What years did Rip Coleman play?

Rip Coleman played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1960.

Was Rip Coleman a pitcher?

Yes. Rip Coleman pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 130 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rip Coleman hit?

Rip Coleman hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

Rip Coleman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1960)

W–L 7–25

ERA 4.58

WHIP 1.66

SO 130

Pitcher PIV -640.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 7/31/1931 in Troy, NY, USA
Died: 5/14/2004 in Wolfeboro, NH, USA
MLB Debut: 1955-08-15
Last Game: 1960-05-05

Full name: Walter Gary Coleman

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	25	95	33	3	1	5	247.3	287	126	21	124	130	4.58	-640.8

Career ERA 4.58 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — 17.5% 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
1955	NYA	AL	2	1	10	6	0	0	1	29.0	40	17	16	15	5.28	4.00 (-32%)	7.1
1956	NYA	AL	3	5	29	9	0	0	2	88.3	97	36	42	42	3.67	3.96 (+7%)	456.2
1957	KC1	AL	0	7	19	6	1	1	0	41.0	53	27	25	15	5.93	3.83 (-55%)	-1339.1
1959	KC1	AL	2	10	29	11	2	0	2	81.0	85	41	34	54	4.56	3.90 (-17%)	235.0
1959	BAL	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	0	2	4	0.00	—	0.0
1960	BAL	AL	0	2	5	1	0	0	0	4.0	8	5	5	0	11.25	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			7	25	95	33	3	1	5	247.1	287	126	124	130	4.58	—	-641

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
95	69	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	37	.072	.123	.072	.196	0

Career AVG .072 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 71.8% below league average.

Career OBP .123 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career SLG .072 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 81.5% below league average.

Career OPS .196 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 72.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1955	NYA	AL	10	10	2	2	2	7	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	NYA	AL	29	24	2	1	1	14	.042	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	KC1	AL	19	9	1	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	KC1	AL	29	25	0	2	0	11	.080	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	BAL	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	BAL	AL	5	1	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			95	69	5	5	4	37	.072	—	—	—	—	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

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1955	WS	NYA	1	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	1	0	0	1.0	5	1	0	1	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1955	WS	NYA	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	5	1	0	1	9.00

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	48	23	1	2	0	0	.087
Away	47	46	4	3	0	0	.065

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	48	111.1	128	51	54	60	4.12
Away	47	136.0	159	75	70	70	4.96

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1960-05-05	BAL	CLE	L	0	0
1960-05-02	BAL	CHW	W	1	1
1960-04-30	BAL	NYY	L	0	0
1960-04-23	BAL	NYY	L	0	0
1960-04-20	BAL	MIN	L	0	0
1959-09-25	BAL	NYY	L	0	0
1959-09-12	BAL	CHW	L	0	0
1959-09-09	BAL	CLE	L	0	0
1959-09-04	KC1	DET	L	0	0
1959-08-29	KC1	DET	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1960-05-05	BAL	CLE	—	1.0	4	2	2	0	0
1960-05-02	BAL	CHW	—	1.0	2	0	0	2	0
1960-04-30	BAL	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1960-04-23	BAL	NYY	L	0.1	0	2	2	2	0
1960-04-20	BAL	MIN	L	1.1	2	1	1	1	0
1959-09-25	BAL	NYY	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	4
1959-09-12	BAL	CHW	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0
1959-09-09	BAL	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1959-09-04	KC1	DET	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1
1959-08-29	KC1	DET	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	95	33	15	48	5	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1955	NYA	P	10	6	2	5	0	0
1956	NYA	P	29	9	10	14	2	0
1957	KC1	P	19	6	1	9	1	1
1959	KC1	P	29	11	1	14	2	2
1959	BAL	P	3	0	0	4	0	1
1960	BAL	P	5	1	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	95

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem	NC	1951

Frequently Asked Questions about Rip Coleman

What years did Rip Coleman play?: Rip Coleman played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1960.
Was Rip Coleman a pitcher?: Yes. Rip Coleman pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 130 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rip Coleman hit?: Rip Coleman hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.