Joe Coleman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)

Born: February 3, 1947 in Boston, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Natick HS (Natick, MA).

High School: Natick HS (Natick, MA)

Last Game: September 24, 1979 (Age 32-233d)
vs. MON 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: Joseph Howard Coleman

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Relatives: Father of Casey Coleman; Son of Joe Coleman

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.2

142

135

ERA

3.70

484

340

2569.1

1728

WHIP

1.331

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1965	18	-3.6	Burlington	CARL	A	WSA	2	10	.167	4.56	5.88	12	12		7	0		75.0	82	49	38	5	38	1	49	2	0	3		1.600	9.8	0.6	4.6	5.9	1.29
1965	18	-9.1	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	2	0	1.000	1.50	1.50	2	2	0	2	0	0	18.0	9	3	3	0	8	0	7	0	0	0	69	0.944	4.5	0.0	4.0	3.5	0.88
1965	18	-3.3	Senators	FLIL	WRk	WSA	1	4	.200	6.55	7.36	8	6		0	0		33.0	45	27	24	5	10	0	19	0	1	2		1.667	12.3	1.4	2.7	5.2	1.90
1966	19	-3.4	York	EL	AA	WSA	7	19	.269	3.75	5.02	32	26		12	1		199.0	191	111	83	17	79	1	109	10	0	11		1.357	8.6	0.8	3.6	4.9	1.38
1966	19	-8.0	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	1	0	1.000	2.00	2.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	6	2	2	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	35	0.889	6.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	2.00
1967	20	-2.8	York	EL	AA	WSA	0	3	.000	2.25	2.81	4	4		2	0		32.0	31	10	8	1	12	0	23	2	0	0		1.344	8.7	0.3	3.4	6.5	1.92
1967	20	-6.9	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	8	9	.471	4.63	5.24	28	22	0	3	0	0	134.0	154	78	69	6	47	4	77	9	1	8	597	1.500	10.3	0.4	3.2	5.2	1.64
1968	21	-6.0	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	12	16	.429	3.27	3.96	33	33	0	12	2	0	223.0	212	98	81	18	51	3	139	12	2	9	929	1.179	8.6	0.7	2.1	5.6	2.73
1969	22	-5.1	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	12	13	.480	3.27	3.71	40	36	2	12	4	1	247.2	222	102	90	26	100	7	182	6	0	12	1041	1.300	8.1	0.9	3.6	6.6	1.82
1970	23	-4.2	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	8	12	.400	3.58	4.03	39	29	4	6	1	0	218.2	190	98	87	25	89	6	152	4	1	14	919	1.276	7.8	1.0	3.7	6.3	1.71
1971	24	-2.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	20	9	.690	3.15	3.34	39	38	0	16	3	0	286.0	241	106	100	17	96	3	236	7	1	7	1174	1.178	7.6	0.5	3.0	7.4	2.46
1972	25	-2.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	19	14	.576	2.80	3.18	40	39	0	9	3	0	280.0	216	99	87	23	110	7	222	9	0	9	1145	1.164	6.9	0.7	3.5	7.1	2.02
1973	26	-1.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	23	15	.605	3.53	3.90	40	40	0	13	2	0	288.1	283	125	113	32	93	2	202	10	0	6	1219	1.304	8.8	1.0	2.9	6.3	2.17
1974	27	-1.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	14	12	.538	4.32	5.04	41	41	0	11	2	0	285.2	272	160	137	30	158	13	177	12	0	13	1262	1.505	8.6	0.9	5.0	5.6	1.12
1975	28	-0.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	10	18	.357	5.55	6.13	31	31	0	6	1	0	201.0	234	137	124	27	85	6	125	9	1	15	915	1.587	10.5	1.2	3.8	5.6	1.47
1976	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CHC	4	13	.235	4.45	5.38	51	16	21	1	0	4	145.2	152	87	72	10	69	8	104	7	1	9	648	1.517	9.4	0.6	4.3	6.4	1.51
1976	29	1.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	8	.200	4.10	4.90	39	4	21	0	0	4	79.0	72	43	36	9	35	8	66	2	1	3	339	1.354	8.2	1.0	4.0	7.5	1.89
1976	29	1.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	5	.286	4.86	5.94	12	12	0	1	0	0	66.2	80	44	36	1	34	0	38	5	0	6	309	1.710	10.8	0.1	4.6	5.1	1.12
1977	30	2.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	4	4	.500	2.96	3.60	43	12	14	2	0	2	127.2	114	51	42	11	49	2	55	2	0	8	532	1.277	8.0	0.8	3.5	3.9	1.12
1978	31		2 Teams	AL	Maj	OAK-TOR	5	0	1.000	3.81	4.15	41	0	26	0	0	0	80.1	79	37	34	7	35	3	32	1	0	5	344	1.419	8.9	0.8	3.9	3.6	0.91
1978	31	3.8	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	3	0	1.000	1.37	1.37	10	0	6	0	0	0	19.2	12	3	3	1	5	0	4	0	0	0	72	0.864	5.5	0.5	2.3	1.8	0.80
1978	31	3.8	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	2	0	1.000	4.60	5.04	31	0	20	0	0	0	60.2	67	34	31	6	30	3	28	1	0	5	272	1.599	9.9	0.9	4.5	4.2	0.93
1979	32		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-SFG	0	0		5.18	7.03	15	0	3	0	0	0	24.1	32	19	14	1	11	1	14	2	0	3	119	1.767	11.8	0.4	4.1	5.2	1.27
1979	32	7.2	Portland	PCL	AAA	PIT	5	1	.833	2.78	2.95	32	0		0	0	3	55.0	53	18	17	3	20	2	34	0	0	3		1.327	8.7	0.5	3.3	5.6	1.70
1979	32	3.8	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	0	0		0.00	4.91	5	0	1	0	0	0	3.2	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	18	1.364	7.4	0.0	4.9	0.0	0.00
1979	32	3.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		6.10	7.40	10	0	2	0	0	0	20.2	29	17	14	1	9	1	14	1	0	3	101	1.839	12.6	0.4	3.9	6.1	1.56
1980	33	7.9	Spokane	PCL	AAA	SEA	1	0	1.000	1.64	2.45	12	0		0	0	0	22.0	15	6	4	0	4	0	13	0	0	2		0.864	6.1	0.0	1.6	5.3	3.25
1981	34	8.6	Spokane	PCL	AAA	SEA	1	0	1.000	4.38	4.38	15	1	8	0	0	1	39.0	44	19	19	3	9	1	24	4	0	4		1.359	10.2	0.7	2.1	5.5	2.67
1982	35	10.0	Spokane	PCL	AAA	CAL	2	2	.500	4.04	4.79	13	1	8	0	0	1	35.2	42	19	16	3	7	0	25	1	1	2		1.374	10.6	0.8	1.8	6.3	3.57
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		142	135	.513	3.70	4.21	484	340	70	94	18	7	2569.1	2416	1202	1055	233	1003	65	1728	90	7	118	10948	1.331	8.5	0.8	3.5	6.1	1.72
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		18	35	.340	3.64	4.56	120	44	16	21	1	5	457.2	458	232	185	32	169	5	277	19	1	25		1.370	9.0	0.6	3.3	5.4	1.64
Other (1 season)					Other		1	4	.200	6.55	7.36	8	6		0	0		33.0	45	27	24	5	10	0	19	0	1	2		1.667	12.3	1.4	2.7	5.2	1.90
All Levels (18 Seasons)							161	174	.481	3.72	4.30	612	390	86	115	19	12	3060.0	2919	1461	1264	270	1182	70	2024	109	9	145	10948	1.340	8.6	0.8	3.5	6.0	1.71

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		9	3	.750	3.32	3.68	72	2	16	0	0	5	151.2	154	62	56	9	40	3	96	5	1	11		1.279	9.1	0.5	2.4	5.7	2.40
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		7	22	.241	3.55	4.71	36	30		14	1		231.0	222	121	91	18	91	1	132	12	0	11		1.355	8.6	0.7	3.5	5.1	1.45
A (1 season)					Minors		2	10	.167	4.56	5.88	12	12		7	0		75.0	82	49	38	5	38	1	49	2	0	3		1.600	9.8	0.6	4.6	5.9	1.29