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Vince Coleman
Vincent Maurice Coleman (Vincent Van Go)
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 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
Final Game: April 14, 1997
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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
1985 23 STL NL 151 692 636 107 170 20 10 1 40 110 25 50 115 .267 .320 .335 .655 84 213 3 0 5 1 1 *789 MVP-11,RoY-1
1986 24 STL NL 154 670 600 94 139 13 8 0 29 107 14 60 98 .232 .301 .280 .581 62 168 4 2 3 5 0 *78
1987 25 STL NL 151 702 623 121 180 14 10 3 43 109 22 70 126 .289 .363 .358 .721 91 223 7 3 5 1 0 *7 MVP-12
1988 26 STL NL 153 679 616 77 160 20 10 3 38 81 27 49 111 .260 .313 .339 .652 87 209 4 1 8 5 4 *78 AS
1989 27 STL NL 145 624 563 94 143 21 9 2 28 65 10 50 90 .254 .316 .334 .650 84 188 4 2 7 2 0 *7 AS
1990 28 STL NL 124 539 497 73 145 18 9 6 39 77 17 35 88 .292 .340 .400 .741 104 199 6 2 4 1 1 *7/9
1991 29 NYM NL 72 318 278 45 71 7 5 1 17 37 14 39 47 .255 .347 .327 .674 92 91 3 0 1 0 0 8
1992 30 NYM NL 71 261 229 37 63 11 1 2 21 24 9 27 41 .275 .355 .358 .713 104 82 1 2 2 1 3 78
1993 31 NYM NL 92 399 373 64 104 14 8 2 25 38 13 21 58 .279 .316 .375 .691 86 140 2 0 3 2 1 7
1994 32 KCR AL 104 477 438 61 105 14 12 2 33 50 8 29 72 .240 .285 .340 .626 59 149 2 1 4 5 0 *7/D
1995 33 TOT AL 115 500 455 66 131 23 6 5 29 42 16 37 80 .288 .343 .398 .741 92 181 8 2 5 1 2 *79/D8
1995 33 KCR AL 75 324 293 39 84 13 4 4 20 26 9 27 48 .287 .348 .399 .747 94 117 7 1 2 1 1 79/D8
1995 33 SEA AL 40 176 162 27 47 10 2 1 9 16 7 10 32 .290 .335 .395 .730 89 64 1 1 3 0 1 7
1996 34 CIN NL 33 94 84 10 13 1 1 1 4 12 2 9 31 .155 .237 .226 .463 23 19 0 0 1 0 0 7
1997 35 DET AL 6 15 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .071 .133 .071 .205 -44 1 1 0 0 0 0 /78D
13 Seasons 1371 5970 5406 849 1425 176 89 28 346 752 177 477 960 .264 .324 .345 .668 83 1863 45 15 48 24 12
162 Game Avg. 162 705 639 100 168 21 11 3 41 89 21 56 113 .264 .324 .345 .668 83 220 5 2 6 3 1
STL (6 yrs) 878 3906 3535 566 937 106 56 15 217 549 115 314 628 .265 .326 .339 .665 85 1200 28 10 32 15 6
NYM (3 yrs) 235 978 880 146 238 32 14 5 63 99 36 87 146 .270 .336 .356 .692 93 313 6 2 6 3 4
KCR (2 yrs) 179 801 731 100 189 27 16 6 53 76 17 56 120 .259 .311 .364 .675 73 266 9 2 6 6 1
CIN (1 yr) 33 94 84 10 13 1 1 1 4 12 2 9 31 .155 .237 .226 .463 23 19 0 0 1 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 40 176 162 27 47 10 2 1 9 16 7 10 32 .290 .335 .395 .730 89 64 1 1 3 0 1
DET (1 yr) 6 15 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .071 .133 .071 .205 -44 1 1 0 0 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 1146 4978 4499 722 1188 139 71 21 284 660 153 410 805 .264 .326 .341 .666 85 1532 34 12 39 18 10
AL (3 yrs) 225 992 907 127 237 37 18 7 62 92 24 67 155 .261 .312 .365 .677 74 331 11 3 9 6 2

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
1985 23 STL NL NLCS LAD W 3 14 14 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 4 1 0 0 0 0
1987 25 STL NL NLCS SFG W 7 30 26 3 7 1 0 0 4 1 2 4 6 .269 .367 .308 .674 8 1 0 0 0 0
1987 25 STL NL WS MIN L 7 30 28 5 4 2 0 0 2 6 0 2 10 .143 .200 .214 .414 6 0 0 0 0 0
1995 33 SEA AL ALDS NYY W 5 25 23 6 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 4 .217 .280 .435 .715 10 0 0 0 0 0
1995 33 SEA AL ALCS CLE L 6 22 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 6 .100 .182 .100 .282 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (5 Series) 28 121 111 16 22 3 1 1 8 13 3 10 28 .198 .264 .270 .535 30 2 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 5 25 23 6 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 4 .217 .280 .435 .715 10 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 6 22 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 6 .100 .182 .100 .282 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 10 44 40 5 11 1 0 0 5 2 3 4 8 .275 .341 .300 .641 12 2 0 0 0 0
1 WS 7 30 28 5 4 2 0 0 2 6 0 2 10 .143 .200 .214 .414 6 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% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG 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 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
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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
12 Seasons 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 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 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 1314 1283 11293.0 2629 2452 109 68 17 .974 -12.0 -1.3 -20.0 -1.7 -18.2 8 2.04 1.95 .955 2.27 1.91
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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1988 (LF)
1989 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1985-NL-Rookie of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1985-NL-11-5%
1987-NL-12-6%
0.11 Career Shares (864th)

At Bats s c a p y
1985 NL--636--3rd
1986 NL--600--7th
1987 NL--623--3rd
1988 NL--616--4th
1994 AL--438--10th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1985 NL--692--6th
1986 NL--670--7th
1987 NL--702--4th
1988 NL--679--5th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1985 NL--107--5th
1986 NL--94--5th
1987 NL--121--2nd
1989 NL--94--8th

Hits s c a p y
1987 NL--180--4th

Triples s c a p y
1985 NL--10--4th
1986 NL--8--4th
1987 NL--10--5th
1988 NL--10--2nd
1989 NL--9--3rd
1990 NL--9--3rd
1993 NL--8--5th
1994 AL--12--2nd
1995 AL--6--8th
Career--89--213th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1985 NL--115--6th
1987 NL--126--6th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1985 NL--110--1st
1986 NL--107--1st
1987 NL--109--1st
1988 NL--81--1st
1989 NL--65--1st
1990 NL--77--1st
1991 NL--37--7th
1993 NL--38--9th
1994 AL--50--2nd
1995 AL--42--5th
Career--752--6th

Singles s c a p y
1985 NL--139--3rd
1986 NL--118--10th
1987 NL--153--2nd
1988 NL--127--5th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1985 NL--25--1st
1986 NL--14--7th
1987 NL--22--1st
1988 NL--27--1st
1990 NL--17--5th
1991 NL--14--10th
1993 NL--13--7th
1994 AL--8--8th
1995 AL--16--4th
Career--177--12th

Outs Made s c a p y
1985 NL--500--3rd
1986 NL--487--2nd
1987 NL--478--3rd
1988 NL--500--1st
1994 AL--352--3rd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 12 (194), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 49 (504), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 25 (668), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1308), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Dave Collins (903)
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Transactions

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1982.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

January 5, 1994: Traded by the New York Mets with cash to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds.

October 20, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 26, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

August 15, 1995: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Jim Converse (August 18, 1995) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.

October 31, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

January 20, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

June 18, 1996: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

June 30, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

January 9, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

April 16, 1997: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985St. Louis Cardinals$60,000
1986St. Louis Cardinals$150,000
1987St. Louis Cardinals$160,000
1988St. Louis Cardinals$700,000
1989St. Louis Cardinals$775,000
1990St. Louis Cardinals$1,012,500
1991New York Mets$3,112,500
1992New York Mets$3,212,500
1993New York Mets$2,312,500
1994Kansas City Royals$3,312,500
1995Kansas City Royals$250,000
1996Cincinnati Reds$500,000
1997Detroit Tigers$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$16,057,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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