Andy Coakley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1902-1911)

Andy Coakley was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1911 for 4 teams, including the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 10 seasons. Across 150 career appearances, he went 58-59 with a 2.35 ERA and 428 strikeouts. He also batted .117 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1423.7.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 58–59
ERA 2.35
WHIP 1.24
SO 428
Pitcher PIV 1423.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 165 lb
Born
11/20/1882 in Providence, RI, USA
Died
9/27/1963 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1902-09-17
Last Game
1911-06-27

Full name: Andrew James Coakley

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Career Pitching Statistics

Andy Coakley — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
58 59 150 124 87 11 3 1072.1 1,021 280 9 314 428 2.35 1423.7

Career ERA 2.35 vs. league average 2.80 across their career seasons — 16.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Andy Coakley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1902 PHA AL 2 1 3 3 3 0 0 27.0 25 8 9 9 2.67 3.17 (+16%) -35.1
1903 PHA AL 0 3 6 3 2 0 0 37.2 48 23 11 20 5.50 3.10 (-77%) -291.7
1904 PHA AL 4 3 8 8 7 2 0 62.0 48 13 23 33 1.89 2.66 (+29%) -176.7
1905 PHA AL 18 8 35 31 21 3 0 255.0 227 52 73 145 1.84 2.82 (+35%) 2706.8
1906 PHA AL 7 8 22 16 10 0 0 149.0 144 52 44 59 3.14 2.68 (-17%) 561.0
1907 CIN NL 17 16 37 30 21 1 1 265.1 269 69 79 89 2.34 2.50 (+6%) -201.9
1908 CIN NL 8 18 32 28 20 4 2 242.1 219 50 64 61 1.86 2.40 (+23%) -1393.3
1908 CHN NL 2 0 4 3 2 1 0 20.1 14 2 6 7 0.89 2.40 (+63%) 37.1
1909 CHN NL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 7 4 3 1 18.00 — 0.0
1911 NYA AL 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 11.2 20 7 2 4 5.40 3.37 (-60%) 217.6
Career · 10 seasons 58 59 150 124 87 11 3 1,072.1 1,021 280 314 428 2.35 — 1,424

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Andy Coakley — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
150 359 14 42 3 1 0 6 1 17 158 .117 .157 .131 .288 -2,366

Career AVG .117 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Career OBP .157 vs. league average .311 across their career seasons — 49.6% below league average.

Career SLG .131 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 59.8% below league average.

Career OPS .288 vs. league average .637 across their career seasons — 54.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Andy Coakley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1902 PHA AL 3 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 .375 — — — — 0.0
1903 PHA AL 6 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 — — — — 0.0
1904 PHA AL 8 23 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .087 — — — — 0.0
1905 PHA AL 35 94 3 13 1 1 0 1 1 3 42 .138 .248 (-44%) .307 (-46%) .322 (-47%) .629 (-47%) -632.3
1906 PHA AL 22 49 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 4 19 .143 — — — — -290.6
1907 CIN NL 37 84 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 5 44 .071 .245 (-71%) .304 (-59%) .308 (-77%) .613 (-68%) -783.9
1908 CIN NL 32 76 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 32 .092 .240 (-62%) .298 (-61%) .306 (-66%) .605 (-64%) -659.0
1908 CHN NL 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — -659.0
1909 CHN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1911 NYA AL 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 150 359 14 42 3 1 0 6 1 17 158 .117 — — — — -3,025

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Andy Coakley — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Andy Coakley — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1905 WS PHA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Andy Coakley — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 9.0 9 3 5 2 3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Andy Coakley — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1905 WS PHA 0 1 1 1 0 9.0 9 3 5 2 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Andy Coakley — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home7717571902.109
Away7318382303.126

Pitching — Home / Away

Andy Coakley — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home77552.1518351712270.57
Away73517.1504271442140.47

Last 10 Games — Batting

Andy Coakley — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1911-06-27 NYYMINL 200000010
1911-06-21 NYYBOSL 211000001
1909-05-03 CHCPITL 000000000
1908-09-24 CHCNY1L 000000000
1908-09-21 CHCPHIW 300000002
1908-09-12 CHCSTLW 000000000
1908-09-07 CHCCINW 300000000
1908-09-01 CINPITL 200000000
1908-08-29 CINBSNW 200000000
1908-08-20 CINNY1L 301000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Andy Coakley — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1911-06-27 NYYMIN L 9.01464140
1911-06-21 NYYBOS — 2.2676130
1909-05-03 CHCPIT L 2.0777310
1908-09-24 CHCNY1 — 1.0100000
1908-09-21 CHCPHI W 9.0520110
1908-09-12 CHCSTL — 1.1420100
1908-09-07 CHCCIN W 9.0400460
1908-09-01 CINPIT — 8.01170411
1908-08-29 CINBSN — 4.2550220
1908-08-20 CINNY1 L 9.0420510

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Andy Coakley — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 150 117 45 260 21 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Andy Coakley — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1902 PHA P 3 0 3 9 2 1
1903 PHA P 6 0 1 11 2 0
1904 PHA P 8 8 1 18 0 0
1905 PHA P 35 31 11 72 8 2
1906 PHA P 22 16 8 32 3 0
1907 CIN P 37 30 12 58 2 2
1908 CIN P 32 28 8 52 4 0
1908 CHN P 4 3 0 4 0 0
1909 CHN P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1911 NYA P 2 0 1 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Andy Coakley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 150

College History

Andy Coakley — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
College of the Holy Cross Worcester MA 1901, 1902, 1903

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Career Spans

Andy Coakley (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ernie Shore
    65-43, 2.47 ERA
  2. 94
    Bob Wicker
    64-52, 2.73 ERA
  3. 92
    Ed Karger
    48-67, 2.79 ERA
  4. 90
    Nick Cullop
    57-55, 2.73 ERA
  5. 89
    Rube Foster
    58-33, 2.36 ERA
  6. 89
    Bugs Raymond
    45-57, 2.49 ERA

Andy Coakley: the record in brief

The profile opens with Andy Coakley's first major league game on September 17, 1902; the last one listed came on June 27, 1911. By club, Coakley's seasons break down as the Philadelphia Athletics (1902 through 1906), the Cincinnati Reds (1907 to 1908), the Chicago Cubs (1908 to 1909), and the New York Highlanders (1911). Coakley is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-0 and 165 pounds. Coakley batted left-handed and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is November 20, 1882, in Providence, RI, USA. Coakley's death is recorded on September 27, 1963, in New York, NY, USA. The given name on file is Andrew James Coakley.

The pitching table credits Coakley with a 58-59 record and a 2.35 ERA in 150 games. The totals include 428 strikeouts, 87 complete games, and 11 shutouts. The leagues Coakley pitched in allowed 2.80 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 16.0% better than average. The best win total was 18, in 1905.

Frequently Asked Questions about Andy Coakley

What years did Andy Coakley play?
Andy Coakley played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1911.
Was Andy Coakley a pitcher?
Yes. Andy Coakley pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 428 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Andy Coakley hit?
Andy Coakley hit 0 career home runs with 42 hits.
What teams did Andy Coakley play for?
Andy Coakley played for 4 teams: the Philadelphia Athletics (1902–1906), the Cincinnati Reds (1907–1908), the Chicago Cubs (1908–1909), and the New York Highlanders (1911).
What were Andy Coakley's career stats?
In 150 games, Andy Coakley went 58-59 with a 2.35 ERA, 428 strikeouts, 1,072.1 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 42 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Andy Coakley play?
Andy Coakley played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Andy Coakley and how much did he weigh?
Andy Coakley was listed at 6 feet and 165 pounds.
What was Andy Coakley's career ERA?
Andy Coakley finished with a 2.35 career ERA, going 58-59 with 428 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Andy Coakley have?
Andy Coakley recorded 428 career strikeouts.
Is Andy Coakley in the Hall of Fame?
No. Andy Coakley has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.