Vince Coleman
[edit] Biography
Vince Coleman (Vincent Maurice Coleman) was born on September 22, 1961 in Jacksonville, Florida. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1985 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1985, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 1 home run and 40 RBI. Coleman played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Vince Coleman's best season was 1987, when he stole 109 bases and hit for a .289 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 151
| 636
| 107
| 170
| 1
| 40
| .267
| .320
| .335
| 20
| 10
| 50
| 115
| 0
| 5
| 110
| 1
| 3
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| 154
| 600
| 94
| 139
| 0
| 29
| .232
| .301
| .280
| 13
| 8
| 60
| 98
| 2
| 3
| 107
| 0
| 4
|
| 1987
| STL
| N
| 151
| 623
| 121
| 180
| 3
| 43
| .289
| .363
| .358
| 14
| 10
| 70
| 126
| 3
| 5
| 109
| 0
| 7
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| 153
| 616
| 77
| 160
| 3
| 38
| .260
| .313
| .339
| 20
| 10
| 49
| 111
| 1
| 8
| 81
| 4
| 4
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| 145
| 563
| 94
| 143
| 2
| 28
| .254
| .316
| .334
| 21
| 9
| 50
| 90
| 2
| 7
| 65
| 0
| 4
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| 124
| 497
| 73
| 145
| 6
| 39
| .292
| .340
| .400
| 18
| 9
| 35
| 88
| 2
| 4
| 77
| 1
| 6
|
| 1991
| NY
| N
| 72
| 278
| 45
| 71
| 1
| 17
| .255
| .347
| .327
| 7
| 5
| 39
| 47
| 0
| 1
| 37
| 0
| 3
|
| 1992
| NY
| N
| 71
| 229
| 37
| 63
| 2
| 21
| .275
| .355
| .358
| 11
| 1
| 27
| 41
| 2
| 2
| 24
| 3
| 1
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| 92
| 373
| 64
| 104
| 2
| 25
| .279
| .316
| .375
| 14
| 8
| 21
| 58
| 0
| 3
| 38
| 1
| 2
|
| 1994
| KC
| A
| 104
| 438
| 61
| 105
| 2
| 33
| .240
| .285
| .340
| 14
| 12
| 29
| 72
| 1
| 4
| 50
| 0
| 2
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| 40
| 162
| 27
| 47
| 1
| 9
| .290
| .335
| .395
| 10
| 2
| 10
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| 75
| 293
| 39
| 84
| 4
| 20
| .287
| .348
| .399
| 13
| 4
| 27
| 48
| 1
| 2
| 26
| 1
| 7
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| 115
| 455
| 66
| 131
| 5
| 29
| .288
| .343
| .398
| 23
| 6
| 37
| 80
| 2
| 5
| 42
| 2
| 8
|
| 1996
| CIN
| N
| 33
| 84
| 10
| 13
| 1
| 4
| .155
| .237
| .226
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .133
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1146
| 4499
| 722
| 1188
| 21
| 284
| .264
| .326
| .341
| 139
| 71
| 410
| 805
| 12
| 39
| 660
| 10
| 34
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 225
| 907
| 127
| 237
| 7
| 62
| .261
| .312
| .365
| 37
| 18
| 67
| 155
| 3
| 9
| 92
| 2
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 1371
| 5406
| 849
| 1425
| 28
| 346
| .264
| .324
| .345
| 176
| 89
| 477
| 960
| 15
| 48
| 752
| 12
| 45
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1985
| STL
| N
| LF
| 138
| 129
| 1154
| 265
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| CF
| 17
| 10
| 105.2
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| OF
| 150
| 149
| 1332.2
| 305
| 16
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| RF
| 10
| 10
| 73
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| OF
| 149
| 145
| 1307.1
| 300
| 12
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| LF
| 131
| 128
| 1151.1
| 250
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| CF
| 20
| 17
| 156
| 50
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1987
| STL
| N
| OF
| 150
| 150
| 1319.1
| 274
| 16
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1987
| STL
| N
| LF
| 150
| 150
| 1319.1
| 272
| 15
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| LF
| 127
| 125
| 1123
| 250
| 13
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| CF
| 23
| 23
| 195.2
| 41
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| OF
| 150
| 148
| 1318.2
| 290
| 14
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| LF
| 142
| 134
| 1194.2
| 247
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| OF
| 142
| 134
| 1194.2
| 247
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 20
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| OF
| 120
| 115
| 1028
| 244
| 12
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| LF
| 118
| 113
| 1008
| 239
| 10
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1991
| NY
| N
| CF
| 70
| 70
| 603
| 132
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1991
| NY
| N
| OF
| 70
| 70
| 603
| 132
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1992
| NY
| N
| CF
| 21
| 20
| 174.1
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| NY
| N
| OF
| 61
| 59
| 489
| 112
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1992
| NY
| N
| LF
| 41
| 39
| 314.2
| 54
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| OF
| 90
| 88
| 744.1
| 162
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| LF
| 90
| 88
| 744.1
| 160
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1994
| KC
| A
| OF
| 99
| 98
| 871.1
| 164
| 11
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1994
| KC
| A
| LF
| 99
| 98
| 871.1
| 163
| 11
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1994
| KC
| A
| DH
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 38
| 38
| 321.2
| 83
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 38
| 38
| 321.2
| 82
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| OF
| 69
| 69
| 597.1
| 109
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| DH
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| LF
| 57
| 57
| 495
| 95
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| RF
| 13
| 12
| 100.1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 95
| 95
| 816.2
| 178
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 107
| 107
| 919
| 191
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1996
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 20
| 17
| 150.2
| 28
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1996
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 20
| 17
| 150.2
| 28
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1153
| 1117
| 9861
| 2109
| 89
| 59
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 154
| 140
| 1238.2
| 312
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1311
| 1281
| 11293
| 2452
| 109
| 68
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 25
| 24
| 193.1
| 28
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1981).
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982 - signed June 9, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 5, 1990).
- Traded by New York Mets with cash to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Kevin McReynolds (January 5, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 20, 1994).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (April 26, 1995).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later (August 15, 1995); Kansas City Royals received Jim Converse (August 18, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 1995).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (January 20, 1996).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (June 18, 1996).
- Signed by California Angels (June 30, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1996).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (January 9, 1997).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (April 16, 1997).
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