Victor Cole

Victor Alexander Cole

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: January 23, 1968 in Leningrad, Russia
School: Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 14th round of the 1988 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 6, 1992
Team: Pirates 1992

Final Game: July 9, 1992
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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
1988	20	KCR-min	A,A-	6	0	1.000	1.84	25	5	15	0	0	10	58.2	43	15	12	0	29	0	68	3	0	5			1.227	6.6	0.0	4.4	10.4	2.34	BBC,EUG · FLOR,NORW
1989	21	KCR-min	AA,A	4	10	.286	5.37	22	22	0	0	0	0	105.2	110	76	63	6	73	1	82	6	2	6			1.732	9.4	0.5	6.2	7.0	1.12	MEM,BBC · SOUL,FLOR
1990	22	KCR-min	AA	3	8	.273	4.35	46	6	15	0	0	4	107.2	91	61	52	6	70	2	102	3	2	2			1.495	7.6	0.5	5.9	8.5	1.46	MEM · SOUL
1991	23	KCR-PIT-min	AAA,AA	2	5	.286	3.03	45	1	27	0	0	12	65.1	45	25	22	4	48	2	68	3	2	6	285		1.423	6.2	0.6	6.6	9.4	1.42	BFL,OMA,CAR · AA,SOUL
1992	24	PIT-min	AAA	11	6	.647	3.11	19	19	0	3	1	0	115.2	102	46	40	8	61	0	69	4	0	8	498		1.409	7.9	0.6	4.7	5.4	1.13	BFL · AA
1992	24	PIT	NL	0	2	.000	5.48	8	4	2	0	0	0	23.0	23	14	14	1	14	0	12	0	0	1	104	65	1.609	9.0	0.4	5.5	4.7	0.86
1993	25	PIT-MIL-min	AA,AAA	1	9	.100	7.24	39	7	13	0	0	8	73.1	83	62	59	10	62	2	54	3	0	7	357		1.977	10.2	1.2	7.6	6.6	0.87	CAR,NOR,BFL · SOUL,AA
1994	26	KCR-MIL-min	AA	2	2	.500	7.21	14	6	2	0	0	0	43.2	50	39	35	7	32	1	25	1	1	2	212		1.878	10.3	1.4	6.6	5.2	0.78	MEM,ELP · SOUL,TL
1995	27	SDP-min	AA,AAA	1	2	.333	3.86	12	6	3	0	0	0	39.2	34	22	17	4	18	1	29	0	1	1	167		1.311	7.7	0.9	4.1	6.6	1.61	MEM,LVG · SOUL,PCL
1996	28	SDP-min	AA	1	0	1.000	1.20	8	1	4	0	0	1	15.0	11	3	2	0	8	0	13	1	0	0	65		1.267	6.6	0.0	4.8	7.8	1.63	MEM · SOUL
1997		Did not play in major leagues (Taiwan)
1998	30	CHC-min	AAA,AA	4	4	.500	3.33	57	2	8	0	0	0	97.1	103	47	36	5	36	1	100	2	1	9	423		1.428	9.5	0.5	3.3	9.2	2.78	IWA,WTN · PCL,SOUL
1999	31	CHC-min	AAA,AA	5	2	.714	4.41	36	2	10	0	0	0	63.1	62	35	31	5	41	1	50	3	2	7	291		1.626	8.8	0.7	5.8	7.1	1.22	IWA,WTN · PCL,SOUL
2000	32	STL-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	2.89	5	3	1	0	0	0	18.2	13	6	6	0	8	1	16	1	1	0	74		1.125	6.3	0.0	3.9	7.7	2.00	MEM · PCL
2001	33	STL-min	AAA	0	1	.000	6.75	3	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	7	6	4	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	29		2.062	11.8	1.7	6.8	6.8	1.00	MEM · PCL
1 Yr				0	2	.000	5.48	8	4	2	0	0	0	23.0	23	14	14	1	14	0	12	0	0	1	104	65	1.609	9.0	0.4	5.5	4.7	0.86
162 Game Avg.				0	11	.000	5.48	45	23	11	0	0	0	130	130	79	79	6	79	0	68	0	0	6	589	65	1.609	9.0	0.4	5.5	4.7	0.86

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
1992	24	PIT	NL	23.0	8	4	14	5.48	3.99	0.00	0.02	98.0	3.93	-4	-0.5	.2	0.0	-0.2	-2	.443	.497	$
1 Season				23.0	8	4	14	5.48	3.99	0.00	0.02	98.0	3.93	-4	-0.5	.2	0.0	-0.2	-2	.443	.497	$

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
1992	24	PIT	NL	8	104	88	14	23	6	0	1	2	1	14	12	.261	.359	.364	.723	.289	32	1	0	1	1	0	0
1 Yr				8	104	88	14	23	6	0	1	2	1	14	12	.261	.359	.364	.723	.289	32	1	0	1	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				45	589	499	79	130	34	0	6	11	6	79	68	.261	.359	.364	.723	.289	181	6	0	6	6	0	0
MLB Averages																.256	.322	.377	.700	.285

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1992	24	PIT	NL	-4.5	-0.5	110	-0.4	1.3	-1.7	.80	-0.3	-0.1	-3.2	-0.3	0.80	-2.9	0	0	3
1 Yr				-4.5	-0.5	110	-0.4	1.3	-1.7	.80	-0.3	-0.1	-3.2	-0.3	0.80	-2.9	0	0	3

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
1992	24	PIT	NL	8	4	0	2	2	0	1	1	3	.250	1	1	0	0	1	25%	46.0	51	39	10	5	0	1	2.8	2.5	4.3	69	3	1	0	0	82
1 Yr				8	4	0	2	2	0	1	1	3	.250	1	1	0	0	1	25%	46	51	39	10	5	0	1	2.8	2.5	4.3	69	3	1	0	0	82
MLB Averages													.500						54%	51	97	-14					4.1	4.1	6.2	95

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1992	24	PIT	NL	8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	1	33%	8	.797	0	0	3	1	0	3	1	3	3	0	3	1	4.5	18
1 Yr				8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	1	33%		.797	0	0	3	1	0	3	1	3	3	0	3	1	4.5	18

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%
1992	24	PIT	NL	104	43%	1.0%	11.5%	13.5%	6.7%	30%	1.00	1.24	73%	12%	3.3%	21%	20	1	5%
1 Yr				104	43%	1.0%	11.5%	13.5%	6.7%	30%	1.00	1.24	73%	12%	3.3%	21%	20	1	5%
MLB Averages					41%	1.9%	14.7%	8.5%	6.5%	29%	0.78	1.04	73%	21%	5.4%	16%			10%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1992	24	PIT	NL	104	347	3.34	193	56%	25%	13%	21%	40%	75%	0%	41%	82%	46%	9%	9	1	8%	8	1	0	33%	0	8	0	0	0
1 Yr				104	347	3.34	193	56%	25%	13%	21%	40%	75%	0%	41%	82%	46%	9%	9	1	8%	8	1	0	33%	0	8	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.65		62%	25%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	46%	81%	56%	5%			19%				26%

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
1992	24	PIT	NL	104	23	5	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	1	9	4	1	44%	0	1	2	34	2	1	67%	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
1 Yr				104	23	5	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	1	9	4	1	44%	0	1	2	34	2	1	67%	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
MLB Averages																		53%							67%

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+
1992	24	0	2	.000	5.48	8	4	2	0	0	0	23.0	23	14	14	1	14	0	12	0	0	1	104	65	1.609	9.0	0.4	5.5	4.7	0.86	65

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1992	24	1	1	.500	6.86	21.0	25	18	16	1	15	11	0	1.905	10.7	6.4	4.7	0.73	0.4	8
1 Yr		1	1	.500	6.86	21.0	25	18	16	1	15	11	0	1.905	10.7		4.7	0.73	0.4	8

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