Stan Coveleski

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 166lb (180cm, 75kg)

Born: July 13, 1889 in Shamokin, PA us

Died: March 20, 1984 in South Bend, IN

Buried: St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, South Bend, IN

Debut: September 10, 1912 (Age 23-059d, 3,793rd in MLB history)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 3, 1928 (Age 39-021d)
vs. SLB 1.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1969. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Stan Coveleski's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1916 season

Full Name: Stanley Anthony Coveleski

Nicknames: Covey

Pronunciation: \ko-va-LESS-kee\

Name Note: born Stanislaus Kowalewski

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Relatives: Brother of Harry Coveleski

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

60.3

W

215

L

142

ERA

2.89

G

450

GS

385

SV

IP

3082.0

SO

981

WHIP

1.251

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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1909	19	LNC	B	23	11	.676	1.95	43	32					272.0	225	84	59		68								1.077	7.4		2.3			LNC TRIS
1910	20	LNC	B	15	8	.652	2.01	30	23					224.0	205	70	50		67								1.214	8.2		2.7			LNC TRIS
1911	21	LNC	B	15	19	.441	2.81	36	34					272.0	288	120	85		65								1.298	9.5		2.2			LNC TRIS
1912	22	LNC	B	20	14	.588	2.53	40	30					302.0	247	120	85		84								1.096	7.4		2.5			LNC TRIS
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	92	2.71	1.048	7.7	0.0	1.7	3.9	2.25

1913	23	SPO	B	17	20	.459	2.82	48	37					316.0	300	140	99		95								1.250	8.5		2.7			SPO NWES
1914	24	SPO	B	20	15	.571	2.41	43	34					314.0	269	109	84		99								1.172	7.7		2.8			SPO NWES
1915	25	POR	AA	17	17	.500	2.67	64						293.0	279	123	87		82								1.232	8.6		2.5			POR PCL
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	87	2.76	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	1137	156	2.46	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	2.53	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	2.44	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	1237	154	2.81	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	1358	127	3.56	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	122	3.67	1.287	9.5	0.5	2.1	3.2	1.53
1923	33	CLE	AL	13	14	.481	2.76	33	31	2	16	5	2	228.0	251	98	70	8	42	54	2	0	1	957	144	3.49	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	1076	106	3.84	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	149	3.94	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	112	85	1	81	50	0	0	3	1066	124	3.55	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	132	4.28	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	67	4.89	1.586	11.2	0.8	3.1	0.8	0.25
14 Yrs				215	142	.602	2.89	450	385	52	223	38	21	3082.0	3055	1227	990	66	802	981	30	1	35	12729	127	3.19	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	100	81	5	65	80	2	0	3	1037	127	3.19	1.251	8.9	0.2	2.3	2.9	1.22

CLE (9 yrs)				172	123	.583	2.80	360	305	47	193	31	20	2502.1	2450	972	779	53	616	856	27	1	29	10266	129	3.04	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	205	166	8	162	111	2	0	5	2123	136	3.76	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	92	2.71	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	67	4.89	1.586	11.2	0.8	3.1	0.8	0.25

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Stan Coveleski

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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