What years did Jim Coates play?

Jim Coates played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1967.

Was Jim Coates a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Coates pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 396 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Coates hit?

Jim Coates hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.

Jim Coates

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1967)

W–L 43–22

ERA 4.00

WHIP 1.37

SO 396

Pitcher PIV -3023.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 192 lb
Born: 8/4/1932 in Farnham, VA, USA
Died: 11/15/2019 in Lancaster, VA, USA
MLB Debut: 1956-09-21
Last Game: 1967-09-30
Awards: All-Star

Full name: James Alton Coates

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
43	22	247	46	13	4	15	683.3	650	304	65	286	396	4.00	-3023.2

Career ERA 4.00 vs. league average 3.70 across their career seasons — 8.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1956	NYA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	3	4	0	13.50	—	0.0
1959	NYA	AL	6	1	37	4	2	0	0	100.3	89	32	36	64	2.87	3.90 (+26%)	448.3
1960	NYA	AL	13	3	35	18	6	2	1	149.3	139	71	66	73	4.28	3.82 (-12%)	-1833.4
1961	NYA	AL	11	5	43	11	4	1	5	141.3	128	54	53	80	3.44	4.03 (+15%)	-243.2
1962	NYA	AL	7	6	50	6	0	0	6	117.7	119	58	50	67	4.44	3.96 (-12%)	241.9
1963	WS2	AL	2	4	20	2	0	0	0	44.3	51	26	21	31	5.28	3.46 (-53%)	-463.9
1963	CIN	NL	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	16.3	21	10	7	11	5.51	3.46 (-59%)	-224.9
1965	CAL	AL	2	0	17	0	0	0	3	28.0	23	11	16	15	3.54	3.50 (-1%)	-87.9
1966	CAL	AL	1	1	9	4	1	1	0	31.7	32	14	10	16	3.98	3.52 (-13%)	-160.3
1967	CAL	AL	1	2	25	1	0	0	0	52.3	47	25	23	39	4.30	3.30 (-30%)	-699.9
Career · 10 seasons			43	22	247	46	13	4	15	683.1	650	304	286	396	4.00	—	-3,023

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
247	160	14	21	5	0	0	7	0	5	93	.131	.168	.163	.330	-92

Career AVG .131 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 47.8% below league average.

Career OBP .168 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 47.3% below league average.

Career SLG .163 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 57.5% below league average.

Career OPS .330 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 52.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1956	NYA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	NYA	AL	37	21	1	2	0	0	1	16	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	NYA	AL	35	48	10	12	4	6	2	20	.250	—	—	—	—	-91.8
1961	NYA	AL	43	35	1	1	0	0	1	21	.029	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	NYA	AL	50	32	1	4	0	1	1	17	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	WS2	AL	20	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	CIN	NL	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	CAL	AL	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	CAL	AL	9	11	1	1	0	0	0	9	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	CAL	AL	25	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			247	160	14	21	5	7	5	93	.131	—	—	—	—	-92

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1962	WS	NYA	2	0	0	.000
1961	WS	NYA	1	1	1	.000
1960	WS	NYA	3	1	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	6	0	1	13.0	8	6	3	8	4.15

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1962	WS	NYA	1	2	0	2.7	1	2	1	3	6.75
1961	WS	NYA	0	1	1	4.0	1	0	1	2	0.00
1960	WS	NYA	0	3	0	6.3	6	4	1	3	5.68

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	121	84	5	11	0	3	.131
Away	126	76	9	10	0	4	.132

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	121	359.2	294	126	139	208	3.15
Away	126	323.2	356	179	147	188	4.98

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1967-09-30	LAA	DET	—	1.2	3	1	1	1	0	0
1967-09-26	LAA	MIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1967-09-22	LAA	KC1	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1967-09-20	LAA	CHW	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1967-08-28	LAA	DET	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0
1967-08-21	LAA	CLE	W	2.2	0	0	0	0	4	0
1967-08-19	LAA	BOS	L	1.1	2	2	2	0	0	1
1967-08-18	LAA	BOS	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1967-08-15	LAA	MIN	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1967-08-08	LAA	NYY	—	1.2	1	0	0	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	247	46	44	91	12	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1956	NYA	P	2	0	0	1	0	0
1959	NYA	P	37	4	7	17	2	0
1960	NYA	P	35	18	9	15	4	1
1961	NYA	P	43	11	12	19	2	2
1962	NYA	P	50	6	6	12	2	2
1963	WS2	P	20	2	2	6	0	2
1963	CIN	P	9	0	0	4	0	0
1965	CAL	P	17	0	1	6	2	0
1966	CAL	P	9	4	3	3	0	0
1967	CAL	P	25	1	4	8	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	247

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Coates

What years did Jim Coates play?: Jim Coates played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1967.
Was Jim Coates a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Coates pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 396 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Coates hit?: Jim Coates hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.