Don Cooper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 15, 1956 in New York, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, NY).

School: New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, NY)

Debut: April 9, 1981 (Age 25-084d, 14,419th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 2, 1985 (Age 29-138d)
vs. SEA 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Full Name: Donald James Cooper

Nicknames: Coop

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

ERA

5.27

85.1

WHIP

1.652

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
1978	22	NYY-min	A,A-	3	5	.375	2.62	15	11		3	1	1	72.0	59	34	21	1	30	1	34	2	1	2				1.236	7.4	0.1	3.8	4.3	1.13	FTL,ONE FLOR,NYPL
1979	23	NYY-min	AA,AAA	6	4	.600	4.62	36	0		0	0	8	72.0	68	42	37	7	41	9	58	1	0	11				1.514	8.5	0.9	5.1	7.3	1.41	WHA,CLB EL,IL
1980	24	NYY-min	AA,AAA	12	7	.632	1.93	44	4		0	0	8	98.0	73	29	21	7	45	5	91	2	0	5				1.204	6.7	0.6	4.1	8.4	2.02	NVL,CLB SOUL,IL
1981	25	MIN	AL	1	5	.167	4.30	27	2	11	0	0	0	58.2	61	33	28	9	32	4	33	1	2	1	262	93	5.16	1.585	9.4	1.4	4.9	5.1	1.03
1982	26	MIN-min	AAA	12	10	.545	4.64	28	28	0	4	1	0	176.2	196	105	91	19	69	2	125	3	0	9				1.500	10.0	1.0	3.5	6.4	1.81	TOL IL
1982	26	MIN	AL	0	1	.000	9.53	6	1	2	0	0	0	11.1	14	12	12	0	11	2	5	0	0	1	57	46	4.75	2.206	11.1	0.0	8.7	4.0	0.45
1983	27	TOR-min	AAA	10	5	.667	3.21	46	1	41	0	0	22	87.0	69	33	31	7	33	2	73	3	1	2				1.172	7.1	0.7	3.4	7.6	2.21	SYR IL
1983	27	TOR	AL	0	0		6.75	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	8	4	4	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	23	68	8.19	1.500	13.5	5.1	0.0	8.4

1984	28	NYY-min	AAA	8	6	.571	3.17	41	3	25	0	0	9	88.0	81	42	31	8	31	3	62	1	2	2				1.273	8.3	0.8	3.2	6.3	2.00	CLB IL
1985	29	NYY-min	AAA	7	3	.700	2.37	33	4	25	0	0	10	68.1	61	23	18	7	21	1	59	0	1	1				1.200	8.0	0.9	2.8	7.8	2.81	CLB IL
1985	29	NYY	AL	0	0		5.40	7	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	12	6	6	2	3	0	4	0	0	1	44	77	5.38	1.500	10.8	1.8	2.7	3.6	1.33
1986	30	TOR-min	AAA	5	5	.500	3.80	32	6	14	0	0	4	68.2	64	30	29	11	28	1	42	0	1	4				1.340	8.4	1.4	3.7	5.5	1.50	SYR IL
1987	31	BAL-min	AAA	2	2	.500	3.82	14	3	3	0	0	2	37.2	39	16	16	2	14	2	22	0	1	3				1.407	9.3	0.5	3.3	5.3	1.57	ROC IL
4 Yrs				1	6	.143	5.27	44	3	16	0	0	0	85.1	95	55	50	14	46	6	47	1	2	3	386	78	5.32	1.652	10.0	1.5	4.9	5.0	1.02
162 Game Avg.				1	9	.143	5.27	64	4	23	0	0	0	123	137	80	72	20	67	9	68	1	3	4	558	78	5.32	1.652	10.0	1.5	4.9	5.0	1.02

MIN (2 yrs)				1	6	.143	5.14	33	3	13	0	0	0	70.0	75	45	40	9	43	6	38	1	2	2	319	79	5.09	1.686	9.6	1.2	5.5	4.9	0.88
NYY (1 yr)				0	0		5.40	7	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	12	6	6	2	3	0	4	0	0	1	44	77	5.38	1.500	10.8	1.8	2.7	3.6	1.33
TOR (1 yr)				0	0		6.75	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	8	4	4	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	23	68	8.19	1.500	13.5	5.1	0.0	8.4

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