.25 1.85
1992 PIT NL 26 OF 53 46 400.1 91 85 5 1 0 .989 -1.4 -4.2 -3.4 -1.8 -1.6 2 2.02 1.70 .982 2.34 1.96
1992 PIT NL 26 RF 52 45 398.1 88 83 4 1 0 .989 -1.4 -4.2 -3.4 -1.8 -1.6 2 1.97 1.67 .978 2.08 1.66
1992 PIT NL 26 CF 1 1 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.40
1993 COL NL 27 CF 93 85 749.2 228 220 4 4 1 .982 0.7 1.1 2.7 2.3 0.4 -2 2.69 2.41 .985 2.75 2.37
1993 COL NL 27 OF 93 85 749.2 228 219 5 4 1 .982 0.7 1.1 2.7 2.3 0.4 -2 2.69 2.41 .979 2.34 2.00
1994 MIN AL 28 OF 100 82 766.0 257 245 4 8 0 .969 -3.8 -6.0 -0.8 -4.1 3.3 -3 2.93 2.49 .982 2.37 2.09
1994 MIN AL 28 CF 84 68 635.1 215 204 4 7 0 .967 -7.7 -14.5 -5.7 -6.0 0.3 -2 2.95 2.48 .988 2.76 2.44
1994 MIN AL 28 LF 16 14 130.2 41 40 0 1 0 .976 3.9 35.8 4.9 1.9 3.0 -1 2.76 2.50 .978 2.16 1.80
1994 MIN AL 28 DH 1
1995 MIN AL 29 CF 23 17 158.1 49 45 1 3 0 .939 -4.0 -30.3 -2.0 -0.8 -1.2 -2 2.61 2.00 .988 2.73 2.38
1995 MIN AL 29 OF 23 17 158.1 48 44 1 3 0 .938 -4.0 -30.3 -2.0 -0.8 -1.2 -2 2.56 1.96 .983 2.33 1.99
1995 MIN AL 29 DH 2
1996 BOS AL 30 CF 24 17 164.1 39 37 1 1 1 .974 -1.6 -11.7 -0.6 -2.0 1.4 -1 2.08 1.58 .990 2.78 2.35
1996 BOS AL 30 OF 24 17 164.1 39 37 1 1 1 .974 -1.6 -11.7 -0.6 -2.0 1.4 -1 2.08 1.58 .982 2.37 2.02
7 Seasons OF 483 416 3738.1 1122 1064 26 32 5 .971 -22.8 -7.3 -10.8 -17.2 6.4 -12 2.62 2.26 .982 2.37 2.03
7 Seasons CF 390 338 3029.0 947 900 19 28 4 .970 -21.2 -8.4 -9.2 -16.9 7.7 -12 2.73 2.36 .987 2.75 2.40
1 Season RF 54 45 402.1 89 84 4 1 0 .989 -1.4 -4.2 -3.4 -1.8 -1.6 2 1.97 1.63 .979 2.08 1.67
3 Seasons LF 42 33 307.0 84 80 1 3 1 .964 -0.2 -0.8 1.8 1.5 0.3 -2 2.37 1.93 .980 2.22 1.85
5 Seasons DH 14
7 Seasons TOT 483 416 3738.1 1123 1065 26 32 5 .972 -22.8 -7.3 -10.8 -17.2 6.4 -12 2.63 2.26 .954 2.40 2.07
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1990 CLE AL 24 63 57 63 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 59 0 0 5
1991 CLE AL 25 122 99 122 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 101 0 107 4 9 6
1992 PIT NL 26 64 46 64 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 52 53 0 18 0
1992 CLE AL 26 41 20 41 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 5 2 24 3 14 4
1993 COL NL 27 126 85 126 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 0 93 0 31 3
1994 MIN AL 28 105 82 105 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 84 0 100 0 11 6
1995 MIN AL 29 28 18 28 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 23 1 10 0
1996 BOS AL 30 24 17 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 24 0 2 2
7 Seasons 573 424 573 483 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 390 54 483 8 95 26
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1990 CLE AL 24 6 1 5 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 13 10 0 21 2 1 7 1 0 8 0 1 10 6 0 59 19 32.2% 38 2 3.4% 1 2237 58% 78% 40% 270 54%
1991 CLE AL 25 7 0 5 2 2 6 0 1 3 1 29 16 0 20 5 0 6 2 0 16 1 1 14 5 0 85 29 34.1% 55 1 1.2% 5 3571 57% 80% 42% 390 63%
1992 CLE AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 104 59% 82% 37% 6 50%
1992 PIT NL 26 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 0 0 0 8 38% 75% 50% 1 100%
1993 COL NL 27 4 0 4 0 3 4 0 1 1 1 35 18 0 47 7 1 7 5 0 14 1 0 13 8 0 116 39 33.6% 76 1 0.9% 3 3542 54% 77% 39% 462 48%
1994 MIN AL 28 7 0 5 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 32 16 0 30 5 0 14 4 0 13 3 0 16 10 0 105 38 36.2% 67 0 0.0% 4 2937 55% 79% 42% 403 51%
1995 MIN AL 29 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 8 0 14 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 6 4 0 35 13 37.1% 22 0 0.0% 1 769 46% 75% 41% 103 45%
1996 BOS AL 30 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 5 0 10 1 0 5 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 30 9 30.0% 21 0 0.0% 1 801 52% 70% 38% 88 42%
7 Seasons 28 1 22 5 8 19 1 4 8 4 128 73 0 142 20 2 43 16 0 57 5 2 62 33 0 432 147 34.0% 281 4 0.9% 15 13969 55% 78% 40% 1723 53%
MLB Averages 40.9% 1.7% 56% 76% 39% 58%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1992 PIT NL 26 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 8 4 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 6 3 0 3 3 0 25 14 56.0% 11 0 0.0% 4 1708 60% 80% 40% 127 68%
1992 CLE AL 26 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 0 0 0 17 65% 76% 65% 1 100%
1 Season 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 8 4 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 6 3 0 3 3 0 25 14 56.0% 11 0 0.0% 4 1725 60% 80% 40% 128 68%
MLB Averages 44.2% 2.5% 56% 76% 39% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1991 CLE AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 192 51% 80% 40% 15 73%
1992 CLE AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 4 0 15 7 46.7% 8 0 0.0% 1 622 56% 77% 41% 57 51%
1994 MIN AL 28 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 0 3 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20 12 60.0% 8 0 0.0% 0 622 63% 79% 44% 81 49%
3 Seasons 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16 10 0 7 2 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 9 6 0 39 21 53.8% 18 0 0.0% 1 1436 59% 78% 42% 153 52%
MLB Averages 59.8% 2.5% 56% 76% 39% 50%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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