Coot Veal
Orville Inman Veal
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: July 9, 1932 in Sandersville, GA
School: Auburn University
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 30, 1958
Final Game: June 20, 1963
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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
1958 25 DET AL 58 230 207 29 53 10 2 0 16 1 1 14 21 .256 .304 .324 .627 68 67 9 1 6 2 0 6
1959 26 DET AL 77 103 89 12 18 1 0 1 15 0 0 8 7 .202 .273 .247 .520 41 22 0 1 4 1 1 6
1960 27 DET AL 27 78 64 8 19 5 1 0 8 0 0 11 7 .297 .400 .406 .806 117 26 3 0 3 0 0 6/54
1961 28 WSA AL 69 252 218 21 44 10 0 0 8 1 8 19 29 .202 .273 .248 .520 44 54 3 3 10 2 0 6
1962 29 PIT NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 DET AL 15 37 32 5 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 4 .219 .297 .219 .516 46 7 4 0 0 1 0 6
6 Seasons 247 701 611 75 141 26 3 1 51 2 9 56 69 .231 .298 .288 .586 60 176 19 5 23 6 1
162 Game Avg. 162 460 401 49 92 17 2 1 33 1 6 37 45 .231 .298 .288 .586 60 115 12 3 15 4 1
DET (4 yrs) 177 448 392 54 97 16 3 1 43 1 1 37 39 .247 .313 .311 .624 69 122 16 2 13 4 1
PIT (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
WSA (1 yr) 69 252 218 21 44 10 0 0 8 1 8 19 29 .202 .273 .248 .520 44 54 3 3 10 2 0
AL (5 yrs) 246 700 610 75 141 26 3 1 51 2 9 56 68 .231 .298 .289 .587 60 176 19 5 23 6 1
NL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1958 25 DET AL 230 172 19 3.0 104 .282 .256 .270 .304 .339 .324 .409 .627 .749 68 .335 -9.2 -1.0 .500 .135 .068 .0
1959 26 DET AL 103 76 7 2.5 103 .207 .202 .267 .273 .339 .247 .408 .520 .748 41 .259 -7.5 -0.8 .437 .135 .045 .0
1960 27 DET AL 78 51 11 5.8 104 .333 .297 .267 .400 .341 .406 .408 .806 .749 117 .616 2.0 0.2 .771 .281 .109
1961 28 WSA AL 252 197 15 2.0 100 .230 .202 .258 .273 .332 .248 .401 .520 .734 44 .180 -16.5 -1.6 .373 .101 .046 .0
1962 29 PIT NL 1 1 0 0.0 104 .000 .271 .000 .338 .000 .412 .000 .750 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1963 30 DET AL 37 30 2 1.8 97 .241 .219 .259 .297 .325 .219 .399 .516 .725 46 .175 -2.2 -0.2 .379 .125 .000
6 Seasons 701 527 54 2.7 102 .256 .231 .264 .298 .336 .288 .406 .586 .742 60 .292 -33.6 -3.4 .462 .137 .057 1.3
162 Game Avg. 460 346 35 2.7 102 .256 .231 .264 .298 .336 .288 .406 .586 .742 60 .292 -33.6 -3.4 .462 .137 .057 1
DET (4 yrs) 448 329 39 3.2 103 .270 .247 .268 .313 .338 .311 .408 .624 .747 69 .361 -16.9 -1.7 .516 .158 .064 1.0
PIT (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 104 .000 .271 .000 .338 .000 .412 .000 .750 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
WSA (1 yr) 252 197 15 2.0 100 .230 .202 .258 .273 .332 .248 .401 .520 .734 44 .180 -16.5 -1.6 .373 .101 .046 .0
AL (5 yrs) 700 526 54 2.7 102 .256 .231 .264 .298 .336 .289 .406 .587 .742 60 .292 -33.4 -3.4 .463 .138 .057 1.3
NL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 104 .000 .271 .000 .338 .000 .412 .000 .750 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1958 25 DET AL 230 0.0% 9.1% 6.1% 5.2% 23% 1.50 9.9 12.9 0.77 82%
1959 26 DET AL 103 1.0% 6.8% 7.8% 1.9% 11% 0.88 12.7 89.0 5.9 1.10 80%
1960 27 DET AL 78 0.0% 9.0% 14.1% 7.7% 32% 0.64 9.1 8.0 0.77 73%
1961 28 WSA AL 252 0.0% 11.5% 7.5% 4.0% 23% 1.53 7.5 27.3 1.09 76%
1962 29 PIT NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1963 30 DET AL 37 0.0% 10.8% 10.8% 0.0% 0% 1.00 8.0 8.0 1.25 78%
6 Seasons 701 0.1% 9.8% 8.0% 4.3% 21% 1.23 8.9 611.0 12.0 0.95 78%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1958 25 DET AL 6 0 43% 96 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 49% 19 12 7 1 1 0 13 3 9
1959 26 DET AL 4 0 42% 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 46% 7 5 2 0 0 0 6 2 4
1960 27 DET AL 0 0 27% 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 33% 7 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 0
1961 28 WSA AL 5 0 32% 88 1 8 11% 1 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 5 56% 12 5 7 3 2 1 3 1 2
1962 29 PIT NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 DET AL 0 0 46% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50% 2 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 2
6 Seasons 15 0 37% 281 2 9 18% 2 8 0 0 0 1 3 0 9 18 48% 47 27 19 6 4 2 26 7 17
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1958 25 DET AL 230 13% 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 67% 47 9 19% 33 13 39% 139 20 14% 12 6 50% 17 6 35% 0
1959 26 DET AL 104 22% 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 100% 24 0 0% 13 6 46% 73 15 21% 7 6 86% 9 3 33% 0
1960 27 DET AL 78 29% 19 2 1 0 0 2.19 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 13 3 23% 7 4 57% 52 8 15% 4 2 50% 5 2 40% 0
1961 28 WSA AL 252 30% 44 4 0 0 0 2.24 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 83% 47 3 6% 22 10 45% 127 10 8% 8 4 50% 14 6 43% 0
1962 29 PIT NL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 DET AL 37 51% 7 4 2 0 1 1.18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 44% 3 1 33% 25 4 16% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
6 Seasons 702 25% 141 11 3 0 1 1.67 1 0 17 0 1 1 0 0 28 23 82% 140 19 14% 78 34 44% 416 57 14% 33 20 61% 45 17 38% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1958 25 58 230 207 29 53 10 2 0 16 1 1 14 21 .256 .304 .324 .627 68 67 9 1 6 2 0
1959 26 135 333 296 41 71 11 2 1 31 1 1 22 28 .240 .294 .301 .595 60 89 9 2 10 3 1
1960 27 162 411 360 49 90 16 3 1 39 1 1 33 35 .250 .314 .319 .634 71 115 12 2 13 3 1
1961 28 231 663 578 70 134 26 3 1 47 2 9 52 64 .232 .298 .292 .591 61 169 15 5 23 5 1
1962 29 232 664 579 70 134 26 3 1 47 2 9 52 65 .231 .298 .292 .590 60 169 15 5 23 5 1
1963 30 247 701 611 75 141 26 3 1 51 2 9 56 69 .231 .298 .288 .586 60 176 19 5 23 6 1

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1958 25 61 231 214 30 53 10 2 0 17 1 14 22 .248 .294 .313 .607 20 58
1959 26 80 106 95 13 21 1 0 1 16 0 9 7 .221 .292 .263 .556 7 77
1960 27 28 79 67 8 20 5 1 0 8 0 12 7 .299 .405 .403 .808 11 27
1961 28 69 243 219 22 45 10 0 0 8 1 19 29 .205 .276 .251 .527 15 69
1962 29 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1963 30 15 37 32 6 7 0 0 0 5 0 4 4 .219 .297 .219 .516 2 15
6 Seasons 254 697 628 79 146 26 3 1 54 2 58 70 .232 .300 .288 .588 55 247
162 Game Avg. 162 445 401 50 93 17 2 1 34 1 37 45 .232 .300 .288 .588 35 247

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1961 AL  10 (7th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1961 AL  8 (7th)

                           

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