What years did Phil Coke play?

Phil Coke played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2016.

Was Phil Coke a pitcher?

Yes. Phil Coke pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 323 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Phil Coke hit?

Phil Coke hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Phil Coke play for?

Phil Coke played for 5 teams: the New York Yankees (2008–2009, 2016), the Detroit Tigers (2010–2014), the Chicago Cubs (2015), the Toronto Blue Jays (2015), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2016).

What were Phil Coke's career stats?

In 407 games, Phil Coke went 22-27 with a 4.19 ERA, 323 strikeouts, 421.0 innings pitched, and 8 saves.

What was Phil Coke's salary?

Phil Coke's last recorded salary was $2,250,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $2,250,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $403,300, in 2009. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2015.

What position did Phil Coke play?

Phil Coke played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Phil Coke and how much did he weigh?

Phil Coke was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 210 pounds.

What was Phil Coke's career ERA?

Phil Coke finished with a 4.19 career ERA, going 22-27 with 323 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Phil Coke have?

Phil Coke recorded 323 career strikeouts.

Is Phil Coke in the Hall of Fame?

No. Phil Coke has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Phil Coke

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2016)

Phil Coke was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2016 for 5 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 9 seasons. Across 407 career appearances, he went 22-27 with a 4.19 ERA and 323 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3125.1.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 22–27

ERA 4.19

WHIP 1.43

SO 323

Pitcher PIV 3125.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 210 lb
Born: 7/19/1982 in Sonora, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-09-01
Last Game: 2016-09-26

Full name: Phillip Douglas Coke

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Career Pitching Statistics

Phil Coke — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	27	407	15	0	0	8	421.0	445	196	33	159	323	4.19	3125.1

Career ERA 4.19 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Phil Coke Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2008	NYA	AL	1	0	12	0	0	14.2	8	1	2	14	0.61	4.32 (+86%)	990.0
2009	NYA	AL	4	3	72	0	2	60.0	44	30	20	49	4.50	4.32 (-4%)	-538.0
2010	DET	AL	7	5	74	1	2	64.2	67	27	26	53	3.76	4.08 (+8%)	1386.1
2011	DET	AL	3	9	48	14	1	108.2	118	54	40	69	4.47	3.94 (-13%)	1039.0
2012	DET	AL	2	3	66	0	1	54.0	71	24	18	51	4.00	4.01 (avg)	750.1
2013	DET	AL	0	5	49	0	1	38.1	43	23	21	30	5.40	3.87 (-40%)	-266.4
2014	DET	AL	5	2	62	0	1	58.0	69	25	20	41	3.88	3.74 (-4%)	-342.8
2015	CHN	NL	0	0	16	0	0	10.0	14	7	3	9	6.30	3.96 (-59%)	107.2
2015	TOR	AL	0	0	2	0	0	2.2	1	1	2	3	3.38	—	0.0
2016	NYA	AL	0	0	3	0	0	6.0	7	4	4	1	6.00	—	0.0
2016	PIT	NL	0	0	3	0	0	4.0	3	0	3	3	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			22	27	407	15	8	421.0	445	196	159	323	4.19	—	3,125

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

Phil Coke — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
407	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Phil Coke Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	NYA	AL	12	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	NYA	AL	72	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	DET	AL	74	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	DET	AL	48	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	DET	AL	66	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	DET	AL	49	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	DET	AL	62	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CHN	NL	16	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	TOR	AL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	NYA	AL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	PIT	NL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			407	3	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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

Phil Coke — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Phil Coke — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2014	ALDS2	DET	1	.000
2013	ALCS	DET	4	.000
2012	ALCS	DET	4	.000
2012	ALDS2	DET	3	.000
2012	WS	DET	3	.000
2011	ALCS	DET	4	.000
2011	ALDS1	DET	1	.000
2009	ALCS	NYA	2	.000
2009	ALDS1	NYA	2	.000
2009	WS	NYA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Phil Coke — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	26	0	3	19.0	18	9	6	19	4.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Phil Coke — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2014	ALDS2	DET	0	1	0	0.1	1	1	1	0	27.00
2013	ALCS	DET	0	4	0	1.0	1	1	0	0	9.00
2012	ALCS	DET	0	4	2	5.2	3	0	0	4	0.00
2012	ALDS2	DET	0	3	0	1.2	1	0	2	1	0.00
2012	WS	DET	1	3	0	3.1	2	1	0	8	2.70
2011	ALCS	DET	0	4	1	3.1	3	1	1	2	2.70
2011	ALDS1	DET	0	1	0	1.0	3	3	1	1	27.00
2009	ALCS	NYA	0	2	0	0.2	1	0	1	1	0.00
2009	ALDS1	NYA	0	2	0	0.2	0	0	0	1	0.00
2009	WS	NYA	0	2	0	1.1	3	2	0	1	13.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Phil Coke — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	209	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	198	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Phil Coke — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	209	208.1	211	102	77	155	4.41
Away	198	212.2	234	94	82	168	3.98

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Phil Coke — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-09-26	PIT	CHC	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0
2016-09-25	PIT	WAS	—	1.2	1	0	0	2	1	0
2016-09-23	PIT	WAS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2016-05-16	NYY	AZ	—	2.0	5	4	3	1	1	0
2016-05-11	NYY	KCR	—	3.1	2	1	1	2	0	1
2016-05-09	NYY	KCR	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2015-06-21	TOR	BAL	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
2015-06-14	TOR	BOS	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0
2015-05-16	CHC	PIT	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015-05-09	CHC	MIL	—	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Phil Coke — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	407	15	16	57	7	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Phil Coke — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	NYA	P	12	0	0	3	0	1
2009	NYA	P	72	0	3	9	2	0
2010	DET	P	74	1	2	6	1	1
2011	DET	P	48	14	4	15	2	1
2012	DET	P	66	0	4	7	0	1
2013	DET	P	49	0	0	6	1	0
2014	DET	P	62	0	1	5	0	0
2015	CHN	P	16	0	2	3	1	0
2015	TOR	P	2	0	0	1	0	0
2016	NYA	P	3	0	0	2	0	0
2016	PIT	P	3	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Phil Coke Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	407

Salary History

Phil Coke's recorded salaries total $7,368,300 over 7 seasons, 2009 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Coke's career ran from 2008 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2008 and 2016.

Phil Coke — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	CHN	NL	$2,250,000
2014	DET	AL	$1,900,000
2013	DET	AL	$850,000
2012	DET	AL	$1,100,000
2011	DET	AL	$440,000
2010	DET	AL	$425,000
2009	NYA	AL	$403,300
Total recorded salary (partial)			$7,368,300

College History

Phil Coke — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton	CA	2002, 2003

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Phil Coke: the record in brief

The profile opens with Phil Coke's first major league game on September 1, 2008; the last one listed came on September 26, 2016. Club by club, the record runs the New York Yankees (2008 to 2016), the Detroit Tigers (2010 through 2014), the Chicago Cubs (2015), the Toronto Blue Jays (2015), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2016). Listed as a pitcher, Coke both batted and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'1" and 210 pounds. The birth record reads July 19, 1982, in Sonora, CA, USA. On the record, Phil Coke was born Phillip Douglas Coke.

Coke went 22-27 with a 4.19 ERA in 407 games, 15 of them starts. The same table counts 323 strikeouts. Coke's 4.19 ERA was close to the 4.05 league figure for those seasons. Coke won 7 games in 2010, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 69 in 2011. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.47 in 2011, when the league's was 3.94.

Frequently Asked Questions about Phil Coke

What years did Phil Coke play?: Phil Coke played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2016.
Was Phil Coke a pitcher?: Yes. Phil Coke pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 323 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Phil Coke hit?: Phil Coke hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Phil Coke play for?: Phil Coke played for 5 teams: the New York Yankees (2008–2009, 2016), the Detroit Tigers (2010–2014), the Chicago Cubs (2015), the Toronto Blue Jays (2015), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2016).
What were Phil Coke's career stats?: In 407 games, Phil Coke went 22-27 with a 4.19 ERA, 323 strikeouts, 421.0 innings pitched, and 8 saves.
How much did Phil Coke earn in his career?: Phil Coke's recorded salaries total $7,368,300 over 7 seasons, 2009 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Coke's career ran from 2008 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2008 and 2016.
What was Phil Coke's salary?: Phil Coke's last recorded salary was $2,250,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $2,250,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $403,300, in 2009. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2015.
What position did Phil Coke play?: Phil Coke played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Phil Coke and how much did he weigh?: Phil Coke was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 210 pounds.
What was Phil Coke's career ERA?: Phil Coke finished with a 4.19 career ERA, going 22-27 with 323 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Phil Coke have?: Phil Coke recorded 323 career strikeouts.
Is Phil Coke in the Hall of Fame?: No. Phil Coke has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.