Vince Coleman

Vincent Maurice Coleman (Vincent Van Go)

All-Star Player

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: September 22, 1961 in Jacksonville, FL
High School: Raines (Jacksonville, FL)
School: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1982. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1985
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Mets/Royals/Mariners/Reds/.. 1985-1997
Final Game: April 14, 1997
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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1985 STL NL 23 OF 150 149 1332.2 328 305 16 7 1 .979 7.2 6.5 6.2 0.9 5.3 1 2.17 2.14 .979 2.20 1.88 138-17-10 MVP-11,RoY-1
1985 STL NL 23 LF 138 129 1154.0 279 265 9 5 0 .982 10.5 10.9 9.5 2.4 7.1 1 2.14 1.99 .977 1.92 1.50 MVP-11,RoY-1
1985 STL NL 23 CF 17 10 105.2 31 30 0 1 0 .968 -1.7 -19.3 -1.7 -0.8 -0.9 0 2.56 1.76 .981 2.66 2.26 MVP-11,RoY-1
1985 STL NL 23 RF 10 10 73.0 14 12 1 1 1 .929 -1.6 -26.3 -1.6 -0.7 -0.9 0 1.60 1.30 .979 2.02 1.68 MVP-11,RoY-1
1986 STL NL 24 OF 149 145 1307.1 321 300 12 9 2 .972 3.5 3.2 2.5 1.5 1.0 1 2.15 2.09 .979 2.19 1.82 131-20-0
1986 STL NL 24 LF 131 128 1151.1 266 250 8 8 1 .970 2.7 2.8 2.7 3.1 -0.4 0 2.02 1.97 .975 1.97 1.44
1986 STL NL 24 CF 20 17 156.0 54 50 3 1 1 .981 0.8 6.2 -0.2 -1.6 1.4 1 3.06 2.65 .983 2.59 2.05
1987 STL NL 25 LF 150 150 1319.1 296 272 15 9 3 .970 -3.5 -3.2 -4.5 -2.2 -2.3 1 1.96 1.91 .981 2.04 1.58 MVP-12
1987 STL NL 25 OF 150 150 1319.1 299 274 16 9 3 .970 -3.5 -3.2 -4.5 -2.2 -2.3 1 1.98 1.93 .981 2.19 1.83 150-0-0 MVP-12
1988 STL NL 26 OF 150 149 1318.2 313 290 14 9 1 .971 -6.2 -5.6 -9.2 -1.9 -7.2 3 2.07 2.03 .982 2.28 1.98 127-24-0 AS
1988 STL NL 26 LF 127 125 1123.0 269 250 13 6 1 .978 -2.0 -2.1 -5.0 2.4 -7.3 3 2.11 2.07 .980 2.13 1.75 AS
1988 STL NL 26 CF 24 24 195.2 45 41 1 3 0 .933 -4.2 -25.8 -4.2 -4.3 0.1 0 1.93 1.75 .987 2.66 2.28 AS
1989 STL NL 27 LF 142 134 1194.2 262 247 5 10 1 .962 4.5 4.5 2.5 1.1 1.4 2 1.90 1.77 .981 2.15 1.72 AS
1989 STL NL 27 OF 142 134 1194.2 262 247 5 10 1 .962 4.5 4.5 2.5 1.1 1.4 2 1.90 1.77 .981 2.32 1.96 142-0-0 AS
1990 STL NL 28 OF 120 115 1028.0 261 244 12 5 2 .981 6.5 7.6 3.5 4.5 -1.0 3 2.24 2.13 .981 2.39 2.01 118-0-2
1990 STL NL 28 LF 118 113 1008.0 254 239 10 5 1 .980 6.9 8.2 3.9 4.9 -1.0 3 2.22 2.11 .979 2.19 1.71
1990 STL NL 28 RF 2 2 20.0 6 4 2 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -24.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 2.70 3.00 .983 2.20 1.80
1991 NYM NL 29 CF 70 70 603.0 140 132 5 3 0 .979 -4.6 -9.2 -2.6 -2.2 -0.4 -2 2.04 1.96 .985 2.59 2.12
1991 NYM NL 29 OF 70 70 603.0 140 132 5 3 0 .979 -4.6 -9.2 -2.6 -2.2 -0.4 -2 2.04 1.96 .983 2.28 1.88 0-70-0
1992 NYM NL 30 OF 61 60 489.0 115 112 2 1 2 .991 -3.2 -7.9 -4.2 0.1 -4.3 1 2.10 1.87 .983 2.34 1.96 41-21-0
1992 NYM NL 30 LF 42 40 314.2 57 54 2 1 2 .982 -1.1 -4.2 -3.1 -0.3 -2.8 2 1.60 1.33 .979 2.16 1.65
1992 NYM NL 30 CF 21 20 174.1 58 58 0 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -14.5 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 -1 2.99 2.76 .990 2.80 2.44
1993 NYM NL 31 LF 90 88 744.1 168 160 5 3 0 .982 -3.6 -5.8 -1.6 2.6 -4.2 -2 2.00 1.83 .975 2.11 1.69
1993 NYM NL 31 OF 90 88 744.1 170 162 5 3 0 .982 -3.6 -5.8 -1.6 2.6 -4.2 -2 2.02 1.86 .979 2.34 2.00 90-0-0
1994 KCR AL 32 LF 99 98 871.1 182 163 11 8 3 .956 -8.0 -11.0 -9.0 -4.2 -4.8 1 1.80 1.76 .979 2.16 1.80
1994 KCR AL 32 OF 99 98 871.1 182 164 11 7 3 .962 -8.0 -11.0 -9.0 -4.2 -4.8 1 1.81 1.77 .982 2.37 2.09 99-0-0
1994 KCR AL 32 DH 5
1995 TOT AL 33 OF 107 107 919.0 204 191 9 4 2 .980 -6.6 -8.6 -4.6 -2.2 -2.4 -2 1.96 1.87 .983 2.33 1.99 95-2-13
1995 TOT AL 33 LF 95 95 816.2 190 178 9 3 2 .984 -2.8 -4.1 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 -2 2.06 1.97 .982 2.22 1.75
1995 KCR AL 33 OF 69 69 597.1 119 109 7 3 2 .975 -6.8 -13.7 -4.8 -3.5 -1.3 -2 1.75 1.68 .983 2.33 1.99 57-2-13
1995 KCR AL 33 LF 57 57 495.0 104 95 7 2 2 .981 -3.0 -7.3 -1.0 -0.6 -0.4 -2 1.85 1.79 .982 2.22 1.75
1995 KCR AL 33 RF 13 12 100.1 13 12 0 1 0 .923 -3.8 -45.4 -3.8 -2.9 -0.9 0 1.08 0.92 .977 2.05 1.63
1995 KCR AL 33 DH 4
1995 KCR AL 33 CF 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.40
1995 SEA AL 33 LF 38 38 321.2 86 83 2 1 0 .988 0.2 0.7 0.2 1.3 -1.1 0 2.38 2.24 .981 2.22 1.75
1995 SEA AL 33 OF 38 38 321.2 85 82 2 1 0 .988 0.2 0.7 0.2 1.3 -1.1 0 2.35 2.21 .982 2.33 1.99 38-0-0
1996 CIN NL 34 LF 20 17 150.2 31 28 2 1 0 .968 2.1 16.7 1.1 0.6 0.5 1 1.79 1.50 .974 1.85 1.45
1996 CIN NL 34 OF 20 17 150.2 31 28 2 1 0 .968 2.1 16.7 1.1 0.6 0.5 1 1.79 1.50 .977 2.13 1.80 20-0-0
1997 DET AL 35 OF 3 1 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -8.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0 1.80 1.00 .967 2.34 2.03 2-1-0
1997 DET AL 35 LF 2 1 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 18.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.08 1.50 .967 2.08 1.70
1997 DET AL 35 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1997 DET AL 35 DH 1
13 Seasons OF 1311 1283 11293.0 2629 2452 109 68 17 .974 -12.0 -1.3 -20.0 -1.7 -18.2 8 2.04 1.95 .981 2.28 1.94 2307-310-50
12 Seasons (incomplete) LF 1154 1118 9861.0 2257 2109 89 59 14 .974 5.9 0.7 -4.1 11.1 -15.1 10 2.01 1.90 .979 2.09 1.65
7 Seasons (incomplete) CF 155 141 1238.2 329 312 9 8 1 .976 -12.1 -11.7 -10.1 -8.8 -1.3 -2 2.33 2.07 .985 2.64 2.20
3 Seasons (incomplete) RF 25 24 193.1 33 28 3 2 2 .939 -5.8 -36.0 -5.8 -4.0 -1.8 0 1.44 1.24 .979 2.05 1.66
3 Seasons DH 10
13 Seasons TOT 1334 1283 11293.0 2619 2449 101 69 17 .974 -12.0 -1.3 -20.0 -1.7 -18.2 8 2.03 1.91 .953 2.15 1.71 2307-310-50
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF 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
1985 STL NL 23 151 149 151 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 17 10 150 0 1 0
1986 STL NL 24 154 145 154 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 131 20 0 149 0 2 5
1987 STL NL 25 151 150 151 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 1 0
1988 STL NL 26 153 149 153 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 24 0 151 0 3 0
1989 STL NL 27 145 134 145 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 142 0 5 1
1990 STL NL 28 124 115 124 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 0 2 120 0 6 1
1991 NYM NL 29 72 70 72 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 70 0 2 0
1992 NYM NL 30 71 60 71 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 21 0 62 0 8 3
1993 NYM NL 31 92 88 92 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 90 0 3 1
1994 KCR AL 32 104 102 104 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 99 4 0 2
1995 KCR AL 33 75 72 75 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 2 13 69 3 1 2
1995 SEA AL 33 40 38 40 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 38 0 1 1
1996 CIN NL 34 33 17 33 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 13 2
1997 DET AL 35 6 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 4 0
13 Seasons 1371 1291 1371 1313 0 0 0 0 0 0 1154 155 25 1313 8 50 18
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 -- 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%
1985 STL NL 23 5 0 5 0 3 9 0 4 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 5 0 16 15 0 33 20 60.6% 10 3 9.1% 6 4893 61% 79% 26% 272 99%
1986 STL NL 24 8 0 8 0 1 8 0 5 1 1 41 31 0 28 10 1 25 17 0 11 1 0 14 12 1 119 71 59.7% 46 2 1.7% 6 4935 64% 80% 32% 506 50%
1987 STL NL 25 9 0 9 0 3 15 0 7 1 4 55 44 0 45 12 1 28 16 3 11 1 0 19 17 1 158 90 57.0% 62 5 3.2% 10 5839 64% 78% 35% 612 46%
1988 STL NL 26 6 0 6 0 2 13 0 2 2 8 47 35 1 32 9 4 23 11 3 15 0 1 16 16 0 133 71 53.4% 53 9 6.8% 4 4891 61% 79% 38% 570 46%
1989 STL NL 27 10 0 9 1 2 5 0 2 1 2 32 23 1 37 15 0 21 15 1 12 5 1 23 22 0 125 80 64.0% 42 3 2.4% 2 5194 53% 79% 38% 549 46%
1990 STL NL 28 5 0 4 1 2 10 0 6 1 2 41 32 1 39 13 1 21 16 0 17 4 1 19 17 0 137 82 59.9% 51 3 2.2% 7 4513 54% 80% 41% 526 47%
1992 NYM NL 30 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 9 9 0 15 9 0 8 5 0 2 1 0 10 7 2 44 31 70.5% 11 2 4.5% 0 1456 56% 77% 38% 114 47%
1993 NYM NL 31 3 0 3 0 2 5 0 3 1 1 40 31 0 25 8 0 13 3 1 6 0 0 8 8 0 92 50 54.3% 41 1 1.1% 4 3368 60% 79% 38% 384 43%
1994 KCR AL 32 8 0 7 1 2 11 0 5 2 4 40 25 2 21 10 1 23 16 0 14 1 2 19 17 1 117 69 59.0% 42 6 5.1% 5 3886 51% 75% 37% 365 47%
1995 KCR AL 33 2 0 2 0 1 7 0 2 3 0 23 15 0 16 2 0 10 5 0 7 1 0 8 8 0 64 31 48.4% 33 0 0.0% 7 2166 53% 76% 38% 219 45%
1995 SEA AL 33 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 18 14 0 8 0 2 5 2 0 5 2 0 2 2 0 38 20 52.6% 16 2 5.3% 0 1435 50% 72% 39% 166 51%
1996 CIN NL 34 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 6 4 1 14 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 25 12 48.0% 11 2 8.0% 0 707 62% 71% 36% 74 41%
1997 DET AL 35 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 63 52% 73% 37% 4 75%
12 Seasons 59 0 54 5 19 89 0 38 15 26 354 263 8 281 92 12 179 108 8 115 21 5 156 143 5 1085 627 57.8% 418 38 3.5% 51 43346 58% 78% 36% 4361 50%
MLB Averages 59.6% 2.5% 56% 76% 36% 52%

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%
1985 STL NL 23 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 461 53% 81% 23% 34 88%
1986 STL NL 24 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 7 6 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 20 7 35.0% 11 2 10.0% 1 673 61% 80% 41% 86 60%
1988 STL NL 26 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 5 0 11 1 1 4 1 0 3 0 0 5 5 0 29 12 41.4% 16 1 3.4% 0 853 66% 77% 36% 92 46%
1991 NYM NL 29 3 0 3 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 14 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 9 5 0 34 11 32.4% 23 0 0.0% 5 2642 49% 77% 35% 197 68%
1992 NYM NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 8 4 0 15 5 33.3% 10 0 0.0% 0 786 54% 79% 39% 72 81%
1995 KCR AL 33 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 50% 63% 13% 1 100%
1997 DET AL 35 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 11 73% 64% 45% 1 0%
7 Seasons 8 0 8 0 3 9 0 5 2 2 29 16 0 25 3 2 5 1 0 18 1 0 26 16 1 103 37 35.9% 63 3 2.9% 6 5434 54% 78% 36% 483 66%
MLB Averages 40.9% 1.8% 56% 76% 36% 59%

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%
1985 STL NL 23 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 318 63% 80% 25% 14 93%
1990 STL NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 2 82 62% 80% 45% 9 56%
1995 KCR AL 33 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 5 41.7% 7 0 0.0% 0 432 49% 78% 37% 32 38%
3 Seasons 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 6 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 5 4 0 20 8 40.0% 12 0 0.0% 3 832 56% 79% 33% 55 55%
MLB Averages 44.2% 2.6% 56% 76% 36% 54%

* 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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