Stan Coveleski

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1912-1928)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1969
W–L 215–142
ERA 2.89
WHIP 1.25
SO 981
Pitcher PIV 24569.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 166 lb
Born
7/13/1889 in Shamokin, PA, USA
Died
3/20/1984 in South Bend, IN, USA
MLB Debut
1912-09-10
Last Game
1928-08-03
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1969 (BBWAA)

Full name: Stanley Anthony Coveleski

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
215 142 450 385 224 38 21 3082.0 3,055 990 66 802 981 2.89 24569.5

Career ERA 2.89 vs. league average 3.74 across their career seasons — 22.7% better 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
1912 PHA AL 2 1 5 2 2 1 0 21.0 18 8 4 9 3.43 3.36 (-2%) 336.2
1916 CLE AL 15 13 45 27 11 1 3 232.0 247 88 58 76 3.41 2.78 (-23%) -224.0
1917 CLE AL 19 14 45 36 24 9 4 298.3 202 60 94 133 1.81 2.69 (+33%) 1712.7
1918 CLE AL 22 13 38 33 25 2 1 311.0 261 63 76 87 1.82 2.83 (+36%) 2006.2
1919 CLE AL 24 12 43 34 24 4 4 286.0 286 83 60 118 2.61 3.09 (+15%) 4824.9
1920 CLE AL 24 14 41 38 26 3 2 315.0 284 87 65 133 2.49 3.45 (+28%) 4975.8
1921 CLE AL 23 13 43 40 28 2 2 315.0 341 118 84 99 3.37 4.02 (+16%) 3341.4
1922 CLE AL 17 14 35 33 21 3 2 276.7 292 102 64 98 3.32 4.18 (+21%) 2340.9
1923 CLE AL 13 14 33 31 17 5 2 228.0 251 70 42 54 2.76 4.03 (+31%) 2616.7
1924 CLE AL 15 16 37 33 18 2 0 240.3 286 108 73 58 4.04 4.13 (+2%) 745.5
1925 WS1 AL 20 5 32 32 15 3 0 241.0 230 76 73 58 2.84 4.55 (+38%) 759.8
1926 WS1 AL 14 11 36 34 11 3 1 245.3 272 85 81 50 3.12 4.11 (+24%) 2595.1
1927 WS1 AL 2 1 5 4 0 0 0 14.3 13 5 8 3 3.14 4.08 (+23%) -94.4
1928 NYA AL 5 1 12 8 2 0 0 58.0 72 37 20 5 5.74 4.13 (-39%) -1367.4
Career · 14 seasons 215 142 450 385 224 38 21 3,082.0 3,055 990 802 981 2.89 — 24,570

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
451 1,058 70 168 26 10 1 81 0 53 309 .159 .202 .205 .407 -6,747

Career AVG .159 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Career OBP .202 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 40.2% below league average.

Career SLG .205 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 45.4% below league average.

Career OPS .407 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 42.9% 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
1912 PHA AL 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .143 — — — — 0.0
1916 CLE AL 45 75 8 13 1 2 1 5 0 1 19 .173 .248 (-30%) .314 (-41%) .326 (-14%) .640 (-28%) -333.1
1917 CLE AL 46 97 1 13 2 1 0 4 0 3 34 .134 .248 (-46%) .312 (-49%) .323 (-46%) .635 (-47%) -672.4
1918 CLE AL 38 110 6 21 4 0 0 3 0 2 26 .191 .255 (-25%) .318 (-36%) .326 (-30%) .645 (-33%) -547.1
1919 CLE AL 43 94 10 20 5 1 0 6 0 13 31 .213 .262 (-19%) .322 (-4%) .347 (-17%) .670 (-11%) -137.1
1920 CLE AL 41 111 13 25 4 2 0 17 0 11 28 .225 .271 (-17%) .331 (-11%) .363 (-18%) .694 (-15%) -252.7
1921 CLE AL 43 116 3 18 5 1 0 16 0 4 26 .155 .286 (-46%) .344 (-47%) .395 (-45%) .739 (-46%) -892.7
1922 CLE AL 35 99 4 10 1 1 0 7 0 6 21 .101 .285 (-65%) .345 (-54%) .397 (-67%) .743 (-61%) -994.0
1923 CLE AL 33 79 9 7 0 0 0 6 0 1 25 .089 .282 (-69%) .344 (-65%) .390 (-77%) .734 (-71%) -910.4
1924 CLE AL 37 82 3 11 1 0 0 4 0 8 32 .134 .283 (-53%) .345 (-39%) .389 (-62%) .734 (-51%) -676.6
1925 WS1 AL 32 81 3 9 0 0 0 7 0 1 25 .111 .288 (-61%) .349 (-62%) .407 (-73%) .756 (-68%) -909.5
1926 WS1 AL 36 82 8 17 3 2 0 3 0 2 26 .207 .279 (-26%) .345 (-35%) .390 (-25%) .735 (-29%) -421.2
1927 WS1 AL 5 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
1928 NYA AL 12 19 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 .053 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 451 1,058 70 168 26 10 1 81 0 53 309 .159 — — — — -6,747

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
5 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .077

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1925 WS WS1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
1920 WS CLE 3 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 2 5 5 0 41.3 31 8 7 11 1.74

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1925 WS WS1 0 2 2 2 0 14.3 16 6 5 3 3.77
1920 WS CLE 3 0 3 3 0 27.0 15 2 2 8 0.67

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2164953989042.180
Away2345653176140.135

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2161530.215644713595392.77
Away2341552.114925094474512.95

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1928-08-03 NYYSLAL 000000000
1928-07-28 NYYCLEL 200000002
1928-07-23 NYYBOSL 000000000
1928-07-09 NYYSLAL 000000000
1928-06-30 NYYBOSW 401000203
1928-06-10 NYYCHWL 200000002
1928-05-26 NYYPHAW 210000100
1928-05-22 NYYBOSW 400000001
1928-05-17 NYYSLAW 200000000
1928-05-12 NYYDETW 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1928-08-03 NYYSLA — 1.2441200
1928-07-28 NYYCLE — 5.11155210
1928-07-23 NYYBOS — 2.0100000
1928-07-09 NYYSLA L 1.1755010
1928-06-30 NYYBOS W 7.0944200
1928-06-10 NYYCHW — 6.1555600
1928-05-26 NYYPHA W 5.2844101
1928-05-22 NYYBOS W 9.0844211
1928-05-17 NYYSLA W 9.0632102
1928-05-12 NYYDET — 2.0655100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 450 0 174 851 29 45

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1912 PHA P 5 0 1 4 1 0
1916 CLE P 45 0 19 72 1 3
1917 CLE OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1917 CLE P 45 0 12 66 4 3
1918 CLE P 38 0 14 83 4 4
1919 CLE P 43 0 15 88 3 2
1920 CLE P 41 0 17 90 3 6
1921 CLE P 43 0 23 108 1 3
1922 CLE P 35 0 14 69 3 4
1923 CLE P 33 0 18 70 1 5
1924 CLE P 37 0 21 49 1 2
1925 WS1 P 32 0 10 61 3 7
1926 WS1 P 36 0 8 69 2 6
1927 WS1 P 5 0 0 3 1 0
1928 NYA P 12 0 2 19 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 450
Right Field 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1925 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1920 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1925 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 7.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Stan Coveleski (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bill Doak
    169-157, 2.98 ERA
  2. 97
    Wilbur Cooper
    216-178, 2.89 ERA
  3. 96
    Carl Mays
    207-126, 2.92 ERA
  4. 96
    Urban Shocker
    187-117, 3.17 ERA
  5. 95
    Lon Warneke
    192-121, 3.18 ERA
  6. 91
    Art Nehf
    184-120, 3.20 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Stan Coveleski

What years did Stan Coveleski play?
Stan Coveleski played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1928.
Was Stan Coveleski a pitcher?
Yes. Stan Coveleski pitched in the major leagues, recording 215 wins and 981 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Stan Coveleski hit?
Stan Coveleski hit 1 career home runs with 168 hits.
Is Stan Coveleski in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Stan Coveleski was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.