Joe Coleman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1979)

W–L 142–135
ERA 3.70
WHIP 1.33
SO 1,728
Pitcher PIV -5956.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 175 lb
Born
2/3/1947 in Boston, MA, USA
Died
7/9/2025 in Jamestown, TN, USA
MLB Debut
1965-09-28
Last Game
1979-09-24
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Joseph Howard Coleman

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
142 135 484 340 94 18 7 2569.3 2,416 1,055 234 1,003 1,728 3.70 -5956.7

Career ERA 3.70 vs. league average 3.61 across their career seasons — near 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
1965 WS2 AL 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 9 3 8 7 1.50 3.50 (+57%) 192.4
1966 WS2 AL 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 6 2 2 4 2.00 3.52 (+43%) 0.0
1967 WS2 AL 8 9 28 22 3 0 0 134.0 154 69 47 77 4.63 3.30 (-40%) 268.0
1968 WS2 AL 12 16 33 33 12 2 0 223.0 212 81 51 139 3.27 2.98 (-10%) -622.1
1969 WS2 AL 12 13 40 36 12 4 1 247.7 222 90 100 182 3.27 3.61 (+9%) -462.9
1970 WS2 AL 8 12 39 29 6 1 0 218.7 190 87 89 152 3.58 3.89 (+8%) -680.5
1971 DET AL 20 9 39 38 16 3 0 286.0 241 100 96 236 3.15 3.47 (+9%) 6168.5
1972 DET AL 19 14 40 39 9 3 0 280.0 216 87 110 222 2.80 3.26 (+14%) 798.4
1973 DET AL 23 15 40 40 13 2 0 288.3 283 113 93 202 3.53 3.75 (+6%) 512.0
1974 DET AL 14 12 41 41 11 2 0 285.7 272 137 158 177 4.32 3.63 (-19%) -6157.7
1975 DET AL 10 18 31 31 6 1 0 201.0 234 124 85 125 5.55 3.71 (-50%) -3928.9
1976 DET AL 2 5 12 12 1 0 0 66.7 80 36 34 38 4.86 3.51 (-38%) 121.0
1976 CHN NL 2 8 39 4 0 0 4 79.0 72 36 35 66 4.10 3.51 (-17%) -658.9
1977 OAK AL 4 4 43 12 2 0 2 127.7 114 42 49 55 2.96 4.00 (+26%) -627.0
1978 OAK AL 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 19.7 12 3 5 4 1.37 3.69 (+63%) 42.0
1978 TOR AL 2 0 31 0 0 0 0 60.7 67 31 30 28 4.60 3.69 (-25%) -1203.4
1979 SFN NL 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3.7 3 0 2 0 0.00 — 0.0
1979 PIT NL 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 20.7 29 14 9 14 6.10 4.00 (-52%) 282.3
Career · 18 seasons 142 135 484 340 94 18 7 2,569.1 2,416 1,055 1,003 1,728 3.70 — -5,957

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
485 462 18 49 8 0 0 23 0 32 195 .106 .165 .123 .289 -3,361

Career AVG .106 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 58.0% below league average.

Career OBP .165 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 48.2% below league average.

Career SLG .123 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 66.9% below league average.

Career OPS .289 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — 58.3% 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
1965 WS2 AL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 WS2 AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1967 WS2 AL 28 36 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 22 .056 — — — — 0.0
1968 WS2 AL 34 70 2 9 2 0 0 3 0 2 22 .129 .236 (-46%) .298 (-49%) .340 (-54%) .638 (-51%) -517.8
1969 WS2 AL 40 84 2 9 1 0 0 4 0 4 40 .107 .248 (-57%) .320 (-54%) .369 (-68%) .689 (-61%) -788.5
1970 WS2 AL 39 67 5 8 1 0 0 6 0 12 28 .119 .253 (-53%) .325 (-19%) .385 (-65%) .711 (-44%) -432.0
1971 DET AL 39 96 1 9 2 0 0 2 0 6 39 .094 .249 (-62%) .316 (-54%) .365 (-69%) .682 (-62%) -912.3
1972 DET AL 40 82 5 9 0 0 0 5 0 5 30 .110 .243 (-55%) .310 (-48%) .353 (-69%) .664 (-59%) -710.7
1973 DET AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 DET AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 DET AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 DET AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 CHN NL 39 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .154 — — — — 0.0
1977 OAK AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 OAK AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 TOR AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 SFN NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 PIT NL 10 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 485 462 18 49 8 0 0 23 0 32 195 .106 — — — — -3,361

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
1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1972 ALCS DET 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 1 1 0 9.0 7 0 3 14 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1972 ALCS DET 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 7 0 3 14 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home244219132407.110
Away241243525016.103

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2431347.212215324959083.55
Away2411221.111955245098203.86

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1979-09-24 PITWSNL 100000000
1979-09-07 PITNYNW 000000000
1979-09-06 PITSTLL 000000000
1979-08-17 PITLADL 000000000
1979-08-11 PITPHIW 100000001
1979-08-07 PITCHCL 200000002
1979-08-05 PITPHIW 000000000
1979-07-26 PITCINL 000000000
1979-07-24 PITCINL 101100000
1979-07-23 PITATLL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1979-09-24 PITWSN — 2.1122200
1979-09-07 PITNYN — 0.1100100
1979-09-06 PITSTL — 0.1000010
1979-08-17 PITLAD — 1.0000000
1979-08-11 PITPHI — 2.2411040
1979-08-07 PITCHC — 5.11398440
1979-08-05 PITPHI — 2.0211001
1979-07-26 PITCIN — 2.0422110
1979-07-24 PITCIN — 3.2300030
1979-07-23 PITATL — 1.0120110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 484 340 179 351 25 22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1965 WS2 P 2 2 0 6 0 1
1966 WS2 P 1 1 2 2 0 1
1967 WS2 P 28 22 9 14 1 0
1968 WS2 P 33 33 30 20 3 0
1969 WS2 P 40 36 21 35 2 3
1970 WS2 P 39 29 16 30 0 3
1971 DET P 39 38 18 32 3 2
1972 DET P 40 39 6 39 1 2
1973 DET P 40 40 23 37 2 1
1974 DET P 41 41 21 47 3 4
1975 DET P 31 31 6 32 2 1
1976 DET P 12 12 2 19 3 2
1976 CHN P 39 4 6 12 1 0
1977 OAK P 43 12 13 17 3 2
1978 OAK P 10 0 2 4 0 0
1978 TOR P 31 0 3 5 0 0
1979 SFN P 5 0 0 0 0 0
1979 PIT P 10 0 1 0 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 484

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1973 Most Valuable Player AL 23th 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

Joe Coleman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ray Sadecki
    135-131, 3.78 ERA
  2. 75
    Steve Renko
    134-146, 3.99 ERA
  3. 75
    Ron Darling
    136-116, 3.87 ERA
  4. 71
    Jim Lonborg
    157-137, 3.86 ERA
  5. 67
    Rick Sutcliffe
    171-139, 4.08 ERA
  6. 67
    Floyd Bannister
    134-143, 4.06 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Coleman

What years did Joe Coleman play?
Joe Coleman played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1979.
Was Joe Coleman a pitcher?
Yes. Joe Coleman pitched in the major leagues, recording 142 wins and 1728 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Coleman hit?
Joe Coleman hit 0 career home runs with 49 hits.