John Coleman

Full Name: John Francis Coleman

Positions: Leftfielder, Rightfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 170lb

Team: Philadelphia Athletics

Born: March 6, 1863 in Saratoga Springs, NY

Died: May 31, 1922 in Detroit, MI

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (PAT @ STL, box score) • Age 22

Real-life MLB career: 1883–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
0.8
2.5
AB
272
917
H
77
287
HR
1
3
BA
.283
.313
R
38
158
RBI
39
134
SB
21
74
OBP
.328
.360
SLG
.393
.405
OPS
.721
.765
OPS+
106
124

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188522PATAA 144695645 120210 28102 955348 4418 .326.374.409.783 131264 6 LF
188623PATAA 67290272 3877 1561 39214 179 .283.328.393.721 106107 11003 RF-2B
2 Yrs 211985917158287 431631347452 6127.313.360.405.765 12437117 003
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188522PATAA695 21.6-13.7-13.0-5.1-0.523.718.71.61.6-1.1 LF
188623PATAA290 -0.44.4-4.6-0.5-0.19.99.40.80.8-0.4 RF-2B
2 Yrs985 21.2-9.3-17.6-5.6-0.533.628.12.52.5-1.6
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188522PATAA695 .333.0840.32.66.3 5.819.0 52.5
188623PATAA290 .290.1100.33.15.9 7.628.6 0.9849.584.0 3.0237.8 .328191.8
2 Yrs985 .320.0920.32.76.2 6.321.60.9849.5 58.70.8937.81.8
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home321351251536 54015112 94.288.341.392.733.298
1886Away351551472341 102124102 85.279.316.395.711.284
1886vs LH Starter175248012 211000 42.250.308.396.704.244
1886vs RH Starter60237224065 1350000 137.290.329.393.722.300
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188522PATAA144144144144 144
188623PATAA67676767 265
2 Yrs211211211211 214465
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188522 PAT AALF1441441243.7 3773212540 .857.8712.342.37 2.2450
188623 PAT AA2B2217.0 1610510 .938.9477.946.40 7.5000
188623 PAT AARF6565559.3 102881130 .873.8921.431.56 1.3770
Career2B2217.0 1610510 .9387.94 7.5000
CareerLF1441441243.7 3773212540 .8572.34 2.2450
CareerRF6565559.3 102881130 .8731.43 1.3770
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Batting Average

  • 1885 AA  .326 (7th)

On-Base %

  • 1885 AA  .374 (8th)

Hits

Doubles

Triples

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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