Rocky Coppinger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 245lb (196cm, 111kg)

Born: March 19, 1974 in El Paso, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 19th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Coronado HS (El Paso, TX).

High School: Coronado HS (El Paso, TX)

School: Hill College (Hillsboro, TX)

Debut: June 11, 1996 (Age 22-084d, 14,500th in MLB history)
vs. DET 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, W

Last Game: October 4, 2001 (Age 27-199d)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: John Thomas Coppinger

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

W

L

ERA

5.47

G

GS

SV

IP

241.2

SO

210

WHIP

1.601

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Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1994	20	BAL-min	Rk	4	3	.571	2.45	14	13	1	0	0	0	73.1	51	24	20	5	40	0	88	2	0	5	302			1.241	6.3	0.6	4.9	10.8	2.20	BLD APPY
1995	21	BAL-min	AA,A+,AAA	16	3	.842	1.97	29	29	0	4	3	0	187.0	127	54	41	12	84	0	172	4	1	5	764			1.128	6.1	0.6	4.0	8.3	2.05	BOW,FDK,ROC EL,CARL,IL
1996	22	BAL-min	AAA	6	4	.600	4.19	12	12	0	0	0	0	73.0	65	36	34	6	39	1	81	0	1	4	315			1.425	8.0	0.7	4.8	10.0	2.08	ROC IL
1996	22	BAL	AL	10	6	.625	5.18	23	22	1	0	0	0	125.0	126	76	72	25	60	1	104	2	0	4	548	96	5.60	1.488	9.1	1.8	4.3	7.5	1.73	RoY-4
1997	23	BAL-min	AA,AAA,Rk	2	3	.400	4.31	9	9	0	0	0	0	39.2	38	22	19	6	14	0	37	2	0	0	170			1.311	8.6	1.4	3.2	8.4	2.64	BOW,ROC,OLS EL,IL,GULF
1997	23	BAL	AL	1	1	.500	6.30	5	4	1	0	0	0	20.0	21	14	14	2	16	1	22	1	0	1	95	71	4.76	1.850	9.5	0.9	7.2	9.9	1.38
1998	24	BAL-min	AAA,AA	10	5	.667	3.73	21	19	1	1	0	0	118.1	106	56	49	15	54	2	94	4	0	0	507			1.352	8.1	1.1	4.1	7.1	1.74	ROC,BOW IL,EL
1998	24	BAL	AL	0	0		5.17	6	1	3	0	0	0	15.2	16	9	9	3	7	1	13	0	0	0	72	89	5.31	1.468	9.2	1.7	4.0	7.5	1.86
1999	25	BAL-min	AAA	2	2	.500	3.66	5	5	0	0	0	0	32.0	28	13	13	3	12	0	37	0	0	1	133			1.250	7.9	0.8	3.4	10.4	3.08	ROC IL
1999	25	TOT	MLB	5	4	.556	5.40	40	2	17	0	0	0	58.1	60	37	35	13	42	3	56	0	0	1	269	85	6.27	1.749	9.3	2.0	6.5	8.6	1.33
1999	25	BAL	AL	0	1	.000	8.31	11	2	7	0	0	0	21.2	25	21	20	8	19	0	17	0	0	0	105	57	9.00	2.031	10.4	3.3	7.9	7.1	0.89
1999	25	MIL	NL	5	3	.625	3.68	29	0	10	0	0	0	36.2	35	16	15	5	23	3	39	0	0	1	164	124	4.66	1.582	8.6	1.2	5.6	9.6	1.70
2000			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
2001	27	MIL-min	AAA,AA	8	1	.889	1.97	31	5	10	0	0	4	77.2	53	19	17	3	31	1	66	3	0	3	307			1.082	6.1	0.3	3.6	7.6	2.13	INA,HVL IL,SOUL
2001	27	MIL	NL	1	0	1.000	6.75	8	3	2	0	0	0	22.2	24	17	17	5	15	0	15	1	0	2	104	64	6.71	1.721	9.5	2.0	6.0	6.0	1.00
2002	28	OAK-min	A+,AAA	1	1	.500	4.91	5	5	0	0	0	0	22.0	21	14	12	2	19	0	25	0	0	2	105			1.818	8.6	0.8	7.8	10.2	1.32	MOD,SAC CALL,PCL
5 Yrs				17	11	.607	5.47	82	32	24	0	0	0	241.2	247	153	147	48	140	6	210	4	0	8	1088	87	5.78	1.601	9.2	1.8	5.2	7.8	1.50
162 Game Avg.				10	7	.607	5.47	49	19	14	0	0	0	144	147	91	88	29	84	4	125	2	0	5	649	87	5.78	1.601	9.2	1.8	5.2	7.8	1.50

BAL (4 yrs)				11	8	.579	5.68	45	29	12	0	0	0	182.1	188	120	115	38	102	3	156	3	0	5	820	85	5.88	1.590	9.3	1.9	5.0	7.7	1.53
MIL (2 yrs)				6	3	.667	4.85	37	3	12	0	0	0	59.1	59	33	32	10	38	3	54	1	0	3	268	92	5.44	1.635	8.9	1.5	5.8	8.2	1.42

AL (4 yrs)				11	8	.579	5.68	45	29	12	0	0	0	182.1	188	120	115	38	102	3	156	3	0	5	820	85	5.88	1.590	9.3	1.9	5.0	7.7	1.53
NL (2 yrs)				6	3	.667	4.85	37	3	12	0	0	0	59.1	59	33	32	10	38	3	54	1	0	3	268	92	5.44	1.635	8.9	1.5	5.8	8.2	1.42

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