Dick Cole
Richard Roy Cole
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 6, 1926 in Long Beach, CA
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1951
Final Game: July 21, 1957
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Standard Batting

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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
1951 25 TOT NL 57 170 142 13 32 5 0 1 14 0 1 21 14 .225 .325 .282 .607 63 40 4 0 7 4/6
1951 25 STL NL 15 42 36 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 5 .194 .310 .222 .532 45 8 0 0 0 4
1951 25 PIT NL 42 128 106 9 25 4 0 1 11 0 1 15 9 .236 .331 .302 .632 69 32 4 0 7 4/6
1953 27 PIT NL 97 280 235 29 64 13 1 0 23 2 2 38 26 .272 .374 .336 .710 88 79 6 0 7 6/43
1954 28 PIT NL 138 541 486 40 131 22 5 1 40 0 0 41 48 .270 .323 .342 .664 76 166 20 0 8 6 654
1955 29 PIT NL 77 260 239 16 54 8 3 0 21 0 0 18 22 .226 .285 .285 .569 54 68 5 2 0 1 1 546
1956 30 PIT NL 72 110 99 7 21 2 1 0 9 0 0 11 9 .212 .291 .253 .543 50 25 5 0 0 0 0 54/6
1957 31 MLN NL 15 19 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .071 .235 .071 .307 -9 1 1 0 2 0 1 4/35
6 Seasons 456 1380 1215 106 303 50 10 2 107 2 3 132 124 .249 .322 .312 .634 69 379 41 2 24 7 2
162 Game Avg. 162 490 432 38 108 18 4 1 38 1 1 47 44 .249 .322 .312 .634 69 135 15 1 9
PIT (5 yrs) 426 1319 1165 101 295 49 10 2 104 2 3 123 114 .253 .324 .318 .641 71 370 40 2 22 7 1
MLN (1 yr) 15 19 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .071 .235 .071 .307 -9 1 1 0 2 0 1
STL (1 yr) 15 42 36 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 5 .194 .310 .222 .532 45 8 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1951 25 TOT NL 170 122 12 2.6 105 .244 .225 .270 .325 .345 .282 .410 .607 .754 63 .272 -6.9 -0.7 .522 .197 .056 .0
1951 25 STL NL 42 29 2 1.8 104 .226 .194 .269 .310 .343 .222 .407 .532 .750 45 .163 -2.6 -0.3 .483 .194 .028
1951 25 PIT NL 128 93 10 2.9 106 .250 .236 .271 .331 .345 .302 .410 .632 .756 69 .306 -4.3 -0.4 .535 .198 .066 .0
1953 27 PIT NL 280 186 29 4.1 109 .306 .272 .273 .374 .344 .336 .425 .710 .769 88 .428 -2.1 -0.2 .654 .226 .064 .0
1954 28 PIT NL 541 389 54 3.7 107 .293 .270 .272 .323 .343 .342 .420 .664 .763 76 .386 -16.8 -1.6 .552 .156 .072 .0
1955 29 PIT NL 260 191 19 2.7 104 .248 .226 .263 .285 .334 .285 .417 .569 .750 54 .262 -16.0 -1.6 .463 .134 .059
1956 30 PIT NL 110 83 7 2.2 100 .233 .212 .260 .291 .327 .253 .411 .543 .738 50 .222 -6.8 -0.7 .434 .152 .040
1957 31 MLN NL 19 16 0 0.0 97 .111 .071 .260 .235 .322 .071 .403 .307 .725 -9 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .286 .214 .000
6 Seasons 1380 987 121 3.3 106 .275 .249 .269 .322 .340 .312 .418 .634 .758 69 .339 -50.6 -5.0 .536 .170 .063 2.0
162 Game Avg. 490 351 43 3.3 106 .275 .249 .269 .322 .340 .312 .418 .634 .758 69 .339 -50.6 -5.0 .536 .170 .063 1
PIT (5 yrs) 1319 942 119 3.4 106 .277 .253 .269 .324 .340 .318 .419 .641 .759 71 .351 -46.0 -4.5 .541 .169 .064 2.0
MLN (1 yr) 19 16 0 0.0 97 .111 .071 .260 .235 .322 .071 .403 .307 .725 -9 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .286 .214 .000
STL (1 yr) 42 29 2 1.9 104 .226 .194 .269 .310 .343 .222 .407 .532 .750 45 .164 -2.6 -0.3 .483 .194 .028

Ratio Batting*

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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
1951 25 TOT NL 170 0.6% 8.2% 12.4% 3.5% 19% 0.67 10.1 142.0 10.1 75%
1951 25 STL NL 42 0.0% 11.9% 14.3% 2.4% 14% 0.83 7.2 12.0 74%
1951 25 PIT NL 128 0.8% 7.0% 11.7% 3.9% 20% 0.60 11.8 106.0 9.6 75%
1953 27 PIT NL 280 0.0% 9.3% 13.6% 5.0% 22% 0.68 9.0 10.2 75%
1954 28 PIT NL 541 0.2% 8.9% 7.6% 5.2% 21% 1.17 10.1 486.0 12.2 1.10 82%
1955 29 PIT NL 260 0.0% 8.5% 6.9% 4.2% 20% 1.22 10.9 11.4 1.16 84%
1956 30 PIT NL 110 0.0% 8.2% 10.0% 2.7% 14% 0.82 11.0 11.0 1.89 82%
1957 31 MLN NL 19 0.0% 26.3% 15.8% 0.0% 0% 1.67 2.8 2.67 47%
6 Seasons 1380 0.1% 9.0% 9.6% 4.5% 21% 0.94 9.8 607.5 11.4 1.24 79%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 28 PIT NL 5 1 23% 149 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 24% 14 12 1 5 3 2 10 5 4
1955 29 PIT NL 1 0 22% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1956 30 PIT NL 3 0 22% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1957 31 MLN NL 0 0 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
6 Seasons 9 1 24% 210 2 3 40% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 11 29% 22 17 3 5 3 2 14 6 7
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1954 28 PIT NL 341 38% 131 6 0 0 0 2.55 1 0 10 1 0 0 1 0 5 8 160% 78 20 26% 38 14 37% 234 27 12% 14 9 64% 13 3 23% 201
1955 29 PIT NL 139 39% 54 8 2 0 1 0.72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 31 5 16% 9 2 22% 78 12 15% 5 4 80% 5 2 40% 121
1956 30 PIT NL 83 39% 21 28 6 0 2 1.41 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 5 29% 5 2 40% 48 9 19% 5 4 80% 2 0 0% 27
1957 31 MLN NL 19 26% 1 2 0 0 0 2.28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 1 20% 4 2 50% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
6 Seasons 582 38% 303 44 8 0 3 1.48 2 0 12 1 0 0 1 0 8 24 300% 131 41 31% 56 20 36% 369 48 13% 25 17 68% 20 5 25% 349
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1951 25 57 170 142 13 32 5 0 1 14 0 1 21 14 .225 .325 .282 .607 63 40 4 0 7
1952 26 57 170 142 13 32 5 0 1 14 0 1 21 14 .225 .325 .282 .607 63 40 4 0 7
1953 27 154 450 377 42 96 18 1 1 37 2 3 59 40 .255 .356 .316 .671 79 119 10 0 14
1954 28 292 991 863 82 227 40 6 2 77 2 3 100 88 .263 .337 .330 .668 77 285 30 0 22 6
1955 29 369 1251 1102 98 281 48 9 2 98 2 3 118 110 .255 .326 .320 .647 72 353 35 2 22 7 1
1956 30 441 1361 1201 105 302 50 10 2 107 2 3 129 119 .251 .323 .315 .638 70 378 40 2 22 7 1
1957 31 456 1380 1215 106 303 50 10 2 107 2 3 132 124 .249 .322 .312 .634 69 379 41 2 24 7 2

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1951 25 59 167 146 13 32 5 0 1 14 0 21 15 .219 .317 .274 .591 12 57
1953 27 101 280 242 29 64 13 1 0 23 2 38 27 .264 .364 .326 .691 29 97
1954 28 145 560 511 42 138 23 5 1 42 0 43 50 .270 .323 .341 .664 57 138
1955 29 81 274 252 16 57 8 3 0 22 0 19 23 .226 .285 .282 .566 20 77
1956 30 75 114 103 7 21 2 1 0 10 0 11 9 .204 .281 .243 .523 7 72
1957 31 16 18 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 15
6 Seasons 477 1413 1269 107 312 51 10 2 111 2 135 129 .246 .318 .307 .624 125 456
162 Game Avg. 162 480 431 36 106 17 3 1 38 1 46 44 .246 .318 .307 .624 42 456

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1954 NL--20--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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