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Harry Coveleski
Harry Frank Coveleski (The Giant Killer)
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
Final Game: June 23, 1918
Died: August 4, 1950 in Shamokin, PA
Relatives: Brother of Stan Coveleski
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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 0 162 193 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 10 0 6 506 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 123 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 1 280 101 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 69 1.643 10.9 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50
9 Seasons 81 55 .596 2.39 198 151 31 83 13 9 1248.0 1070 486 332 13 376 511 62 2 25 5004 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 12 0 5 975 118 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 13 0 6 740 121 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 17 0 8 928 98 1.286 7.3 0.0 4.2 4.4 1.05

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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 .000 .200 .000 .200 -37 0 0 0 /1
1908 22 PHI NL 6 17 15 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .133 .133 .267 .400 25 4 0 2 /1
1909 23 PHI NL 24 40 37 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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 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 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 53 1 0 0 /1
9 Seasons 198 456 418 30 79 8 4 0 28 0 3 15 106 .189 .219 .227 .446 33 95 1 22
162 Game Avg. 162 373 342 25 65 7 3 0 23 0 12 .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 .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 4 .092 .115 .132 .247 -24 10 0 6

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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
1907 PHI NL 21 P 4 7 0 6 1 0 .857 1.50 .957 2.28
1908 PHI NL 22 P 6 18 3 15 0 0 1.000 3.00 .950 2.13
1909 PHI NL 23 P 24 47 6 39 2 1 .957 1.88 .938 1.95
1910 CIN NL 24 P 7 15 1 14 0 0 1.000 2.14 .940 1.77
1914 DET AL 28 P 44 140 12 123 5 4 .964 3.07 .934 1.74
1915 DET AL 29 P 50 136 16 109 11 5 .919 2.50 .938 1.80
1916 DET AL 30 P 44 128 4 119 5 5 .961 2.80 .944 1.69
1917 DET AL 31 P 16 37 3 30 4 1 .892 2.06 .951 1.83
1918 DET AL 32 P 3 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.33 .943 1.87
9 Seasons P 198 535 46 461 28 16 .948 2.56 .940 1.80
9 Seasons TOT 198 535 46 461 28 16 .948 2.56 .888 1.80

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1916 AL  1.970 (4th)
Career  2.394 (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 (5th)
Career  .596 (127th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1916 AL  1.051 (4th)
Career  1.159 (73rd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1914 AL  7.447 (8th)
Career  7.716 (53rd)

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  .058 (9th)
Career  .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
1909 NL  10 (7th)
1914 AL  12 (2nd)
1915 AL  20 (1st)
1916 AL  11 (3rd)
Career  62 (222nd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1914 AL  1217 (4th)
1915 AL  1269 (2nd)
1916 AL  1248 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1916 AL  145 (4th)
Career  118 (148th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 59 (417), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 25 (501), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 27 (172), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Joe Benz (936)
  7. Babe Ruth (935) *
  8. Al Demaree (933)
  9. Vean Gregg (930)
  10. Nick Altrock (930)
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Transactions

September 3, 1907: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics.

January 20, 1910: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Frank Corridon to the Cincinnati Reds for Ad Brennan and Bob Ewing.

Before 1911 Season: Purchased by Chattanooga (Southern Association) from the Cincinnati Reds.

Before 1914 Season: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from Chattanooga (Southern Association).

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