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Stan Coveleski
Stanley Anthony Coveleski (Covey)
born Stanislaus Kowalewski
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 166 lb.

Born: July 13, 1889 in Shamokin, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1912
Final Game: August 3, 1928
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1969.
Died: March 20, 1984 in South Bend, IN
Relatives: Brother of Harry 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
1912 22 PHA AL 2 1 .667 3.43 5 2 2 2 1 0 21.0 18 9 8 0 4 9 1 0 1 83 90 1.048 7.7 0.0 1.7 3.9 2.25
1916 26 CLE AL 15 13 .536 3.41 45 27 12 11 1 3 232.0 247 100 88 6 58 76 1 1 3 946 88 1.315 9.6 0.2 2.3 2.9 1.31
1917 27 CLE AL 19 14 .576 1.81 45 36 8 24 9 4 298.1 202 78 60 3 94 133 1 0 3 1142 156 0.992 6.1 0.1 2.8 4.0 1.41
1918 28 CLE AL 22 13 .629 1.82 38 33 5 25 2 1 311.0 261 90 63 2 76 87 4 0 2 1254 164 1.084 7.6 0.1 2.2 2.5 1.14
1919 29 CLE AL 24 12 .667 2.61 43 34 9 24 4 4 286.0 286 99 83 2 60 118 5 0 5 1138 128 1.210 9.0 0.1 1.9 3.7 1.97
1920 30 CLE AL 24 14 .632 2.49 41 38 3 26 3 2 315.0 284 110 87 6 65 133 4 0 1 1246 154 1.108 8.1 0.2 1.9 3.8 2.05
1921 31 CLE AL 23 13 .639 3.37 43 40 3 28 2 2 315.0 341 137 118 6 84 99 4 0 5 1360 127 1.349 9.7 0.2 2.4 2.8 1.18
1922 32 CLE AL 17 14 .548 3.32 35 33 2 21 3 2 276.2 292 120 102 14 64 98 2 0 4 1163 121 1.287 9.5 0.5 2.1 3.2 1.53
1923 33 CLE AL 13 14 .481 2.76 33 31 2 17 5 2 228.0 251 98 70 8 42 54 2 0 1 957 144 1.285 9.9 0.3 1.7 2.1 1.29
1924 34 CLE AL 15 16 .484 4.04 37 33 3 18 2 0 240.1 286 140 108 6 73 58 4 0 5 1077 106 1.494 10.7 0.2 2.7 2.2 0.79
1925 35 WSH AL 20 5 .800 2.84 32 32 0 15 3 0 241.0 230 86 76 7 73 58 2 0 2 994 150 1.257 8.6 0.3 2.7 2.2 0.79 MVP-12
1926 36 WSH AL 14 11 .560 3.12 36 34 1 11 3 1 245.1 272 122 85 1 81 50 0 0 3 1066 124 1.439 10.0 0.0 3.0 1.8 0.62
1927 37 WSH AL 2 1 .667 3.14 5 4 0 0 0 0 14.1 13 7 5 0 8 3 0 0 0 63 129 1.465 8.2 0.0 5.0 1.9 0.38
1928 38 NYY AL 5 1 .833 5.74 12 8 2 2 0 0 58.0 72 41 37 5 20 5 0 0 0 257 65 1.586 11.2 0.8 3.1 0.8 0.25
14 Seasons 215 142 .602 2.89 450 385 52 224 38 21 3082.0 3055 1237 990 66 802 981 30 1 35 12746 127 1.251 8.9 0.2 2.3 2.9 1.22
162 Game Avg. 18 12 .602 2.89 37 31 4 18 3 2 251 249 101 81 5 65 80 2 0 3 1038 127 1.251 8.9 0.2 2.3 2.9 1.22
CLE (9 yrs) 172 123 .583 2.80 360 305 47 194 31 20 2502.1 2450 972 779 53 616 856 27 1 29 10283 129 1.225 8.8 0.2 2.2 3.1 1.39
WSH (3 yrs) 36 17 .679 2.98 73 70 1 26 6 1 500.2 515 215 166 8 162 111 2 0 5 2123 136 1.352 9.3 0.1 2.9 2.0 0.69
PHA (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.43 5 2 2 2 1 0 21.0 18 9 8 0 4 9 1 0 1 83 90 1.048 7.7 0.0 1.7 3.9 2.25
NYY (1 yr) 5 1 .833 5.74 12 8 2 2 0 0 58.0 72 41 37 5 20 5 0 0 0 257 65 1.586 11.2 0.8 3.1 0.8 0.25

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1920 30 CLE AL WS W BRO 3 0 1.000 0.67 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 15 2 2 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 97 0.630 5.0 0.0 0.7 2.7 4.00
1925 35 WSH AL WS L PIT 0 2 .000 3.77 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.1 16 7 6 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 65 1.465 10.0 1.3 3.1 1.9 0.60
2 Seasons (2 Series) 3 2 .600 1.74 5 5 0 4 1 0 41.1 31 9 8 2 7 0 11 0 0 0 162 0.919 6.8 0.4 1.5 2.4 1.57
2 WS 3 2 .600 1.74 5 5 0 4 1 0 41.1 31 9 8 2 7 0 11 0 0 0 162 0.919 6.8 0.4 1.5 2.4 1.57

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
1912 22 PHA AL 5 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 15 1 0 0 /1
1916 26 CLE AL 45 80 75 8 13 1 2 1 5 0 1 19 .173 .184 .280 .464 36 21 0 4 1
1917 27 CLE AL 46 107 97 1 13 2 1 0 4 0 3 34 .134 .160 .175 .335 -1 17 0 7 1/O
1918 28 CLE AL 38 117 110 6 21 4 0 0 3 0 2 26 .191 .205 .227 .433 26 25 0 5 1
1919 29 CLE AL 43 110 94 10 20 5 1 0 6 0 13 31 .213 .308 .287 .596 64 27 0 3 1
1920 30 CLE AL 41 131 111 13 25 4 2 0 17 0 0 11 28 .225 .295 .297 .592 55 33 0 9 1
1921 31 CLE AL 43 131 116 3 18 5 1 0 16 0 0 4 26 .155 .183 .216 .399 1 25 0 11 1
1922 32 CLE AL 35 108 99 4 10 1 1 0 7 0 0 6 21 .101 .160 .131 .292 -24 13 1 2 1
1923 33 CLE AL 33 91 79 9 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 25 .089 .122 .089 .211 -44 7 2 9 1
1924 34 CLE AL 37 94 82 3 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 32 .134 .211 .146 .357 -8 12 0 4 1
1925 35 WSH AL 32 94 81 3 9 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 25 .111 .133 .111 .244 -37 9 1 11 1 MVP-12
1926 36 WSH AL 36 87 82 8 17 3 2 0 3 0 0 2 26 .207 .226 .293 .519 36 24 0 3 1
1927 37 WSH AL 5 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 74 2 0 0 /1
1928 38 NYY AL 12 23 19 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .053 .053 .053 .105 -72 1 0 4 1
14 Seasons 451 1187 1058 70 168 26 10 1 81 0 1 53 304 .159 .202 .205 .407 9 217 4 72
162 Game Avg. 162 426 380 25 60 9 4 0 29 0 19 .159 .202 .205 .407 9 78 1 26
CLE (9 yrs) 361 969 863 57 138 23 8 1 68 0 0 49 242 .160 .208 .209 .416 13 180 3 54
WSH (3 yrs) 73 187 169 12 28 3 2 0 11 0 1 3 53 .166 .185 .207 .392 2 35 1 14
PHA (1 yr) 5 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 15 1 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 12 23 19 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .053 .053 .053 .105 -72 1 0 4

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
1920 30 CLE AL WS BRO W 3 10 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 35 WSH AL WS PIT L 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 5 15 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .077 .143 .077 .220 1 0 0 1 0 0
2 WS 5 15 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .077 .143 .077 .220 1 0 0 1 0 0

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1912 PHA AL 22 P 5 6 1 4 1 0 .833 1.00 .950 1.96
1916 CLE AL 26 P 45 92 19 72 1 3 .989 2.02 .942 1.69
1917 CLE AL 27 P 45 82 12 66 4 3 .951 1.73 .946 1.83
1917 CLE AL 27 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0-0-1
1918 CLE AL 28 P 38 101 14 83 4 4 .960 2.55 .951 1.85
1919 CLE AL 29 P 43 106 15 88 3 2 .972 2.40 .947 1.76
1920 CLE AL 30 P 41 110 17 90 3 6 .973 2.61 .947 1.66
1921 CLE AL 31 P 43 132 23 108 1 3 .992 3.05 .955 1.56
1922 CLE AL 32 P 35 86 14 69 3 4 .965 2.37 .963 1.48
1923 CLE AL 33 P 33 89 18 70 1 5 .989 2.67 .957 1.49
1924 CLE AL 34 P 37 71 21 49 1 2 .986 1.89 .958 1.32
1925 WSH AL 35 P 32 74 10 61 3 7 .959 2.22 .959 1.40 MVP-12
1926 WSH AL 36 P 36 79 8 69 2 6 .975 2.14 .956 1.39
1927 WSH AL 37 P 5 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.60 .975 1.40
1928 NYY AL 38 P 12 22 2 19 1 0 .955 1.75 .959 1.37
14 Seasons P 450 1054 174 851 29 45 .972 2.28 .953 1.59
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0-0-1
14 Seasons TOT 451 1054 174 851 29 45 .972 2.27 .925 1.60 0-0-1

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1938 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1948 BBWAA ( 1.7%)
1949 BBWAA ( 2.0%)
1950 BBWAA ( 0.6%)
1958 BBWAA (12.8%)
1969 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1969 by Veteran's Committee

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1925 AL (12, 11%)
0.11 Career Shares (872nd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1917 AL  1.810 (3rd)
1918 AL  1.823 (2nd)
1919 AL  2.612 (7th)
1920 AL  2.486 (2nd)
1921 AL  3.371 (6th)
1922 AL  3.318 (10th)
1923 AL  2.763 (1st)
1925 AL  2.838 (1st)
1926 AL  3.118 (6th)
Career  2.891 (135th)

Wins s c a p y
1917 AL  19 (6th)
1918 AL  22 (2nd)
1919 AL  24 (2nd)
1920 AL  24 (3rd)
1921 AL  23 (4th)
1925 AL  20 (3rd)
Career  215 (85th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1918 AL  .629 (6th)
1919 AL  .667 (5th)
1921 AL  .639 (6th)
1925 AL  .800 (1st)
Career  .602 (106th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1917 AL  .992 (3rd)
1918 AL  1.084 (5th)
1920 AL  1.108 (1st)
1921 AL  1.349 (7th)
1923 AL  1.285 (6th)
1925 AL  1.257 (3rd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1917 AL  6.094 (1st)
1918 AL  7.553 (8th)
1920 AL  8.114 (1st)
1925 AL  8.589 (3rd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1916 AL  2.250 (9th)
1918 AL  2.199 (7th)
1919 AL  1.888 (5th)
1920 AL  1.857 (2nd)
1922 AL  2.082 (8th)
1923 AL  1.658 (2nd)
1925 AL  2.726 (8th)
Career  2.342 (208th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1917 AL  4.012 (6th)
1920 AL  3.800 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1916 AL  45 (10th)
1917 AL  45 (8th)
1918 AL  38 (8th)
1919 AL  43 (3rd)
1920 AL  41 (8th)
1921 AL  43 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1916 AL  3 (8th)
1917 AL  4 (5th)
1919 AL  4 (4th)
1920 AL  2 (7th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1917 AL  298.3 (5th)
1918 AL  311.0 (3rd)
1919 AL  286.0 (5th)
1920 AL  315.0 (3rd)
1921 AL  315.0 (4th)
1922 AL  276.7 (8th)
1925 AL  241.0 (10th)
1926 AL  245.3 (10th)
Career  3082.0 (118th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1917 AL  133 (4th)
1918 AL  87 (8th)
1919 AL  118 (5th)
1920 AL  133 (1st)
1921 AL  99 (9th)
1922 AL  98 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1917 AL  36 (4th)
1918 AL  33 (2nd)
1919 AL  34 (4th)
1920 AL  38 (2nd)
1921 AL  40 (1st)
1922 AL  33 (7th)
1923 AL  31 (10th)
1924 AL  33 (7th)
1925 AL  32 (4th)
1926 AL  34 (2nd)
Career  385 (138th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1917 AL  24 (7th)
1918 AL  25 (5th)
1919 AL  24 (5th)
1920 AL  26 (4th)
1921 AL  28 (4th)
1922 AL  21 (7th)
1924 AL  18 (9th)
Career  224 (111th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1917 AL  9 (1st)
1919 AL  4 (7th)
1920 AL  3 (7th)
1921 AL  2 (9th)
1922 AL  3 (7th)
1923 AL  5 (1st)
1924 AL  2 (10th)
1925 AL  3 (4th)
1926 AL  3 (2nd)
Career  38 (54th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1916 AL  6 (3rd)
1917 AL  3 (9th)
1922 AL  14 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1917 AL  94 (10th)
1918 AL  76 (10th)
Career  802 (237th)

Hits s c a p y
1916 AL  247 (7th)
1918 AL  261 (4th)
1919 AL  286 (1st)
1921 AL  341 (3rd)
1922 AL  292 (8th)
1924 AL  286 (7th)
1926 AL  272 (3rd)
Career  3055 (117th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1917 AL  1.415 (6th)
1919 AL  1.967 (4th)
1920 AL  2.046 (2nd)
1922 AL  1.531 (3rd)
1923 AL  1.286 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1919 AL  .063 (2nd)
1920 AL  .171 (3rd)
1921 AL  .171 (4th)
1924 AL  .225 (7th)
1925 AL  .261 (5th)
1926 AL  .037 (2nd)
Career  .193 (156th)

Losses s c a p y
1918 AL  13 (9th)
1924 AL  16 (4th)
Career  142 (190th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1916 AL  88 (3rd)
1919 AL  83 (8th)
1921 AL  118 (5th)
1924 AL  108 (9th)
Career  990 (234th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1919 AL  5 (6th)
1921 AL  5 (9th)
1924 AL  5 (3rd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1917 AL  1142 (8th)
1918 AL  1254 (3rd)
1919 AL  1138 (5th)
1920 AL  1246 (4th)
1921 AL  1360 (3rd)
1924 AL  1077 (10th)
1926 AL  1066 (10th)
Career  12746 (105th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1917 AL  156 (2nd)
1918 AL  164 (2nd)
1919 AL  128 (6th)
1920 AL  154 (2nd)
1921 AL  127 (6th)
1922 AL  121 (10th)
1923 AL  144 (1st)
1925 AL  150 (1st)
1926 AL  124 (6th)
Career  127 (46th)

Oldest s c a p y
1926 AL  born 1889-07-13 (10th)
1928 AL  born 1889-07-13 (6th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 22 (79), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 193 (48), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 109 (84), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 38 (78), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August, 1912: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from Atlantic City (Tri-State).

November 27, 1915: Sent from Portland (PCL) to the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

December 12, 1924: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Washington Senators for Carr Smith and By Speece.

June 17, 1927: Released by the Washington Senators.

December 21, 1927: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

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