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King Cole
Leonard Leslie Cole
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 15, 1886 in Toledo, IA
High School: Western (Detroit, MI) (All Transactions)
Debut: October 6, 1909
Final Game: September 20, 1915
Died: January 6, 1916 in Bay City, MI
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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
1909 23 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 34 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 0.33
1910 24 CHC NL 20 4 .833 1.80 33 29 2 21 4 1 239.2 174 64 48 2 130 114 9 0 9 962 159 1.268 6.5 0.1 4.9 4.3 0.88
1911 25 CHC NL 18 7 .720 3.13 32 27 4 13 2 0 221.1 188 87 77 3 99 101 9 2 11 903 105 1.297 7.6 0.1 4.0 4.1 1.02
1912 26 TOT NL 3 4 .429 7.68 20 7 10 2 0 0 68.0 97 68 58 3 26 20 4 0 1 318 43 1.809 12.8 0.4 3.4 2.6 0.77
1912 26 CHC NL 1 2 .333 10.89 8 3 4 0 0 0 19.0 36 26 23 2 8 9 2 0 0 100 30 2.316 17.1 0.9 3.8 4.3 1.13
1912 26 PIT NL 2 2 .500 6.43 12 4 6 2 0 0 49.0 61 42 35 1 18 11 2 0 1 218 51 1.612 11.2 0.2 3.3 2.0 0.61
1914 28 NYY AL 11 9 .550 3.30 33 15 12 8 2 0 141.2 151 63 52 3 51 43 1 0 2 576 84 1.426 9.6 0.2 3.2 2.7 0.84
1915 29 NYY AL 3 3 .500 3.18 10 6 4 2 0 1 51.0 41 27 18 2 22 19 3 0 2 208 92 1.235 7.2 0.4 3.9 3.4 0.86
6 Seasons 56 27 .675 3.12 129 85 32 47 9 2 730.2 657 309 253 13 331 298 26 2 25 3001 97 1.352 8.1 0.2 4.1 3.7 0.90
162 Game Avg. 18 9 .675 3.12 41 27 10 15 3 1 232 209 98 80 4 105 95 8 1 8 954 97 1.352 8.1 0.2 4.1 3.7 0.90
CHC (4 yrs) 40 13 .755 2.72 74 60 10 35 7 1 489.0 404 177 148 7 240 225 20 2 20 1999 113 1.317 7.4 0.1 4.4 4.1 0.94
NYY (2 yrs) 14 12 .538 3.27 43 21 16 10 2 1 192.2 192 90 70 5 73 62 4 0 4 784 86 1.375 9.0 0.2 3.4 2.9 0.85
PIT (1 yr) 2 2 .500 6.43 12 4 6 2 0 0 49.0 61 42 35 1 18 11 2 0 1 218 51 1.612 11.2 0.2 3.3 2.0 0.61
NL (4 yrs) 42 15 .737 3.06 86 64 16 37 7 1 538.0 465 219 183 8 258 236 22 2 21 2217 101 1.344 7.8 0.1 4.3 3.9 0.91
AL (2 yrs) 14 12 .538 3.27 43 21 16 10 2 1 192.2 192 90 70 5 73 62 4 0 4 784 86 1.375 9.0 0.2 3.4 2.9 0.85

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
1910 24 CHC NL WS L PHA 0 0 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 10 3 3 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 35 1.625 11.3 0.0 3.4 5.6 1.67
1 WS 0 0 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 10 3 3 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 35 1.625 11.3 0.0 3.4 5.6 1.67

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
1909 23 CHC NL 1 4 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000 512 5 0 0 /1
1910 24 CHC NL 34 99 91 7 21 2 1 0 9 1 3 25 .231 .255 .275 .530 55 25 0 5 1
1911 25 CHC NL 32 85 79 7 12 1 1 0 0 1 1 23 .152 .183 .190 .373 4 15 2 3 1
1912 26 TOT NL 20 22 20 2 4 1 0 0 5 0 1 6 .200 .238 .250 .488 34 5 0 1 1
1912 26 CHC NL 8 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .400 .400 .600 1.000 171 3 0 0 /1
1912 26 PIT NL 12 17 15 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 .133 .188 .133 .321 -11 2 0 1 1
1914 28 NYY AL 33 45 42 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 20 .048 .070 .071 .141 -58 3 0 2 1
1915 29 NYY AL 10 16 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .077 .143 .077 .220 -34 1 0 2 1
6 Seasons 130 271 249 17 43 5 3 0 16 2 7 80 .173 .202 .217 .418 21 54 2 13
162 Game Avg. 162 338 310 21 54 6 4 0 20 2 9 .173 .202 .217 .418 21 67 2 16
CHC (4 yrs) 75 193 179 15 38 4 3 0 10 2 4 50 .212 .238 .268 .506 45 48 2 8
NYY (2 yrs) 43 61 55 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 26 .055 .088 .073 .160 -52 4 0 4
PIT (1 yr) 12 17 15 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 .133 .188 .133 .321 -11 2 0 1
NL (4 yrs) 87 210 194 17 40 4 3 0 14 2 5 54 .206 .234 .258 .492 40 50 2 9
AL (2 yrs) 43 61 55 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 26 .055 .088 .073 .160 -52 4 0 4

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1910 24 CHC NL WS PHA L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1909 CHC NL 23 P 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 2.00
1910 CHC NL 24 P 33 75 3 65 7 3 .907 2.06 .947 1.77
1911 CHC NL 25 P 32 60 3 52 5 5 .917 1.72 .945 1.72
1912 TOT NL 26 P 20 25 1 21 3 0 .880 1.10 .952 1.55
1912 CHC NL 26 P 8 9 1 7 1 0 .889 1.00 .956 1.55
1912 PIT NL 26 P 12 16 0 14 2 0 .875 1.17 .950 1.55
1914 NYY AL 28 P 33 36 4 29 3 1 .917 1.00 .936 1.74
1915 NYY AL 29 P 10 21 1 16 4 1 .810 1.70 .948 1.80
6 Seasons P 129 218 12 184 22 10 .899 1.52 .945 1.72
6 Seasons TOT 129 218 12 184 22 10 .899 1.52 .844 1.72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1910 NL--1.803--1st

Wins s c a p y
1910 NL--20--4th
1911 NL--18--9th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1910 NL--.833--2nd
1911 NL--.720--3rd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1910 NL--6.534--1st
1911 NL--7.645--8th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1910 NL--4.281--7th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1910 NL--114--8th

Complete Games s c a p y
1910 NL--21--7th

Shutouts s c a p y
1910 NL--4--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1910 NL--130--2nd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1910 NL--.075--7th
1911 NL--.122--6th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1910 NL--9--2nd
1911 NL--11--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1910 NL--9--10th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1910 NL--159--1st

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 6 (368), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 29 (803), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 22 (558), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 24 (213), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Carmen Hill (944)
  6. Rich Harden (944)
  7. Billy Taylor (942)
  8. Dave Ferriss (942)
  9. Marius Russo (942)
  10. Atley Donald (941)
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  1. Fred Goldsmith (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jeff Tesreau (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Mike Lynch (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ed Figueroa (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Charlie Lea (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

August 19, 1909: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from Bay City (Southern Michigan).

May 30, 1912: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Solly Hofman to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tommy Leach and Lefty Leifield.

September 15, 1913: Drafted by the New York Yankees from Columbus (American Association) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.

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