Cal Koonce

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: November 18, 1940 in Fayetteville, NC us

Died: October 28, 1993 in Winston-Salem, NC

Buried: Lafayette Memorial Park, Fayetteville, NC

High School: Hope Mills HS (Hope Mills, NC)

School: Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC)

Debut: April 14, 1962 (Age 21-147d, 9,567th in MLB history)
vs. STL 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: August 8, 1971 (Age 30-263d)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Calvin Lee Koonce

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.6

W

L

ERA

3.78

G

334

GS

SV

IP

971.0

SO

504

WHIP

1.380

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
1961	20	CHC-min	B	6	10	.375	4.81	22	19		8	1		131.0	152	94	70	8	46		74	1	1	6				1.511	10.4	0.5	3.2	5.1	1.61	WEN NORW
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	105	4.36	1.500	9.4	0.8	4.1	4.0	0.98
1963	22	CHC-min	AAA	5	3	.625	3.00	9	9		4	2		63.0	60	28	21	6	22	2	38	2	0	3				1.302	8.6	0.9	3.1	5.4	1.73	SLC PCL
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	4.28	1.472	9.3	1.1	4.0	5.4	1.38
1964	23	CHC-min	AAA	11	15	.423	3.48	38	36		12	4		238.0	237	109	92	16	56	1	157	4	1	7				1.231	9.0	0.6	2.1	5.9	2.80	SLC PCL
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	185	2.61	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	3.78	1.347	9.4	0.9	2.7	4.6	1.69
1966	25	CHC-min	AAA	5	3	.625	3.29	8	8		3	0		63.0	58	24	23	8	16	2	39	1	0	1				1.175	8.3	1.1	2.3	5.6	2.44	TAC PCL
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	3.91	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	93	2.90	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	78	3.24	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	122	2.52	1.156	9.0	0.4	1.4	4.8	3.43
1968	27	NYM	NL	6	4	.600	2.42	55	2	31	0	0	11	96.2	80	27	26	4	32	11	50	1	0	4	385	125	2.91	1.159	7.4	0.4	3.0	4.7	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	4.23	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	116	4.31	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	125	4.96	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	113	4.12	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	68	5.02	1.571	9.4	1.3	4.7	3.9	0.82
10 Yrs				47	49	.490	3.78	334	90	106	9	3	24	971.0	972	464	408	85	368	57	504	25	4	20	4157	98	3.85	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	3.85	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	98	3.94	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	246.2	235	105	94	16	95	25	132	5	1	8	1034	99	3.47	1.338	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	4.31	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	873.2	886	416	365	75	328	54	458	22	4	17	3753	98	3.80	1.390	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	4.31	1.295	8.0	0.9	3.7	4.3	1.15

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Cal Koonce

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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