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Dave Cole

David Bruce Cole

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 29, 1930 in Williamsport, MD
High School: Williamsport HS (Williamsport, MD)
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1950
Teams (by GP): Braves/Cubs/Phillies 1950-1955

Final Game: June 6, 1955
Died: October 26, 2011 in Hagerstown, MD
Buried: Greenlawn Memorial Park, Williamsport, MD
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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
1950 19 BSN NL 0 1 .000 1.13 4 0 2 0 0 0 8.0 7 2 1 0 3 8 1 0 0 32 359 1.250 7.9 0.0 3.4 9.0 2.67
1951 20 BSN NL 2 4 .333 4.26 23 7 4 1 0 0 67.2 64 43 32 3 64 33 2 1 2 320 87 1.892 8.5 0.4 8.5 4.4 0.52
1952 21 BSN NL 1 1 .500 4.03 22 3 10 0 0 0 44.2 38 21 20 2 42 22 3 0 3 207 91 1.791 7.7 0.4 8.5 4.4 0.52
1953 22 MLN NL 0 1 .000 8.59 10 0 8 0 0 0 14.2 17 14 14 1 14 13 0 0 1 75 47 2.114 10.4 0.6 8.6 8.0 0.93
1954 23 CHC NL 3 8 .273 5.36 18 14 3 2 1 0 84.0 74 56 50 7 62 37 1 0 5 379 79 1.619 7.9 0.8 6.6 4.0 0.60
1955 24 PHI NL 0 3 .000 6.38 7 3 4 0 0 0 18.1 21 15 13 3 14 0 6 0 0 1 88 63 1.909 10.3 1.5 6.9 2.9 0.43
6 Yrs 6 18 .250 4.93 84 27 31 3 1 0 237.1 221 151 130 16 199 0 119 7 1 12 1101 80 1.770 8.4 0.6 7.5 4.5 0.60
162 Game Avg. 4 11 .250 4.93 51 17 19 2 1 0 145 135 93 80 10 122 73 4 1 7 674 80 1.770 8.4 0.6 7.5 4.5 0.60
MLN (4 yrs) 3 7 .300 4.47 59 10 24 1 0 0 135.0 126 80 67 6 123 76 6 1 6 634 84 1.844 8.4 0.4 8.2 5.1 0.62
PHI (1 yr) 0 3 .000 6.38 7 3 4 0 0 0 18.1 21 15 13 3 14 0 6 0 0 1 88 63 1.909 10.3 1.5 6.9 2.9 0.43
CHC (1 yr) 3 8 .273 5.36 18 14 3 2 1 0 84.0 74 56 50 7 62 37 1 0 5 379 79 1.619 7.9 0.8 6.6 4.0 0.60

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
1950 19 BSN NL 8.0 4 0 2 2.25 4.78 -0.08 0.00 92.6 4.51 2 0.2 .4 -0.1 0.2 3 .554 .501 $
1951 20 BSN NL 67.2 23 7 43 5.72 4.32 -0.22 0.00 92.7 4.21 -11 -1.1 .4 0.1 -0.4 -4 .450 .493 $
1952 21 BSN NL 44.2 22 3 21 4.23 4.06 -0.21 0.00 97.3 4.15 -0 -0.0 .3 -0.1 0.3 4 .498 .500 $
1953 22 MLN NL 14.2 10 0 14 8.59 5.16 0.07 0.00 90.7 4.61 -6 -0.6 .1 0.2 -0.2 -5 .440 .496 $
1954 23 CHC NL 84.0 18 14 56 6.00 4.55 -0.11 0.00 100.7 4.70 -12 -1.2 .2 0.0 -0.4 -3 .436 .493 $
1955 24 PHI NL 18.1 7 3 15 7.36 4.70 0.33 0.00 98.9 4.32 -6 -0.6 .2 0.1 -0.3 -4 .420 .497 $
6 Seasons 237.1 84 27 151 5.73 4.45 -0.11 0.00 96.7 4.41 -34 -3.3 .3 0.3 -0.8 -8 .461 .497 $
MLN (4 yrs) 135.0 59 10 80 5.33 4.36 -0.17 0.00 94.0 4.25 -16 -1.6 .3 0.2 -0.1 -2 .474 .498 $
PHI (1 yr) 18.1 7 3 15 7.36 4.70 0.33 0.00 98.9 4.32 -6 -0.6 .2 0.1 -0.3 -4 .420 .497 $
CHC (1 yr) 84.0 18 14 56 6.00 4.55 -0.11 0.00 100.7 4.70 -12 -1.2 .2 0.0 -0.4 -3 .436 .493 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1950 19 BSN NL 4 17 28 2 7 1 0 0 1 2 3 8 .250 .344 .286 .629 .350 8 1 1 0 0 1
1951 20 BSN NL 23 319 252 43 64 7 3 3 6 9 64 33 .254 .409 .341 .750 .282 86 2 2 2 0 4
1952 21 BSN NL 22 188 158 21 38 2 0 2 2 3 42 22 .241 .409 .291 .700 .269 46 3 3 4 0 2
1953 22 MLN NL 10 73 61 14 17 5 0 1 2 0 14 13 .279 .413 .410 .823 .340 25 0 0 0 0 0
1954 23 CHC NL 18 324 308 56 74 12 4 7 0 2 62 37 .240 .365 .373 .739 .250 115 8 1 4 4 6
1955 24 PHI NL 7 88 69 15 21 3 1 3 1 1 14 6 .304 .412 .507 .919 .290 35 2 0 3 2 0 2
6 Yrs 84 1009 876 151 221 30 8 16 12 17 199 119 .252 .392 .360 .752 .274 315 16 7 13 6 0 15
162 Game Avg. 51 618 537 93 135 18 5 10 7 10 122 73 .252 .392 .360 .752 .274 193 10 4 8 4 9
MLB Averages .261 .335 .383 .718 .276

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1950 19 BSN NL 2.4 0.2 19 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .20 0.0 -0.3 0.9 0.1 0.20 -1.0 0 0 3
1951 20 BSN NL -7.7 -0.8 336 -0.5 4.4 -4.9 .82 -0.7 0.1 -11.0 -1.1 0.82 -7.9 0 3 13
1952 21 BSN NL -1.0 -0.1 200 -0.1 1.5 -1.6 .49 0.1 -0.3 0.3 0.0 0.49 -1.3 1 0 14
1953 22 MLN NL -7.2 -0.7 77 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .27 -0.1 -1.0 -6.1 -0.6 0.27 -5.0 0 1 6
1954 23 CHC NL -10.2 -1.0 349 -0.7 4.6 -5.3 .83 -0.7 -0.1 -5.0 -0.5 0.84 -5.8 0 0 4
1955 24 PHI NL -5.0 -0.5 91 -0.6 0.9 -1.5 .71 -0.6 -0.2 -3.8 -0.4 0.71 -6.1 0 0 4
6 Yrs -28.7 -2.8 1072 -2.2 11.6 -13.9 .70 -2.0 -1.1 -24.7 -2.4 0.71 -27.1 1 4 44

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1951 20 BSN NL 23 7 2 2 3 0 1 4 3 .571 0 2 1 0 3 43% 48.0 73 29 18 8 3 4 5.2 5.3 5.1
1952 21 BSN NL 22 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .667 0 2 0 0 1 33% 47.7 60 41 9 4 1 1 5.5 0.0 4.3
1954 23 CHC NL 18 14 3 8 3 0 1 3 11 .214 1 1 2 1 5 36% 42.9 77 22 15 12 6 7 4.0 4.9 5.0
1955 24 PHI NL 7 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 32.7 39 29 5 4 1 2 3.7 3.9 4.1
4 Yrs 70 27 6 14 7 0 2 9 18 .333 1 5 3 1 9 33% 44 77 22 47 28 11 14 4.4 4.4 4.9
MLB Averages .500 50% 50 118 -6 4.5 4.5 6.6

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1950 19 BSN NL 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 8 .205 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 2 1 6.0
1951 20 BSN NL 23 16 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40% 7 .823 0 3 13 1 1 14 3 13 12 0 12 2 6.0
1952 21 BSN NL 22 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 7 .494 1 0 14 0 0 17 4 13 8 2 7 2 5.0
1953 22 MLN NL 10 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 9 .274 0 1 6 0 0 10 1 9 3 1 3 0 4.4
1954 23 CHC NL 18 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 .831 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 3 4 0 4 1 10.3
1955 24 PHI NL 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .715 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 4 2 0 2 1 4.5
6 Yrs 84 57 31 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 21% .705 1 4 44 1 1 52 10 44 31 3 30 7 5.6

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%
1950 19 BSN NL 32 76% 0.0% 47.1% 17.7% 5.9% 14% 2.00 118% 7 1 14%
1951 20 BSN NL 319 62% 0.9% 10.3% 20.1% 4.1% 20% 0.74 68% 83 2 2%
1952 21 BSN NL 207 64% 1.1% 11.7% 22.3% 2.1% 11% 1.26 71% 48 3 6%
1953 22 MLN NL 75 56% 1.4% 17.8% 19.2% 8.2% 35% 1.42 64% 17 0 0%
1954 23 CHC NL 379 62% 2.2% 11.4% 19.1% 7.1% 31% 1.02 83% 70 8 11%
1955 24 PHI NL 88 69% 3.4% 6.8% 15.9% 8.0% 33% 1.40 70% 23 2 9%
6 Yrs 1100 63% 1.6% 11.8% 19.7% 5.4% 24% 1.02 74% 248 16 6%
MLB Averages 50% 2.3% 11.9% 10.7% 6.8% 26% 0.95 85% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1950 19 BSN NL 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 17% 1 0 0 9 1 2 33% 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 15
1951 20 BSN NL 319 64 3 0 16 1 2 1 2 19 11 2 58% 4 2 2 142 6 9 40% 4 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
1952 21 BSN NL 188 38 2 0 7 1 1 2 0 11 4 1 36% 2 3 3 89 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 19
1953 22 MLN NL 73 17 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 6 4 2 67% 0 1 0 34 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
1954 23 CHC NL 324 74 7 0 6 5 2 3 4 16 10 2 63% 6 5 0 139 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 55
1955 24 PHI NL 88 21 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 6 3 0 50% 2 1 0 42 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
6 Yrs 1009 221 16 0 35 8 8 7 9 64 33 9 52% 15 12 5 455 12 17 41% 9 17 2 0 1 0 2 0 33 91
MLB Averages 52% 55%

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+
1950 19 0 1 .000 1.13 4 0 2 0 0 0 8.0 7 2 1 0 3 8 1 0 0 32 359 1.250 7.9 0.0 3.4 9.0 2.67 359
1951 20 2 5 .286 3.93 27 7 6 1 0 0 75.2 71 45 33 3 67 41 3 1 2 352 95 1.824 8.4 0.4 8.0 4.9 0.61 95
1952 21 3 6 .333 3.96 49 10 16 1 0 0 120.1 109 66 53 5 109 63 6 1 5 559 94 1.812 8.2 0.4 8.2 4.7 0.58 94
1953 22 3 7 .300 4.47 59 10 24 1 0 0 135.0 126 80 67 6 123 76 6 1 6 634 84 1.844 8.4 0.4 8.2 5.1 0.62 84
1954 23 6 15 .286 4.81 77 24 27 3 1 0 219.0 200 136 117 13 185 113 7 1 11 1013 82 1.758 8.2 0.5 7.6 4.6 0.61 82
1955 24 6 18 .250 4.93 84 27 31 3 1 0 237.1 221 151 130 16 199 0 119 7 1 12 1101 80 1.770 8.4 0.6 7.5 4.5 0.60 80

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
1950 19 0 0 1.29 7.0 7 1 1 0 3 7 1 1.429 9.0 3.9 9.0 2.33 0.0 4
1951 20 3 4 .429 4.85 65.0 68 39 35 3 68 32 2 2.092 9.4 9.4 4.4 0.47 0.4 23
1952 21 2 2 .500 4.93 42.0 41 26 23 2 45 21 3 2.048 8.8 9.6 4.5 0.47 0.4 22
1953 22 0 1 .000 9.00 15.0 18 17 15 1 15 13 0 2.200 10.8 9.0 7.8 0.87 0.6 10
1954 23 3 6 .333 5.07 87.0 75 54 49 7 63 38 1 1.586 7.8 6.5 3.9 0.60 0.7 18
1955 24 0 2 .000 6.63 19.0 22 16 14 3 15 6 0 1.947 10.4 7.1 2.8 0.40 1.4 7
6 Yrs 8 15 .348 5.25 235.0 231 153 137 16 209 117 7 1.872 8.8 4.5 0.56 0.6 84

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1954 NL  5 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1950 NL  born 1930-08-29 (6th)

                           

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