Harry Coveleski

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: April 23, 1886 in Shamokin, PA us

Died: August 4, 1950 in Shamokin, PA

Buried: St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Shamokin, PA

Last Game: June 23, 1918 (Age 32-061d)
vs. SLB 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1908 season

Full Name: Harry Frank Coveleski

Nicknames: The Giant Killer

Pronunciation: \ko-va-LESS-kee\

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Relatives: Brother of Stan Coveleski

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.9

ERA

2.39

198

151

1248.0

511

WHIP

1.159

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1907	21	-2.7	Kane	ISLG	D		4	7	.364			14
1907	21	-6.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.90	4	0	4	0	0	0	20.0	10	2	0	0	3		6	1	0	0	72	0.650	4.5	0.0	1.4	2.7	2.00
1908	22	-3.7	Lancaster	TRIS	B		22	15	.595			42
1908	22	-5.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	4	1	.800	1.24	1.44	6	5	0	5	2	0	43.2	29	7	6	0	12		22	2	0	0	165	0.939	6.0	0.0	2.5	4.5	1.83
1909	23	-3.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	6	10	.375	2.74	3.77	24	17	3	8	2	1	121.2	109	51	37	0	49		56	5	0	1	496	1.299	8.1	0.0	3.6	4.1	1.14
1910	24	-5.2	Birmingham	SOUA	A		21	10	.677	1.21	1.59	32	30					259.2	153	46	35		71							0.863	5.3		2.5
1910	24	-3.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	1	.500	5.26	9.38	7	4	2	2	0	0	39.1	35	41	23	1	42		27	4	0	2	188	1.958	8.0	0.2	9.6	6.2	0.64
1911	25	-3.6	Chattanooga	SOUA	A		11	22	.333	2.77	3.98	37	30					298.2	285	132	92		74							1.202	8.6		2.2
1912	26	-1.3	Chattanooga	SOUA	A		13	15	.464	2.81	3.95	29	26					230.1	191	101	72		78							1.168	7.5		3.0
1913	27	0.7	Chattanooga	SOUA	A		28	9	.757		2.03	47						319.0	229	72			113		104					1.072	6.5		3.2	2.9	0.92
1914	28	3.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	22	12	.647	2.49	3.23	44	36	6	23	5	2	303.1	251	109	84	4	100		124	12	1	6	1217	1.157	7.4	0.1	3.0	3.7	1.24
1915	29	3.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	22	13	.629	2.45	3.54	50	38	9	20	1	4	312.2	271	123	85	2	87		150	20	0	5	1269	1.145	7.8	0.1	2.5	4.3	1.72
1916	30	4.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	21	11	.656	1.97	2.91	44	39	4	22	3	2	324.1	278	105	71	6	63		108	11	1	5	1248	1.051	7.7	0.2	1.7	3.0	1.71
1917	31	4.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	4	6	.400	2.61	5.09	16	11	1	2	0	0	69.0	70	39	20	0	14		15	2	0	1	280	1.217	9.1	0.0	1.8	2.0	1.07
1918	32	5.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	1	.000	3.86	5.79	3	1	2	1	0	0	14.0	17	9	6	0	6		3	0	0	0	62	1.643	10.9	0.0	3.9	1.9	0.50
1919	33	7.2	Little Rock	SOUA	A		1	1	.500	4.60	7.47	3	2					15.2	22	13	8		1							1.468	12.6		0.6
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		81	55	.596	2.39	3.50	198	151	31	83	13	9	1248.0	1070	486	332	13	376		511	57	2	20	4997	1.159	7.7	0.1	2.7	3.7	1.36
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		100	79	.559			204	88					1123.1	880	364	207		337		104
All Levels (13 Seasons)							181	134	.575			402	239	31	83	13	9	2371.1	1950	850	539	13	713		615	57	2	20	4997

A (5 seasons)					Minors		74	57	.565		2.92	148	88					1123.1	880	364	207		337		104					1.083	7.1		2.7
B (1 season)					Minors		22	15	.595			42
D (1 season)					Minors		4	7	.364			14