Jim Coates

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 192lb (193cm, 87kg)

Born: August 4, 1932 in Farnham, VA us

Died: November 15, 2019 in Lancaster, VA

Buried: Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lively, VA

High School: Lively HS (Lively, VA)

Debut: September 21, 1956 (Age 24-048d, 9,015th in MLB history)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1967 (Age 35-057d)
vs. DET 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: James Alton Coates

Nicknames: Mummy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

W

L

ERA

4.00

G

247

GS

SV

IP

683.1

SO

396

WHIP

1.370

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1952	19	NYY-min	D	13	15	.464	3.19	30	28					226.0	170	115	80		128									1.319	6.8		5.1			OLE PONY
1953	20	NYY-min	C,B	12	13	.480	3.56	33	27					220.0	143	103	87	7	166									1.405	5.9	0.3	6.8			JOP,NFK WA,PIED
1954	21	NYY-min	B,A	9	6	.600	4.37	27	15					134.0	94	77	65	7	109									1.515	6.3	0.5	7.3			NFK,BNG PIED,EL
1955	22	NYY-min	A,AA	14	8	.636	2.95	29	25					189.0	144	73	62	8	95									1.265	6.9	0.4	4.5			BNG,BIR EL,SOUA
1956	23	NYY-min	AAA	6	12	.333	4.80	35	21		3	1		148.0	133	86	79	9	92		85	7	2	4				1.520	8.1	0.5	5.6	5.2	0.92	RMD IL
1956	23	NYY	AL	0	0		13.50	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	3	3	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	12	34	9.87	2.500	4.5	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.00

1957	24	NYY-min	AAA	14	11	.560	2.63	33	30		12	6		226.0	185	78	66	20	86		161	3	0	4				1.199	7.4	0.8	3.4	6.4	1.87	RMD IL
1958	25	NYY-min	AAA	2	0	1.000		8															0											RMD IL
1959	26	NYY	AL	6	1	.857	2.87	37	4	17	2	0	3	100.1	89	39	32	10	36	4	64	3	2	1	425	127	3.73	1.246	8.0	0.9	3.2	5.7	1.78
1960	27	NYY	AL	13	3	*.813*	4.28	35	18	5	6	2	1	149.1	139	78	71	16	66	4	73	2	1	2	641	84	4.31	1.373	8.4	1.0	4.0	4.4	1.11	AS,AS
1961	28	NYY	AL	11	5	.688	3.44	43	11	15	4	1	5	141.1	128	60	54	15	53	0	80	7	0	2	595	108	4.10	1.281	8.2	1.0	3.4	5.1	1.51
1962	29	NYY	AL	7	6	.538	4.44	50	6	25	0	0	6	117.2	119	62	58	9	50	5	67	5	0	3	517	85	3.87	1.436	9.1	0.7	3.8	5.1	1.34
1963	30	CIN-min	AAA	3	2	.600	4.91	6	5		2	0		33.0	34	18	18	5	7	1	17	0	0	1				1.242	9.3	1.4	1.9	4.6	2.43	SDG PCL
1963	30	TOT	MLB	2	4	.333	5.34	29	2	13	0	0	0	60.2	72	39	36	6	28	5	42	3	0	6	276	69	3.91	1.648	10.7	0.9	4.2	6.2	1.50
1963	30	WSA	AL	2	4	.333	5.28	20	2	9	0	0	0	44.1	51	29	26	4	21	4	31	3	0	4	201	71	3.88	1.624	10.4	0.8	4.3	6.3	1.48
1963	30	CIN	NL	0	0		5.51	9	0	4	0	0	0	16.1	21	10	10	2	7	1	11	0	0	2	75	62	4.01	1.714	11.6	1.1	3.9	6.1	1.57

1964	31	CIN-min	AAA	12	12	.500	3.36	32	30		12	3		217.0	201	97	81	37	33	2	150	4	1	5				1.078	8.3	1.5	1.4	6.2	4.55	SDG PCL
1965	32	CAL-CIN-min	AAA					26																										SLE,SDG PCL
1965	32	CAL	AL	2	0	1.000	3.54	17	0	8	0	0	2	28.0	23	13	11	1	16	2	15	0	0	1	124	96	3.62	1.393	7.4	0.3	5.1	4.8	0.94
1966	33	CAL-min	AAA	11	5	.688	2.48	21	21		11	3		163.0	125	48	45	12	30	1	138	2	0	1				0.951	6.9	0.7	1.7	7.6	4.60	SLE PCL
1966	33	CAL	AL	1	1	.500	3.98	9	4	1	1	1	0	31.2	32	16	14	3	10	0	16	0	0	1	135	85	3.72	1.326	9.1	0.9	2.8	4.5	1.60
1967	34	CAL-min	AAA	3	1	.750	1.72	10	8		3	2		68.0	40	16	13	5	13	2	60	0	1	3				0.779	5.3	0.7	1.7	7.9	4.62	SLE PCL
1967	34	CAL	AL	1	2	.333	4.30	25	1	5	0	0	0	52.1	47	26	25	5	23	5	39	4	0	2	222	73	3.84	1.338	8.1	0.9	4.0	6.7	1.70
1968	35	CAL-min	AAA	17	10	.630	2.28	32	30		10	3		213.0	189	65	54	13	42	2	189	6	2	2				1.085	8.0	0.5	1.8	8.0	4.50	SLE PCL
1969	36	CAL-min	AAA	7	4	.636	2.55	14	14		4	0	0	106.0	80	34	30	5	34	2	67	2	0	1				1.075	6.8	0.4	2.9	5.7	1.97	HAW PCL
1970	37	CAL-min	AAA	8	5	.615	2.81	47	7		2	1	17	109.0	86	40	34	9	45	10	73	3	1	6				1.202	7.1	0.7	3.7	6.0	1.62	HAW PCL
9 Yrs				43	22	.662	4.00	247	46	89	13	4	17	683.1	650	336	304	65	286	25	396	25	3	19	2947	90	3.99	1.370	8.6	0.9	3.8	5.2	1.38
162 Game Avg.				10	5	.662	4.00	57	11	21	3	1	4	159	151	78	71	15	66	6	92	6	1	4	684	90	3.99	1.370	8.6	0.9	3.8	5.2	1.38

NYY (5 yrs)				37	15	.712	3.84	167	39	62	12	3	15	510.2	476	242	218	50	209	13	284	18	3	9	2190	96	4.06	1.341	8.4	0.9	3.7	5.0	1.36
CAL (3 yrs)				4	3	.571	4.02	51	5	14	1	1	2	112.0	102	55	50	9	49	7	70	4	0	4	481	81	3.75	1.348	8.2	0.7	3.9	5.6	1.43
WSA (1 yr)				2	4	.333	5.28	20	2	9	0	0	0	44.1	51	29	26	4	21	4	31	3	0	4	201	71	3.88	1.624	10.4	0.8	4.3	6.3	1.48
CIN (1 yr)				0	0		5.51	9	0	4	0	0	0	16.1	21	10	10	2	7	1	11	0	0	2	75	62	4.01	1.714	11.6	1.1	3.9	6.1	1.57

AL (9 yrs)				43	22	.662	3.97	238	46	85	13	4	17	667.0	629	326	294	63	279	24	385	25	3	17	2872	91	3.99	1.361	8.5	0.9	3.8	5.2	1.38
NL (1 yr)				0	0		5.51	9	0	4	0	0	0	16.1	21	10	10	2	7	1	11	0	0	2	75	62	4.01	1.714	11.6	1.1	3.9	6.1	1.57