Dick Coffman
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1927-1945)
Dick Coffman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1945 for 5 teams, including the Washington Senators, a span of 19 seasons. Across 472 career appearances, he went 72-95 with a 4.65 ERA, 372 strikeouts, and 38 saves. He also batted .128 with 0 home runs.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 195 lb
- Died
- 3/24/1972 in Athens, AL, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1927-04-28
- Last Game
- 1945-06-28
Full name: Samuel Richard Coffman
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | WS1 | AL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3.38 | 4.08 (+17%) | 348.1 |
| 1928 | SLA | AL | 4 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 85.2 | 122 | 58 | 37 | 25 | 6.09 | 4.13 (-47%) | -1648.2 |
| 1929 | SLA | AL | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52.2 | 61 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 5.98 | 4.60 (-30%) | -46.1 |
| 1930 | SLA | AL | 8 | 18 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 196.0 | 250 | 112 | 69 | 54 | 5.14 | 4.80 (-7%) | -1556.0 |
| 1931 | SLA | AL | 9 | 13 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 169.1 | 159 | 73 | 51 | 39 | 3.88 | 4.10 (+5%) | -1207.4 |
| 1932 | SLA | AL | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 66 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 3.10 | 4.13 (+25%) | -475.6 |
| 1932 | WS1 | AL | 1 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76.1 | 92 | 41 | 31 | 17 | 4.83 | 4.13 (-17%) | -292.4 |
| 1933 | SLA | AL | 3 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 81.0 | 114 | 53 | 39 | 19 | 5.89 | 3.86 (-53%) | -3136.5 |
| 1934 | SLA | AL | 9 | 10 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 173.0 | 212 | 87 | 59 | 55 | 4.53 | 4.29 (-5%) | -693.5 |
| 1935 | SLA | AL | 5 | 11 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 143.2 | 206 | 98 | 46 | 34 | 6.14 | 4.35 (-41%) | -2295.1 |
| 1936 | NY1 | NL | 7 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 101.2 | 119 | 44 | 23 | 26 | 3.90 | 4.59 (+15%) | 280.0 |
| 1937 | NY1 | NL | 8 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80.0 | 93 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 3.04 | 4.34 (+30%) | -153.2 |
| 1938 | NY1 | NL | 8 | 4 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 111.1 | 116 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 3.48 | 4.35 (+20%) | 1809.7 |
| 1939 | NY1 | NL | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38.0 | 50 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3.08 | 4.28 (+28%) | 609.8 |
| 1940 | BSN | NL | 1 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48.1 | 63 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 5.40 | 4.21 (-28%) | -263.0 |
| 1945 | PHI | NL | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5.13 | 3.67 (-40%) | 578.5 |
| Career · 16 seasons | 72 | 95 | 472 | 132 | 47 | 8 | 38 | 1,460.1 | 1,782 | 755 | 463 | 372 | 4.65 | — | -8,141 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472 | 400 | 21 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 151 | .128 | .173 | .160 | .333 | -1,527 |
Career AVG .128 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 54.1% below league average.
Career OBP .173 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 49.4% below league average.
Career SLG .160 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 59.5% below league average.
Career OPS .333 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 54.8% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | WS1 | AL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1928 | SLA | AL | 29 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .043 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1929 | SLA | AL | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1930 | SLA | AL | 38 | 66 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .136 | .293 (-54%) | .354 (-54%) | .429 (-58%) | .784 (-56%) | -643.0 |
| 1931 | SLA | AL | 32 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .078 | .276 (-72%) | .338 (-67%) | .388 (-75%) | .726 (-71%) | -583.0 |
| 1932 | SLA | AL | 9 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .045 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1932 | WS1 | AL | 22 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .091 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1933 | SLA | AL | 21 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .037 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1934 | SLA | AL | 40 | 51 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .216 | .278 (-22%) | .340 (-32%) | .392 (-40%) | .733 (-36%) | -301.4 |
| 1935 | SLA | AL | 41 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .146 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1936 | NY1 | NL | 42 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1937 | NY1 | NL | 42 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .368 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1938 | NY1 | NL | 51 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .071 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1939 | NY1 | NL | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1940 | BSN | NL | 31 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .083 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1945 | PHI | NL | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 16 seasons | 472 | 400 | 21 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 151 | .128 | — | — | — | — | -1,527 | ||
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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (944 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 245 | 160 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3 | .113 |
| Away | 227 | 240 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 13 | .138 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 245 | 695.1 | 877 | 356 | 214 | 181 | 4.61 |
| Away | 227 | 763.1 | 917 | 395 | 247 | 192 | 4.66 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-06-28 | PHI | STL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-24 | PHI | NY1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-23 | PHI | NY1 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-22 | PHI | NY1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-20 | PHI | BRO | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-14 | PHI | BSN | W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1945-06-08 | PHI | BRO | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-06 | PHI | BSN | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-02 | PHI | PIT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-05-31 | PHI | CIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-06-28 | PHI | STL | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-24 | PHI | NY1 | — | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-23 | PHI | NY1 | W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1945-06-22 | PHI | NY1 | — | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-20 | PHI | BRO | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1945-06-14 | PHI | BSN | W | 4.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-08 | PHI | BRO | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-06 | PHI | BSN | — | 2.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-06-02 | PHI | PIT | L | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-05-31 | PHI | CIN | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | WS1 | P | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | SLA | P | 29 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| 1929 | SLA | P | 27 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | SLA | P | 38 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | SLA | P | 32 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 1932 | SLA | P | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | WS1 | P | 22 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 1933 | SLA | P | 21 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 1934 | SLA | P | 40 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 1 |
| 1935 | SLA | P | 41 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| 1936 | NY1 | P | 42 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 1937 | NY1 | P | 42 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| 1938 | NY1 | P | 51 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 1939 | NY1 | P | 28 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1940 | BSN | P | 31 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | PHI | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 472 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 18th | 6.0 | 336 | 0 |
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Dick Coffman: the record in brief
Dick Coffman's major league career runs from a debut on April 28, 1927 to a final game on June 28, 1945. The team column moves through the Washington Senators (1927 through 1932), the St. Louis Browns (1928 to 1935), the New York Giants (1936 through 1939), the Boston Bees (1940), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1945). Listed as a pitcher, Coffman threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds. The birth record reads December 18, 1906, in Veto, AL, USA. Coffman died on March 24, 1972, in Athens, AL, USA. The bio lists the given name Samuel Richard.
Coffman pitched in 472 games, starting 132, and finished with a 72-95 record and 4.65 ERA. Coffman had 372 strikeouts, 47 complete games, 8 shutouts, and 38 saves. Against a 4.25 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.65 mark was 9.4% worse. The best win total was 9, in 1931. Coffman struck out 55 batters in 1934, a career high.
Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Coffman
- What years did Dick Coffman play?
- Dick Coffman played in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1945.
- Was Dick Coffman a pitcher?
- Yes. Dick Coffman pitched in the major leagues, recording 72 wins and 372 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Dick Coffman hit?
- Dick Coffman hit 0 career home runs with 51 hits.
- What teams did Dick Coffman play for?
- Dick Coffman played for 5 teams: the Washington Senators (1927, 1932), the St. Louis Browns (1928–1935), the New York Giants (1936–1939), the Boston Bees (1940), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1945).
- What were Dick Coffman's career stats?
- In 472 games, Dick Coffman went 72-95 with a 4.65 ERA, 372 strikeouts, 1,460.1 innings pitched, and 38 saves. At the plate he had 51 hits and 0 home runs.
- What position did Dick Coffman play?
- Dick Coffman played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Dick Coffman and how much did he weigh?
- Dick Coffman was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.
- What was Dick Coffman's career ERA?
- Dick Coffman finished with a 4.65 career ERA, going 72-95 with 372 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Dick Coffman have?
- Dick Coffman recorded 372 career strikeouts.
- Is Dick Coffman in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Dick Coffman has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.