What years did Rocky Coppinger play?

Rocky Coppinger played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2001.

Was Rocky Coppinger a pitcher?

Yes. Rocky Coppinger pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 210 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rocky Coppinger hit?

Rocky Coppinger hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Rocky Coppinger

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2001)

W–L 17–11

ERA 5.47

WHIP 1.60

SO 210

Pitcher PIV -7183.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 245 lb
Born: 3/19/1974 in El Paso, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1996-06-11
Last Game: 2001-10-04

Full name: John Thomas Coppinger

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	11	82	32	0	0	0	241.7	247	147	48	140	210	5.47	-7183.8

Career ERA 5.47 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 21.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1996	BAL	AL	10	6	23	22	125.0	126	72	60	104	5.18	4.61 (-12%)	-3077.0
1997	BAL	AL	1	1	5	4	20.0	21	14	16	22	6.30	4.39 (-44%)	-184.9
1998	BAL	AL	0	0	6	1	15.7	16	9	7	13	5.17	4.43 (-17%)	-343.8
1999	BAL	AL	0	1	11	2	21.7	25	20	19	17	8.31	4.71 (-76%)	-2322.2
1999	MIL	NL	5	3	29	0	36.7	35	15	23	39	3.68	4.71 (+22%)	43.6
2001	MIL	NL	1	0	8	3	22.7	24	17	15	15	6.75	4.42 (-53%)	-1299.6
Career · 6 seasons			17	11	82	32	241.2	247	147	140	210	5.47	—	-7,184

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
82	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.125	.125	.125	.250	0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 53.3% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 63.0% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 70.6% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 67.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1996	BAL	AL	23	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	BAL	AL	5	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	BAL	AL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	BAL	AL	11	1	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	MIL	NL	29	2	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MIL	NL	8	5	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			82	8	1	1	3	.125	—	—	—	—	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
1996	ALCS	BAL	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	1	1	1	0	5.3	6	5	1	3	8.44

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1996	ALCS	BAL	0	1	1	1	0	5.3	6	5	1	3	8.44

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	42	4	0	0	0	1	.000
Away	40	4	0	1	0	0	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	42	122.2	132	90	82	118	6.60
Away	40	119.0	115	57	58	92	4.31

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	RBI	SO
2001-10-04	MIL	STL	L	0	0	0
2001-09-30	MIL	COL	L	0	0	0
2001-09-26	MIL	AZ	L	0	0	0
2001-09-06	MIL	HOU	W	2	0	1
2001-09-01	MIL	HOU	W	1	0	0
2001-08-27	MIL	PIT	W	2	1	0
2001-08-22	MIL	CHC	L	0	0	0
2001-08-21	MIL	CHC	W	0	0	0
1999-10-01	MIL	CIN	W	0	0	0
1999-09-29	MIL	PIT	W	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-10-04	MIL	STL	—	2.0	2	3	3	4	1	1
2001-09-30	MIL	COL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2001-09-26	MIL	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2001-09-06	MIL	HOU	—	5.0	5	2	2	4	5	0
2001-09-01	MIL	HOU	—	5.0	5	3	3	2	3	1
2001-08-27	MIL	PIT	W	5.0	5	3	3	2	4	1
2001-08-22	MIL	CHC	—	2.0	6	6	6	1	1	2
2001-08-21	MIL	CHC	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-10-01	MIL	CIN	W	2.0	1	0	0	3	2	0
1999-09-29	MIL	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	82	32	14	11	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1996	BAL	P	23	22	6	8	0	1
1997	BAL	P	5	4	1	1	0	0
1998	BAL	P	6	1	1	0	0	0
1999	BAL	P	11	2	3	1	0	0
1999	MIL	P	29	0	2	0	1	0
2001	MIL	P	8	3	1	1	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	82

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	MIL	NL	$201,500
1997	BAL	AL	$185,000
1996	BAL	AL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$495,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Hill College	Hillsboro	TX	1994

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1996	Rookie of the Year	AL	4th	6.0	140	0

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Coppinger

What years did Rocky Coppinger play?: Rocky Coppinger played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2001.
Was Rocky Coppinger a pitcher?: Yes. Rocky Coppinger pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 210 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rocky Coppinger hit?: Rocky Coppinger hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.