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, 16,892nd in major league 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

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

ERA

5.47

241.2

210

WHIP

1.601

Summary of 48 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 11 go ahead

2 Tms
BAL	38
MIL	10

Platoon
vs RHB	26
vs LHB	22

Home/Road
Home	30
Away	18

Outs
1	19
0	18
2	11

18 Opps
DET	5
TOR	5
CHW	4
MIN	3
OAK	3
TEX	3
ANA/CAL	3
SEA	3
BOS	3
CLE	3
CHC	2
NYY	2
PHI	2
HOU	2
MIL	2
COL	1
STL	1
PIT	1

41 Batters
Albert Belle	2
Bobby Higginson	2
Terry Steinbach	2
Sammy Sosa	2
Tony Batista	2
Tony Clark	2
Jim Edmonds	2
Dave Nilsson	1
Kenny Lofton	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Sandy Martínez	1
John Olerud	1
Chris Singleton	1
Juan González	1
Doug Glanville	1
Paul Sorrento	1
Aramis Ramírez	1
Jeff Bagwell	1
Mike Lieberthal	1
Ray Durham	1
Edgar Martínez	1
Reggie Jefferson	1
J.R. Phillips	1
Willis Otáñez	1
Ron Coomer	1
Craig Biggio	1
Jeff Cirillo	1
Mark McGwire	1
Scott Stahoviak	1
Darryl Strawberry	1
Tim Salmon	1
Shannon Stewart	1
Lee Tinsley	1
Lyle Mouton	1
Jay Buhner	1
Dave Martinez	1
Paul O'Neill	1
Chris Gomez	1
Kevin Mitchell	1
Mark McLemore	1
Chuck Knoblauch	1

14 Parks
Camden Yards (BAL)	24
Tiger Stad (DET)	4
Am Fam Field (MIL)	3
County Stad (MIL)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1

Where Hit
9	13
7	12
8	11
89	7
78	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	11
4	8
5	7
2	6
Unk	5
6	4
1	4
7+	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	16
2·HR gms	13
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	32
12-	4
1--	4
-2-	4
-23	2
123	1
--3	1

72 Runs
RISP	12
0 on	32
1 on	9
2 on	6
3 on	1
Any on	16

Inning
1	6
2	6
3	4
4	4
5	9
6	7
7	3
8	4
9	3
Extra	2

1-3	16
4-6	20
7-end	12

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	2
+2	5
+1	5
Tied	11
-1	3
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	12

Ahead	18
Tied	11
Behind	19

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	6
2-2	6
3-2	5
Unk	5
2-1	5
0-0	4
1-2	3
1-0	3
3-1	3
0-1	3
0-2	2
2-0	2
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	9
1B	7
CF	7
2B	5
LF	5
C	4
DH	4
3B	4
SS	2
PH	1

OrderPos
1st	8
5th	8
6th	7
3rd	6
4th	6
7th	4
2nd	4
9th	3
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	21
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-06-11	Chris Gomez	DET		BAL	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	---	7,(3-2) BFBCBFX	1	9	6	9%	70%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
2	2	2	2	1996-06-11	Bobby Higginson	DET		BAL	behind 4-7	b 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	9	9%	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1996-07-01	Sandy Martínez	TOR		BAL	behind 0-4	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	7%	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	4	2	1996-07-01	John Olerud	TOR		BAL	behind 1-6	b 7	0	---	5,(3-1) FBBBX	1	6	3	4%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	1996-07-06	Reggie Jefferson	BOS	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	6	7	10%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	6	2	1996-07-06	Lee Tinsley	BOS	@	BAL	behind 1-3	t 5	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	8	10%	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	7	1	1996-07-13 (2)	Darryl Strawberry	NYY	@	BAL	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	-2-		2	5	DH	14%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Williams Scores
8	8	8	1	1996-07-20	Kevin Mitchell	BOS		BAL	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	1	7	9	9%	65%		Home Run (Line Drive)
9	9	9	1	1996-07-25	Albert Belle	CLE	@	BAL	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	-2-		2	4	7	13%	73%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Thome Scores
10	10	10	2	1996-07-25	Albert Belle	CLE	@	BAL	ahead 3-2	t 3	2	---		1	4	7	10%	66%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
11	11	11	1	1996-07-30	Chuck Knoblauch	MIN		BAL	behind 0-7	b 3	0	---		1	1	4	3%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	12	2	1996-07-30	Scott Stahoviak	MIN		BAL	behind 1-8	b 6	1	---		1	5	3	1%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	13	1	1996-08-04	Kenny Lofton	CLE		BAL	tied 1-1	b 5	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	8	14%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	14	1	1996-08-13	Dave Nilsson	MIL	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	9	9%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Nilsson Scores
15	15	15	2	1996-08-13	Jeff Cirillo	MIL	@	BAL	tied 1-1	t 6	1	-2-	5,(2-2) 1CS1BB.X	2	2	5	21%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Viña Scores; J. Cirillo Scores
16	16	16	1	1996-08-17	Terry Steinbach	OAK		BAL	tied 0-0	b 4	1	1--	3,(1-1) SBX	2	6	2	19%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. McGwire Scores
17	17	17	1	1996-08-22	Paul Sorrento	SEA	@	BAL	ahead 3-0	t 5	1	123	5,(1-2) CBSFX	4	6	3	10%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Griffey Scores; E. Martínez Scores; J. Buhner Scores
18	18	18	1	1996-08-26	Tony Batista	OAK	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	1	4	9%	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
19	19	19	2	1996-08-26	Terry Steinbach	OAK	@	BAL	behind 4-8	t 5	1	12-	9,(3-2) CBF*BFBFFX	3	6	2	19%	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Berroa Scores; M. Stairs Scores
20	20	20	1	1996-08-30	Jay Buhner	SEA		BAL	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	5,(2-2) BCFBX	1	5	9	12%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
21	21	21	2	1996-08-30	Edgar Martínez	SEA		BAL	behind 1-5	b 6	0	---	8,(2-2) CBFFFFBX	1	4	DH	7%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	22	1	1996-09-03	Jim Edmonds	CAL		BAL	ahead 2-1	b 2	2	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	2	8	9%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Edmonds Scores
23	23	23	1	1996-09-08	Bobby Higginson	DET	@	BAL	behind 0-1	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	7	12%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
24	24	24	1	1996-09-15	Tony Clark	DET		BAL	behind 1-4	b 1	1	-23	5,(2-2) SSBBX	3	5	3	16%	53%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); T. Fryman Scores; B. Higginson Scores
25	25	25	2	1996-09-15	Tony Clark	DET		BAL	behind 4-8	b 4	0	---	5,(3-1) BSBBX	1	5	3	7%	24%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1997-04-23	Lyle Mouton	CHW	@	BAL	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	6	9	9%	40%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
27	27	2	2	1997-04-23	Dave Martinez	CHW	@	BAL	behind 1-2	t 2	0	---	4,(1-2) CBCX	1	7	8	10%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1998-09-13	Jim Edmonds	ANA	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	6,(3-2) BBCBFX	1	1	8	9%	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball)
29	29	2	2	1998-09-13	Tim Salmon	ANA	@	BAL	behind 2-7	t 5	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	DH	7%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball); G. Anderson Scores
30	30	3	1	1998-09-18	Paul O'Neill	NYY	@	BAL	ahead 5-2	t 6	1	12-	4,(1-2) CBCX	3	3	9	10%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Knoblauch Scores; D. Jeter Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1999-05-01	Ron Coomer	MIN	@	BAL	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	5	19%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Lawton Scores; M. Cordova Scores
32	32	2	1	1999-05-23	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX	@	BAL	behind 2-12	t 8	1	---	6,(3-2) BCSBBX	1	5	DH	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
33	33	3	2	1999-05-23	Mark McLemore	TEX	@	BAL	behind 4-15	t 9	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	2	4	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
34	34	4	3	1999-05-23	Juan González	TEX	@	BAL	behind 5-15	t 9	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	4	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
35	35	5	1	1999-06-06	Mike Lieberthal	PHI	@	BAL	ahead 9-7	t 9	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	7	2	5%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
36	36	6	1	1999-07-08	Willis Otáñez	TOR	@	BAL	ahead 7-3	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	8	5	4%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
37	37	7	2	1999-07-08	Tony Batista	TOR	@	BAL	ahead 8-4	t 7	2	1--	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	7	6	5%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Fletcher Scores
38	38	8	3	1999-07-08	Shannon Stewart	TOR	@	BAL	ahead 10-5	t 8	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	1	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
39	39	9	1	1999-07-19	Ray Durham	CHW	@	MIL	tied 7-7	t 12	2	1--	3,(2-1) BBX	2	1	4	48%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Norton Scores
40	40	10	2	1999-07-19	Chris Singleton	CHW	@	MIL	ahead 9-7	t 12	2	---	4,(2-2) BFBX	1	2	8	5%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
41	41	11	1	1999-08-17	Craig Biggio	HOU		MIL	ahead 6-4	b 8	0	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	1	4	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball); T. Bogar Scores
42	42	12	1	1999-09-11	J.R. Phillips	COL		MIL	tied 6-6	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	9	PH	22%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
43	43	13	1	1999-09-23	Doug Glanville	PHI	@	MIL	behind 5-10	t 7	0	---	3,(0-2) CTX	1	1	8	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	2001-08-22	Sammy Sosa	CHC		MIL	ahead 9-3	b 5	0	-23	6,(2-2) SBBSFX	3	3	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Young Scores; C. Patterson Scores
45	45	2	2	2001-08-22	Sammy Sosa	CHC		MIL	ahead 14-3	b 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
46	46	3	1	2001-08-27	Aramis Ramírez	PIT	@	MIL	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	4	5	11%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
47	47	4	1	2001-09-01	Jeff Bagwell	HOU	@	MIL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	--3	3,(0-2) SS1X	2	3	3	13%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Lugo Scores
48	48	5	1	2001-10-04	Mark McGwire	STL	@	MIL	ahead 5-0	t 6	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	6	3	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Drew Scores; J. Edmonds Scores