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Bill Coughlin
William Paul Coughlin (Scranton Bill)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 140 lb.

Born: July 12, 1878 in Scranton, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: August 9, 1899
Final Game: September 23, 1908
Died: May 7, 1943 in Scranton, PA
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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
1899 20 WHS NL 6 25 24 2 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 .125 .160 .208 .368 1 5 0 0 /5
1901 22 WSH AL 137 548 506 75 139 17 13 6 68 16 25 .275 .317 .395 .712 98 200 6 11 *5
1902 23 WSH AL 123 506 469 84 141 27 4 6 71 29 26 .301 .348 .414 .762 109 194 8 3 564
1903 24 WSH AL 125 490 473 56 116 18 3 1 31 30 9 .245 .267 .302 .569 69 143 5 3 *5/64
1904 25 TOT AL 121 503 471 50 120 21 4 0 34 11 14 .255 .285 .316 .601 92 149 6 12 *5
1904 25 WSH AL 65 289 265 28 73 15 4 0 17 10 9 .275 .307 .362 .669 113 96 3 12 5
1904 25 DET AL 56 214 206 22 47 6 0 0 17 1 5 .228 .257 .257 .514 65 53 3 0 5
1905 26 DET AL 137 550 489 48 123 20 6 0 44 16 34 .252 .309 .317 .626 98 155 7 20 *5
1906 27 DET AL 147 575 498 54 117 15 5 2 60 31 36 .235 .293 .297 .590 82 148 5 36 *5
1907 28 DET AL 134 585 519 80 126 10 2 0 46 15 35 .243 .301 .270 .570 80 140 8 23 *5
1908 29 DET AL 119 450 405 32 87 5 1 0 23 10 23 .215 .269 .232 .501 60 94 7 15 *5
9 Seasons 1049 4232 3854 481 972 133 39 15 380 159 203 .252 .299 .319 .617 87 1228 52 123
162 Game Avg. 162 654 595 74 150 21 6 2 59 25 31 .252 .299 .319 .617 87 190 8 19
DET (5 yrs) 593 2374 2117 236 500 56 14 2 190 73 133 .236 .291 .279 .569 80 590 30 94
WSH (4 yrs) 450 1833 1713 243 469 77 24 13 187 85 69 .274 .310 .370 .680 96 633 22 29
WHS (1 yr) 6 25 24 2 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 .125 .160 .208 .368 1 5 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 1043 4207 3830 479 969 133 38 15 377 158 202 .253 .299 .319 .619 87 1223 52 123
NL (1 yr) 6 25 24 2 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 .125 .160 .208 .368 1 5 0 0

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
1907 28 DET AL WS CHC L 5 21 20 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .250 .286 .250 .536 5 0 0 0 0 0
1908 29 DET AL WS CHC L 3 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 .200 .125 .325 1 0 1 0 1 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 8 31 28 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 .214 .258 .214 .472 6 0 1 0 1 0
2 WS 8 31 28 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 .214 .258 .214 .472 6 0 1 0 1 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
1899 WHS NL 20 3B 6 22 7 11 4 0 .818 3.00 .914 3.52
1901 WSH AL 22 3B 137 550 232 275 43 16 .922 3.70 .896 3.51
1902 WSH AL 23 3B 66 282 104 157 21 6 .926 3.95 .911 3.52
1902 WSH AL 23 SS 31 204 75 114 15 7 .926 6.10 .928 5.68
1902 WSH AL 23 2B 26 147 67 73 7 8 .952 5.38 .948 5.27
1903 WSH AL 24 3B 119 414 170 224 20 13 .952 3.31 .920 3.11
1903 WSH AL 24 SS 4 28 12 14 2 1 .929 6.50 .911 5.20
1903 WSH AL 24 2B 2 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 .933 5.05
1904 TOT AL 25 3B 120 399 148 225 26 9 .935 3.11 .931 3.09
1904 WSH AL 25 3B 64 230 95 121 14 7 .939 3.38 .930 3.09
1904 DET AL 25 3B 56 169 53 104 12 2 .929 2.80 .931 3.09
1905 DET AL 26 3B 136 429 137 255 37 12 .914 2.88 .924 3.10
1906 DET AL 27 3B 147 482 188 265 29 16 .940 3.08 .918 3.15
1907 DET AL 28 3B 133 426 163 233 30 9 .930 2.98 .912 3.10
1908 DET AL 29 3B 119 355 120 214 21 12 .941 2.81 .931 3.20
9 Seasons 3B 983 3359 1269 1859 231 93 .931 3.18 .917 3.21
2 Seasons SS 35 232 87 128 17 8 .927 6.14 .926 5.63
2 Seasons 2B 28 153 72 74 7 8 .954 5.21 .947 5.25
9 Seasons TOT 1046 3744 1428 2061 255 109 .932 3.34 .851 3.34

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1901 AL--137--9th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1907 AL--80--8th

Triples s c a p y
1901 AL--13--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1901 AL--6--9th
1902 AL--6--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1902 AL--29--10th
1903 AL--30--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1902 AL--8--5th
1907 AL--8--9th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1906 AL--36--2nd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1902 AL--9.9--7th

AB per HR s c a p y
1901 AL--84.333--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 17 (1095), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1610), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1919), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 23, 1899: Purchased by Kansas City (Western) from the Washington Senators.

July 22, 1904: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Washington Senators for $8,000.

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