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Cal Koonce
Calvin Lee Koonce
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 18, 1940 in Fayetteville, NC
High School: Hope Mills (Hope Mills, NC)
School: Campbell University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1962
Final Game: August 8, 1971
Died: October 28, 1993 in Winston-Salem, NC
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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
1962 21 CHC NL 10 10 .500 3.97 35 30 3 3 1 0 190.2 200 93 84 17 86 3 84 7 2 2 844 104 1.500 9.4 0.8 4.1 4.0 0.98
1963 22 CHC NL 2 6 .250 4.58 21 13 3 0 0 0 72.2 75 43 37 9 32 2 44 2 0 1 318 77 1.472 9.3 1.1 4.0 5.4 1.38
1964 23 CHC NL 3 0 1.000 2.03 6 2 2 0 0 0 31.0 30 8 7 1 7 1 17 0 0 0 128 183 1.194 8.7 0.3 2.0 4.9 2.43
1965 24 CHC NL 7 9 .438 3.69 38 23 2 3 1 0 173.0 181 83 71 17 52 8 88 6 1 2 738 100 1.347 9.4 0.9 2.7 4.6 1.69
1966 25 CHC NL 5 5 .500 3.81 45 5 14 0 0 2 108.2 113 57 46 13 35 9 65 1 0 2 472 97 1.362 9.4 1.1 2.9 5.4 1.86
1967 26 TOT NL 5 5 .500 3.75 45 6 12 2 1 2 96.0 97 43 40 4 28 7 52 1 0 2 402 92 1.302 9.1 0.4 2.6 4.9 1.86
1967 26 CHC NL 2 2 .500 4.59 34 0 11 0 0 2 51.0 52 27 26 2 21 6 28 1 0 2 219 77 1.431 9.2 0.4 3.7 4.9 1.33
1967 26 NYM NL 3 3 .500 2.80 11 6 1 2 1 0 45.0 45 16 14 2 7 1 24 0 0 0 183 121 1.156 9.0 0.4 1.4 4.8 3.43
1968 27 NYM NL 6 4 .600 2.41 55 2 31 0 0 11 97.0 80 27 26 4 32 11 50 1 0 4 385 125 1.155 7.4 0.4 3.0 4.6 1.56
1969 28 NYM NL 6 3 .667 4.99 40 0 19 0 0 7 83.0 85 53 46 8 42 8 48 3 1 4 367 73 1.530 9.2 0.9 4.6 5.2 1.14
1970 29 TOT MLB 3 6 .333 3.48 36 8 14 1 0 2 98.1 89 41 38 9 43 8 47 4 0 3 412 115 1.342 8.1 0.8 3.9 4.3 1.09
1970 29 NYM NL 0 2 .000 3.27 13 0 8 0 0 0 22.0 25 9 8 2 14 5 10 1 0 0 99 123 1.773 10.2 0.8 5.7 4.1 0.71
1970 29 BOS AL 3 4 .429 3.54 23 8 6 1 0 2 76.1 64 32 30 7 29 3 37 3 0 3 313 112 1.218 7.5 0.8 3.4 4.4 1.28
1971 30 BOS AL 0 1 .000 5.57 13 1 6 0 0 0 21.0 22 16 13 3 11 0 9 0 0 0 91 67 1.571 9.4 1.3 4.7 3.9 0.82
10 Seasons 47 49 .490 3.78 334 90 106 9 3 24 971.1 972 464 408 85 368 57 504 25 4 20 4157 98 1.380 9.0 0.8 3.4 4.7 1.37
162 Game Avg. 8 8 .490 3.78 54 14 17 1 0 4 156 156 74 65 14 59 9 81 4 1 3 667 98 1.380 9.0 0.8 3.4 4.7 1.37
CHC (6 yrs) 29 32 .475 3.89 179 73 35 6 2 4 627.0 651 311 271 59 233 29 326 17 3 9 2719 97 1.410 9.3 0.8 3.3 4.7 1.40
NYM (4 yrs) 15 12 .556 3.43 119 8 59 2 1 18 247.0 235 105 94 16 95 25 132 5 1 8 1034 99 1.336 8.6 0.6 3.5 4.8 1.39
BOS (2 yrs) 3 5 .375 3.98 36 9 12 1 0 2 97.1 86 48 43 10 40 3 46 3 0 3 404 99 1.295 8.0 0.9 3.7 4.3 1.15
NL (9 yrs) 44 44 .500 3.76 298 81 94 8 3 22 874.0 886 416 365 75 328 54 458 22 4 17 3753 98 1.389 9.1 0.8 3.4 4.7 1.40
AL (2 yrs) 3 5 .375 3.98 36 9 12 1 0 2 97.1 86 48 43 10 40 3 46 3 0 3 404 99 1.295 8.0 0.9 3.7 4.3 1.15

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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
1962 21 CHC NL 35 68 64 7 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 25 .094 .108 .109 .217 -42 7 3 0 3 0 0 1
1963 22 CHC NL 21 24 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .105 .190 .105 .296 -14 2 0 1 3 0 0 1
1964 23 CHC NL 6 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 24 CHC NL 38 58 49 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 21 .102 .200 .122 .322 -7 6 0 1 3 0 0 1
1966 25 CHC NL 45 29 23 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 .130 .231 .174 .405 15 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1967 26 TOT NL 47 21 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .100 .100 .100 .200 -42 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1967 26 CHC NL 34 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1967 26 NYM NL 13 14 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .154 .154 .154 .308 -11 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1968 27 NYM NL 55 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .000 .125 .000 .125 -60 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1969 28 NYM NL 40 17 17 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .235 .235 .235 .471 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 29 TOT MLB 36 28 22 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 9 .091 .222 .091 .313 -13 2 0 0 1 1 0 1
1970 29 NYM NL 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 29 BOS AL 23 27 21 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 8 .095 .231 .095 .326 -9 2 0 0 1 1 0 1
1971 30 BOS AL 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 336 273 239 20 24 3 0 0 8 0 0 17 99 .100 .166 .113 .279 -21 27 4 2 14 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 132 115 10 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 48 .100 .166 .113 .279 -21 13 2 1 7 0 0
CHC (6 yrs) 179 196 172 12 16 3 0 0 4 0 0 10 70 .093 .152 .110 .263 -27 19 3 2 12 0 0
NYM (4 yrs) 121 48 45 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20 .133 .170 .133 .304 -11 6 1 0 1 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 36 29 22 6 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 9 .091 .250 .091 .341 -5 2 0 0 1 1 0
NL (9 yrs) 300 244 217 14 22 3 0 0 5 0 0 12 90 .101 .156 .115 .271 -24 25 4 2 13 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 36 29 22 6 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 9 .091 .250 .091 .341 -5 2 0 0 1 1 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 Awards
1962 CHC NL 21 P 35 30 190.2 49 17 29 3 1 .939 2.17 1.31 .949 2.07 0.82
1963 CHC NL 22 P 21 13 72.2 20 2 18 0 1 1.000 2.48 0.95 .950 2.06 0.84
1964 CHC NL 23 P 6 2 31.0 14 0 14 0 2 1.000 4.06 2.33 .950 2.15 0.83
1965 CHC NL 24 P 38 23 173.0 39 8 31 0 3 1.000 2.03 1.03 .954 2.08 0.81
1966 CHC NL 25 P 45 5 108.2 32 6 25 1 1 .969 2.57 0.69 .947 1.96 0.74
1967 TOT NL 26 P 45 6 96.0 34 13 21 0 3 1.000 3.19 0.76 .956 2.00 0.78
1967 CHC NL 26 P 34 0 51.0 16 5 11 0 2 1.000 2.82 0.47 .956 1.99 0.78
1967 NYM NL 26 P 11 6 45.0 18 8 10 0 1 1.000 3.60 1.64 .956 2.00 0.78
1968 NYM NL 27 P 55 2 96.2 24 13 11 0 0 1.000 2.23 0.44 .954 2.01 0.85
1969 NYM NL 28 P 40 0 83.0 25 7 18 0 2 1.000 2.71 0.63 .956 1.95 0.78
1970 TOT MLB 29 P 36 8 98.1 35 10 24 1 2 .971 3.11 0.94 .949 1.86 0.68
1970 NYM NL 29 P 13 0 22.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.05 0.38 .940 1.84 0.71
1970 BOS AL 29 P 23 8 76.1 30 10 19 1 2 .967 3.42 1.26 .950 1.86 0.67
1971 BOS AL 30 P 13 1 21.0 9 5 4 0 1 1.000 3.86 0.69 .956 1.97 0.77
10 Seasons P 334 90 971.0 281 81 195 5 16 .982 2.56 0.83 .952 2.02 0.79
10 Seasons TOT 334 90 971.0 281 81 195 5 16 .982 2.56 0.83 .934 2.02 0.79

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1968 NL--55--7th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1962 NL--86--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1962 NL--7--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2282), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May 31, 1961: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

August 2, 1967: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Chicago Cubs.

June 8, 1970: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the New York Mets.

August 17, 1971: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

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