Dick Coffman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1927-1945)

W–L 72–95
ERA 4.65
WHIP 1.54
SO 372
Pitcher PIV -8140.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
12/18/1906 in Veto, AL, USA
Died
3/24/1972 in Athens, AL, USA
MLB Debut
1927-04-28
Last Game
1945-06-28

Full name: Samuel Richard Coffman

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
72 95 472 132 47 8 38 1460.3 1,782 755 92 463 372 4.65 -8140.8

Career ERA 4.65 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 9.4% 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
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 85.7 122 58 37 25 6.09 4.13 (-47%) -1648.2
1929 SLA AL 1 1 27 3 1 1 1 52.7 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 1 169.3 159 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 76.3 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 2 143.7 206 98 46 34 6.14 4.35 (-41%) -2295.1
1936 NY1 NL 7 5 42 2 0 0 7 101.7 119 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 12 111.3 116 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 48.3 63 29 11 11 5.40 4.21 (-28%) -263.0
1945 PHI NL 2 1 14 0 0 0 0 26.3 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

Career Arc

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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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1937 WS NY1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1936 WS NY1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 4 0 0 6.0 7 8 6 2 12.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1937 WS NY1 0 0 2 0 0 4.3 2 2 5 1 4.15
1936 WS NY1 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 5 6 1 1 32.40

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home24516061803.113
Away2272401533013.138

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home245695.18773562141814.61
Away227763.19173952471924.66

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-06-28 PHISTLL 000000000
1945-06-24 PHINY1L 000000000
1945-06-23 PHINY1W 000000000
1945-06-22 PHINY1L 000000000
1945-06-20 PHIBROL 000000000
1945-06-14 PHIBSNW 210000011
1945-06-08 PHIBROL 000000000
1945-06-06 PHIBSNL 101000000
1945-06-02 PHIPITL 000000000
1945-05-31 PHICINL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-06-28 PHISTL — 1.0100000
1945-06-24 PHINY1 — 2.0311000
1945-06-23 PHINY1 W 2.0000110
1945-06-22 PHINY1 — 0.2411000
1945-06-20 PHIBRO — 0.2100010
1945-06-14 PHIBSN W 4.0833000
1945-06-08 PHIBRO — 1.0000000
1945-06-06 PHIBSN — 2.1754000
1945-06-02 PHIPIT L 3.0210000
1945-05-31 PHICIN — 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 472 0 82 293 19 10

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

Position Diamond

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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

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Dick Coffman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ken Holloway
    64-52, 4.40 ERA
  2. 94
    Clint Brown
    89-93, 4.26 ERA
  3. 93
    George Caster
    76-100, 4.54 ERA
  4. 93
    Bill Carrick
    63-89, 4.14 ERA
  5. 91
    Elon Hogsett
    63-87, 5.02 ERA
  6. 91
    Jack Russell
    85-141, 4.46 ERA

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.