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Harry Coveleski

Harry Frank Coveleski (The Giant Killer)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 23, 1886 in Shamokin, PA
Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1907. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1907 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Phillies/Reds 1907-1918

Final Game: June 23, 1918 (Age 32)
Died: August 4, 1950 in Shamokin, PA
Buried: St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Shamokin, PA
Relatives: Brother of Stan Coveleski
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Fine Details  · Last updated Feb 13, 2013 12:17AM
All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #357. Charlie Ferguson… #358. Jon Lester… #359. Fritz Peterson… #360. HARRY COVELESKI… #361. Jim Whitney… #362. Ron Perranoski… #363. Tex Hughson… 

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
1907 21 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 4 0 4 0 0 0 20.0 10 2 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 72 0.650 4.5 0.0 1.4 2.7 2.00
1908 22 PHI NL 4 1 .800 1.24 6 5 0 5 2 0 43.2 29 7 6 0 12 22 2 0 0 162 196 0.939 6.0 0.0 2.5 4.5 1.83
1909 23 PHI NL 6 10 .375 2.74 24 17 3 8 2 1 121.2 109 51 37 0 49 56 5 0 1 496 95 1.299 8.1 0.0 3.6 4.1 1.14
1910 24 CIN NL 1 1 .500 5.26 7 4 2 2 0 0 39.1 35 41 23 1 42 27 4 0 2 188 56 1.958 8.0 0.2 9.6 6.2 0.64
1914 28 DET AL 22 12 .647 2.49 44 36 6 23 5 2 303.1 251 109 84 4 100 124 12 1 6 1217 112 1.157 7.4 0.1 3.0 3.7 1.24
1915 29 DET AL 22 13 .629 2.45 50 38 9 20 1 4 312.2 271 123 85 2 87 150 20 0 5 1269 124 1.145 7.8 0.1 2.5 4.3 1.72
1916 30 DET AL 21 11 .656 1.97 44 39 4 22 3 2 324.1 278 105 71 6 63 108 11 1 5 1248 145 1.051 7.7 0.2 1.7 3.0 1.71
1917 31 DET AL 4 6 .400 2.61 16 11 1 2 0 0 69.0 70 39 20 0 14 15 2 0 1 280 102 1.217 9.1 0.0 1.8 2.0 1.07
1918 32 DET AL 0 1 .000 3.86 3 1 2 1 0 0 14.0 17 9 6 0 6 3 0 0 0 62 71 1.643 10.9 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50
9 Yrs 81 55 .596 2.39 198 151 31 83 13 9 1248.0 1070 486 332 13 376 511 57 2 20 4994 118 1.159 7.7 0.1 2.7 3.7 1.36
162 Game Avg. 16 11 .596 2.39 39 29 6 16 3 2 243 208 95 65 3 73 100 11 0 4 973 118 1.159 7.7 0.1 2.7 3.7 1.36
DET (5 yrs) 69 43 .616 2.34 157 125 22 68 9 8 1023.1 887 385 266 12 270 400 45 2 17 4076 123 1.131 7.8 0.1 2.4 3.5 1.48
PHI (3 yrs) 11 11 .500 2.09 34 22 7 13 4 1 185.1 148 60 43 0 64 84 8 0 1 730 122 1.144 7.2 0.0 3.1 4.1 1.31
CIN (1 yr) 1 1 .500 5.26 7 4 2 2 0 0 39.1 35 41 23 1 42 27 4 0 2 188 56 1.958 8.0 0.2 9.6 6.2 0.64
AL (5 yrs) 69 43 .616 2.34 157 125 22 68 9 8 1023.1 887 385 266 12 270 400 45 2 17 4076 123 1.131 7.8 0.1 2.4 3.5 1.48
NL (4 yrs) 12 12 .500 2.64 41 26 9 15 4 1 224.2 183 101 66 1 106 111 12 0 3 918 99 1.286 7.3 0.0 4.2 4.4 1.05

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
1907 21 PHI NL 20.0 4 0 2 0.90 3.39 0.07 0.00 98.0 3.25 5 0.8 1.0 -0.0 0.9 7 .695 .505
1908 22 PHI NL 43.2 6 5 7 1.44 3.34 0.06 0.00 102.0 3.34 9 1.4 1.0 -0.0 1.7 12 .731 .509
1909 23 PHI NL 121.2 24 17 51 3.77 3.70 0.09 0.00 100.0 3.61 -3 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.5 7 .485 .498
1910 24 CIN NL 39.1 7 4 41 9.38 4.04 -0.13 0.00 96.0 4.00 -24 -1.9 1.0 -0.0 -1.6 -20 .229 .488
1914 28 DET AL 303.1 44 36 109 3.23 3.62 0.08 0.00 102.0 3.61 16 2.0 1.0 -0.2 4.5 40 .545 .512
1915 29 DET AL 312.2 50 38 123 3.54 3.82 0.06 0.00 103.0 3.87 13 1.5 1.0 -0.3 4.0 42 .529 .509
1916 30 DET AL 324.1 44 39 105 2.91 3.59 -0.03 0.00 101.0 3.66 27 3.5 1.0 -0.2 6.1 56 .579 .522
1917 31 DET AL 69.0 16 11 39 5.09 3.58 -0.01 0.00 99.0 3.55 -12 -1.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -6 .416 .492
1918 32 DET AL 14.0 3 1 9 5.79 3.57 -0.48 0.00 90.0 3.64 -3 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .378 .498
9 Seasons 1248.0 198 151 486 3.50 3.66 0.03 0.00 101.2 3.68 29 5.1 1.0 -1.0 15.0 135 .526 .504
DET (5 yrs) 1023.1 157 125 385 3.39 3.67 0.02 0.00 101.6 3.70 41 5.2 1.0 -0.8 13.5 130 .533 .506
PHI (3 yrs) 185.1 34 22 60 2.91 3.58 0.08 0.00 100.3 3.51 12 1.8 1.0 -0.2 3.1 26 .553 .504
CIN (1 yr) 39.1 7 4 41 9.38 4.04 -0.13 0.00 96.0 4.00 -24 -1.9 1.0 -0.0 -1.6 -20 .229 .488

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
1907 21 PHI NL 4 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 .200 .000 .200 -37 0 0 0 /1
1908 22 PHI NL 6 17 15 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 .133 .133 .267 .400 25 4 0 2 /1
1909 23 PHI NL 24 40 37 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .108 .108 .108 .216 -33 4 0 3 1
1910 24 CIN NL 7 17 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .063 .063 .125 .188 -45 2 0 1 /1
1914 28 DET AL 44 107 95 6 23 2 1 0 12 0 3 6 28 .242 .287 .284 .571 70 27 0 6 1
1915 29 DET AL 50 118 103 9 18 2 0 0 6 0 0 7 29 .175 .227 .194 .421 24 20 0 8 1
1916 30 DET AL 44 120 118 7 25 3 2 0 7 0 0 0 38 .212 .218 .271 .490 45 32 1 1 1
1917 31 DET AL 16 23 22 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .227 .227 .227 .455 39 5 0 1 1
1918 32 DET AL 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 54 1 0 0 /1
9 Yrs 198 456 418 30 79 8 4 0 28 0 3 15 134 .189 .219 .227 .446 33 95 1 22
162 Game Avg. 162 373 342 25 65 7 3 0 23 0 12 110 .189 .219 .227 .446 33 78 1 18
DET (5 yrs) 157 372 342 24 72 7 3 0 27 0 3 13 102 .211 .242 .249 .490 45 85 1 16
PHI (3 yrs) 34 67 60 5 6 0 1 0 1 0 2 28 .100 .129 .133 .262 -18 8 0 5
CIN (1 yr) 7 17 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .063 .063 .125 .188 -45 2 0 1
AL (5 yrs) 157 372 342 24 72 7 3 0 27 0 3 13 102 .211 .242 .249 .490 45 85 1 16
NL (4 yrs) 41 84 76 6 7 1 1 0 1 0 2 32 .092 .115 .132 .247 -24 10 0 6

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1907 21 PHI NL 4 10 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .484 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 /1
1908 22 PHI NL 6 17 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 0 -0.1 .489 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 /1
1909 23 PHI NL 24 40 -6 0 0 0 3 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .486 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 1
1910 24 CIN NL 7 17 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .472 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 /1
1914 28 DET AL 44 107 -4 -1 0 0 9 4 0.5 4 8 0.5 .511 .503 0.5 -0.0 8 1
1915 29 DET AL 50 118 -11 0 0 0 9 -2 -0.2 4 2 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 -0.0 2 1
1916 30 DET AL 44 120 -8 0 0 0 9 1 0.1 4 5 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 -0.0 5 1
1917 31 DET AL 16 23 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 1 1
1918 32 DET AL 3 4 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
9 Seasons 198 456 -37 -0 0 0 35 -2 -0.3 15 13 -0.3 .499 .500 -0.3 -0.0 13
DET (5 yrs) 157 372 -25 -1 0 0 29 3 0.4 13 16 0.4 .503 .501 0.4 -0.0 16
PHI (3 yrs) 34 67 -9 0 0 0 5 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.5 .486 .499 -0.5 0.0 -2
CIN (1 yr) 7 17 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .472 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1907 PHI NL 21 P 4 20.0 7 0 6 1 0 .857 2.70 1.50 .950 2.97 2.90
1908 PHI NL 22 P 6 43.2 18 3 15 0 0 1.000 3.71 3.00 .953 2.99 2.98
1909 PHI NL 23 P 24 121.2 47 6 39 2 1 .957 3.33 1.88 .940 2.83 2.84
1910 CIN NL 24 P 7 39.1 15 1 14 0 0 1.000 3.43 2.14 .945 2.81 2.80
1914 DET AL 28 P 44 303.1 140 12 123 5 4 .964 4.01 3.07 .936 2.96 2.93
1915 DET AL 29 P 50 312.2 136 16 109 11 5 .919 3.60 2.50 .937 3.01 3.00
1916 DET AL 30 P 44 39 22 324.1 128 4 119 5 5 .961 3.41 2.80 .945 2.95 2.96
1917 DET AL 31 P 16 11 2 69.0 37 3 30 4 1 .892 4.30 2.06 .947 3.04 3.05
1918 DET AL 32 P 3 1 1 14.0 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 4.50 2.33 .951 2.83 2.83
9 Seasons P 198 51 25 1248.0 535 46 461 28 16 .948 3.66 2.56 .941 2.96 2.95
9 Seasons TOT 198 51 25 1248.0 535 46 461 28 16 .948 3.66 2.56 .941 2.96 2.95
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1916 AL  6.2 (8th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1914 AL  4.5 (6th)
1916 AL  6.1 (4th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1916 AL  1.97 (4th)
Career  2.39 (28th)

Wins s c a p y
1914 AL  22 (2nd)
1915 AL  22 (5th)
1916 AL  21 (4th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1914 AL  .647 (6th)
1916 AL  .656 (6th)
Career  .596 (129th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1916 AL  1.051 (4th)
Career  1.159 (75th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1914 AL  7.447 (8th)
Career  7.716 (54th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1916 AL  1.748 (3rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1915 AL  4.318 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1914 AL  44 (8th)
1915 AL  50 (1st)

Saves s c a p y
1915 AL  4 (2nd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1914 AL  303.3 (2nd)
1915 AL  312.7 (2nd)
1916 AL  324.3 (2nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1914 AL  124 (9th)
1915 AL  150 (4th)

Games Started s c a p y
1914 AL  36 (2nd)
1915 AL  38 (2nd)
1916 AL  39 (2nd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1914 AL  23 (2nd)
1915 AL  20 (8th)
1916 AL  22 (5th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1914 AL  5 (5th)
1916 AL  3 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1914 AL  4 (8th)
1916 AL  6 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1914 AL  100 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1914 AL  251 (7th)
1915 AL  271 (1st)
1916 AL  278 (3rd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1916 AL  1.714 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1915 AL  0.058 (9th)
Career  0.094 (24th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1914 AL  84 (5th)
1915 AL  85 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1914 AL  12 (2nd)
1915 AL  20 (1st)
1916 AL  11 (3rd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1914 AL  1,217 (4th)
1915 AL  1,269 (2nd)
1916 AL  1,248 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1916 AL  145 (4th)
Career  118 (149th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1914 AL  12 (10th)
1916 AL  27 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1914 AL  1.3 (10th)
1916 AL  3.1 (3rd)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1915 AL  50 (1st)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1915 AL  16 (4th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1914 AL  123 (1st)
1915 AL  109 (2nd)
1916 AL  119 (1st)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1915 AL  11 (1st)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1914 AL  4.01 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y
1914 AL  3.07 (1st)
1915 AL  2.50 (5th)
1916 AL  2.80 (4th)
Career  2.56 (38th)

Youngest s c a p y
1907 NL  born 1886-04-23 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (843), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 59 (427), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 25 (526), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 27 (176), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (556th), 14.7 career WAR/17.3 7yr-peak WAR/16.0 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 68.1 career WAR/47.7 7yr-peak WAR/57.9 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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