Joe Coleman | Major Leaguer 1965-1979

Full Name: Joseph Howard Coleman
Born: February 3,1947 in Boston, Massachusetts
Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Natick (Natick,MA)
College:

Son of Joe Coleman

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Drafted: Selected by Washington Senators II in 1st Round (3rd overall) of 1965 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

Transactions: [Oct 9,1970] - Traded by Senators with Jim Hannan, Aurelio Rodriguez and Ed Brinkman to Tigers for Elliott Maddox, Norm McRae, Don Wert and Denny McLain. [Jun 8,1976] - Purchased by Cubs from Tigers. [Mar 15,1977] - Traded by Cubs to Athletics for Jim Todd. [May 22,1978] - Purchased by Blue Jays from Athletics. [Nov 2,1978] - Granted Free Agency. [Apr 1,1979] - Signed as Free Agent by Giants. [Apr 21,1979] - Released by Giants. [May 8,1979] - Signed as Free Agent by Pirates.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1965	Burlington	Caro	18	Wa2	A+	2	10	4.56	12						75.0	82	49	38		38	49			9.84	---	4.56	5.88	1.60	--
	Washington	AL	18	Wa2	MLB	2	0	1.50	2	2	2	0	0	0	18.0	9	3	3	0	8	7	0	0	4.50	0.00	4.00	3.50	0.94	54%
1966	York	East	19	Wa2	AA	7	19	3.75	32						199.0	191	111	83		79	109			8.64	---	3.57	4.93	1.36	--
	Washington	AL	19	Wa2	MLB	1	0	2.00	1	1	1	0	0	0	9.0	6	2	2	0	2	4	0	0	6.00	0.00	2.00	4.00	0.89	49%
1967	York	East	20	Wa2	AA	0	3	2.25	4						32.0	31	10	8		12	23			8.72	---	3.38	6.47	1.34	--
	Washington	AL	20	Wa2	MLB	8	9	4.63	28	22	3	0	0	0	134.0	154	78	69	6	47	77	8	1	10.34	0.40	3.16	5.17	1.50	58%
1968	Washington	AL	21	Wa2	MLB	12	16	3.27	33	33	12	2	0	0	223.0	212	98	81	19	51	139	9	2	8.56	0.77	2.06	5.61	1.18	56%
1969	Washington	AL	22	Wa2	MLB	12	13	3.27	40	36	12	4	2	1	247.2	222	102	90	26	100	182	12	0	8.07	0.94	3.63	6.61	1.30	55%
1970	Washington	AL	23	Wa2	MLB	8	12	3.58	39	29	6	1	4	0	218.2	190	98	87	25	89	152	14	1	7.82	1.03	3.66	6.26	1.28	52%
1971	Detroit	AL	24	Det	MLB	20	9	3.15	39	38	16	3	0	0	286.0	241	106	100	17	96	236	7	1	7.58	0.53	3.02	7.43	1.18	59%
1972	Detroit	AL	25	Det	MLB	19	14	2.80	40	39	9	3	0	0	280.0	216	99	87	23	110	222	9	0	6.94	0.74	3.54	7.14	1.16	49%
1973	Detroit	AL	26	Det	MLB	23	15	3.53	40	40	13	2	0	0	288.1	283	125	113	32	93	202	6	0	8.83	1.00	2.90	6.31	1.30	50%
1974	Detroit	AL	27	Det	MLB	14	12	4.32	41	41	11	2	0	0	285.2	272	160	137	30	158	177	13	0	8.57	0.95	4.98	5.58	1.51	53%
1975	Detroit	AL	28	Det	MLB	10	18	5.55	31	31	6	1	0	0	201.0	234	137	124	27	85	125	15	1	10.48	1.21	3.81	5.60	1.59	51%
1976	Chi Cubs	NL	29	Chc	MLB	2	8	4.10	39	4	0	0	21	4	79.0	72	43	36	9	35	66	3	1	8.20	1.03	3.99	7.52	1.35	53%
	Detroit	AL	29	Det	MLB	2	5	4.86	12	12	1	0	0	0	66.2	80	44	36	1	34	38	6	0	10.80	0.14	4.59	5.13	1.71	60%
1977	Oakland	AL	30	Oak	MLB	4	4	2.96	43	12	2	0	14	2	127.2	114	51	42	11	49	55	8	0	8.04	0.78	3.45	3.88	1.28	54%
1978	Toronto	AL	31	Tor	MLB	2	0	4.60	31	0	0	0	20	0	60.2	67	34	31	6	30	28	5	0	9.94	0.89	4.45	4.15	1.60	55%
	Oakland	AL	31	Oak	MLB	3	0	1.37	10	0	0	0	6	0	19.2	12	3	3	1	5	4	0	0	5.49	0.46	2.29	1.83	0.86	26%
1979	Portland	PCL	32	Pit	AAA	5	1	2.78	32	0	0	0		3	55.0	53	18	17	3	20	34	3		8.67	0.49	3.27	5.56	1.33	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	32	Pit	MLB	0	0	6.10	10	0	0	0	2	0	20.2	29	17	14	1	9	14	3	0	12.63	0.44	3.92	6.10	1.84	50%
	SF Giants	NL	32	Sf	MLB	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	0	1	0	3.2	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	7.38	0.00	4.92	0.00	1.37	54%
1980	Spokane	PCL	33	Sea	AAA	1	0	1.64	12	0	0	0		0	22.0	15	6	4	0	4	13	2		6.14	0.00	1.64	5.32	0.86	--
1981	Spokane	PCL	34	Sea	AAA	1	0	4.38	15	1	0	0	8	1	39.0	44	19	19	3	9	24	4		10.15	0.69	2.08	5.54	1.36	--
1982	Spokane	PCL	35	Cal	AAA	2	2	4.04	13	1	0	0	8	1	35.2	42	19	16	3	7	25	2		10.60	0.76	1.77	6.31	1.37	--

Major League Totals - 15 Season(s)						142	135	3.70	484	340	94	18	70	7	2,569.1	2416	1202	1055	234	1003	1728	118	7	8.46	0.82	3.51	6.05	1.33	54%
Minor League Totals - 7 Season(s)						18	35	3.64	120						457.2	458	232	185		169	277			9.02	---	3.33	5.45	1.37	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1965	Washington	AL	18	Wa2	MLB	p	9	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
1966	Washington	AL	19	Wa2	MLB	p	9	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
1967	Washington	AL	20	Wa2	MLB	p	9	28	36	3	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	22	0	0	5	0	1	.056	.128	.083	211	64%
1968	Washington	AL	21	Wa2	MLB	p	9	34	70	2	9	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	22	0	0	6	0	3	.129	.153	.157	310	66%
1969	Washington	AL	22	Wa2	MLB	p	9	40	84	2	9	1	0	0	4	0	0	4	40	0	0	4	0	1	.107	.148	.119	267	73%
1970	Washington	AL	23	Wa2	MLB	p	9	39	67	5	8	1	0	0	6	0	0	12	28	1	0	4	0	2	.119	.263	.134	397	62%
1971	Detroit	AL	24	Det	MLB	p	9	39	96	1	9	2	0	0	2	0	0	6	39	0	0	9	1	3	.094	.146	.115	261	53%
1972	Detroit	AL	25	Det	MLB	p	9	40	82	5	9	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	30	0	0	15	0	3	.110	.161	.110	271	76%
1973	Detroit	AL	26	Det	MLB	p	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1974	Detroit	AL	27	Det	MLB	p	0	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1975	Detroit	AL	28	Det	MLB	p	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1976	Chi Cubs	NL	29	Chc	MLB	p	9	39	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	308	43%
	Detroit	AL	29	Det	MLB	p	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1977	Oakland	AL	30	Oak	MLB	p	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1978	Oakland	AL	31	Oak	MLB	p	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Toronto	AL	31	Tor	MLB	p	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1979	SF Giants	NL	32	Sf	MLB	p	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	32	Pit	MLB	p	9	10	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	600	67%
1980	Spokane	PCL	33	Sea	AAA	c		13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		0	0		.000	.000	.000	000	--

Major League Totals - 15 Season(s)								485	462	18	49	8	0	0	23	0	1	32	195	1	0	44	1	13	.106	.165	.123	288	65%
Minor League Totals - 1 Season(s)								13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		0	0		.000	.000	.000	000	--

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1972	Detroit	AL	25		Ch	1	0	0.00	1		1			0	9.0	7		0		3	14			7.00	---	3.00	14.00	1.11	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						1	0	0.00	1		1			0	9.0	7		0		3	14			7.00	---	3.00	14.00	1.11	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1972	Detroit	AL	25	Det	Ch	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1167	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1167	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1965	Washington	AL	18	Wa2	MLB	P	2		18	0	6	0	6	1	-	-	-	1.000	3.00

1966	Washington	AL	19	Wa2	MLB	P	1		9	2	2	0	4	1	-	-	-	1.000	4.00

1967	Washington	AL	20	Wa2	MLB	P	28		134	9	14	1	24	0	-	-	-	.958	1.54

1968	Washington	AL	21	Wa2	MLB	P	33		223	30	20	3	53	0	-	-	-	.943	2.02

1969	Washington	AL	22	Wa2	MLB	P	40		247.2	21	35	2	58	3	-	-	-	.966	2.03

1970	Washington	AL	23	Wa2	MLB	P	39		218.2	16	30	0	46	3	-	-	-	1.000	1.89

1971	Detroit	AL	24	Det	MLB	P	39		286	18	32	3	53	2	-	-	-	.943	1.57

1972	Detroit	AL	25	Det	MLB	P	40		280	6	39	1	46	2	-	-	-	.978	1.45

1973	Detroit	AL	26	Det	MLB	P	40		288.1	23	37	2	62	1	-	-	-	.968	1.87

1974	Detroit	AL	27	Det	MLB	P	41		285.2	21	47	3	71	4	-	-	-	.958	2.14

1975	Detroit	AL	28	Det	MLB	P	31		201	6	32	2	40	1	-	-	-	.950	1.70

1976	Chi Cubs	NL	29	Chc	MLB	P	39		79	6	12	1	19	0	-	-	-	.947	2.05
1976	Detroit	AL	29	Det	MLB	P	12		66.2	2	19	3	24	2	-	-	-	.875	2.83

1977	Oakland	AL	30	Oak	MLB	P	43		127.2	13	17	3	33	2	-	-	-	.909	2.11

1978	Oakland	AL	31	Oak	MLB	P	10		19.2	2	4	0	6	0	-	-	-	1.000	2.75
1978	Toronto	AL	31	Tor	MLB	P	31		60.2	3	5	0	8	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.19

1979	Portland	PCL	32	Pit	AAA	OF	70			118	9	6	133	0	-	-	-	.955	--
1979	Portland	PCL	32	Pit	AAA	P	32			10	7	1	18	0	-	-	-	.944	--
1979	Pittsburgh	NL	32	Pit	MLB	P	10		20.2	1	0	1	2	0	-	-	-	.500	.44
1979	SF Giants	NL	32	Sf	MLB	P	5		3.2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	.00

1980	Spokane	PCL	33	Sea	AAA	C	1			3	0	0	3	0				1.000	--

1981	Spokane	PCL	34	Sea	AAA	P	15			3	2	0	5	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1982	Spokane	PCL	35	Cal	AAA	P	13			3	7	0	10	1	-	-	-	1.000	--

Awards

[1972] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1973] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #23)

Trivia and Player Notes

2006 - Pitching Coach for Durham of International League (AAA)

Notes: Played in 1 all-star game during his career (1972)

Jobs in Baseball

Year(s)	Team	Position
1980-1981	Spokane [Nwest]	Player/Coach
1983	Peoria [Midw]	Manager
1988-1990	California Angels [MLB]	Bullpen Coach
1991-1994	St. Louis Cardinals [MLB]	Pitching Coach
1995-1996	California Angels [MLB]	Minor League Pitching Instructor
1997-1999	Anaheim Angels [MLB]	Coach
2000-2006	Durham [IL]	Pitching Coach
2007-2008	Lakeland [Fsl]	Pitching Coach