Vince Coleman
Vincent Maurice Coleman
Born: September 22, 1961
Jacksonville, FL USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
College: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Career: 1985-1997
Draft: Round 20 (1981 June Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
Draft: Round 10 (1982 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Florida A&M
Minor League Statistics
Vince Coleman compiled a career batting average of .264 with 28 home runs and 346 RBI in his 1371-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1985 season and last took the field during the 1997 campaign.
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 New York Mets |
 Kansas City Royals |
 Seattle Mariners |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 Detroit Tigers |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 692 | 636 | 107 | 170 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 110 | 25 | 50 | 115 | .267 | .320 | .335 | .655 | 213 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 670 | 600 | 94 | 139 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 107 | 14 | 60 | 98 | .232 | .301 | .280 | .581 | 168 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 702 | 623 | 121 | 180 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 109 | 22 | 70 | 126 | .289 | .363 | .358 | .721 | 223 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 679 | 616 | 77 | 160 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 81 | 27 | 49 | 111 | .260 | .313 | .339 | .652 | 209 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 1989 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 145 | 624 | 563 | 94 | 143 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 65 | 10 | 50 | 90 | .254 | .316 | .334 | .650 | 188 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 124 | 539 | 497 | 73 | 145 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 77 | 17 | 35 | 88 | .292 | .340 | .400 | .741 | 199 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | NL | New York Mets | 72 | 318 | 278 | 45 | 71 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 37 | 14 | 39 | 47 | .255 | .347 | .327 | .674 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | NL | New York Mets | 71 | 261 | 229 | 37 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 27 | 41 | .275 | .355 | .358 | .713 | 82 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1993 | NL | New York Mets | 92 | 399 | 373 | 64 | 104 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 21 | 58 | .279 | .316 | .375 | .691 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1994 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 104 | 477 | 438 | 61 | 105 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 33 | 50 | 8 | 29 | 72 | .240 | .285 | .340 | .626 | 149 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 75 | 324 | 293 | 39 | 84 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 27 | 48 | .287 | .348 | .399 | .747 | 117 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 40 | 176 | 162 | 27 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 32 | .290 | .335 | .395 | .730 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 94 | 84 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 31 | .155 | .237 | .226 | .463 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1371 | 5970 | 5406 | 849 | 1425 | 176 | 89 | 28 | 346 | 752 | 177 | 477 | 960 | .264 | .324 | .345 | .668 | 1863 | 45 | 15 | 48 | 24 | 12 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 150 | 149 | 1332.7 | 305 | 16 | 7 | 1 | .979 | 2.168 | 2.140 |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 149 | 145 | 1307.3 | 300 | 12 | 9 | 2 | .972 | 2.148 | 2.094 |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 150 | 150 | 1319.3 | 274 | 16 | 9 | 3 | .970 | 1.978 | 1.933 |
| 1988 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 150 | 149 | 1318.7 | 290 | 14 | 9 | 1 | .971 | 2.075 | 2.027 |
| 1989 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 142 | 134 | 1194.7 | 247 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .962 | 1.898 | 1.775 |
| 1990 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 120 | 115 | 1028.0 | 244 | 12 | 5 | 2 | .981 | 2.241 | 2.133 |
| 1991 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 70 | 70 | 603.0 | 132 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .979 | 2.045 | 1.957 |
| 1992 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 61 | 60 | 489.0 | 112 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .991 | 2.098 | 1.869 |
| 1993 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 90 | 88 | 744.3 | 162 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .982 | 2.019 | 1.856 |
| 1994 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 99 | 98 | 871.3 | 164 | 11 | 7 | 3 | .962 | 1.808 | 1.768 |
| 1995 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 69 | 69 | 597.3 | 109 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .975 | 1.748 | 1.681 |
| 1995 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 38 | 38 | 321.7 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 2.350 | 2.211 |
| 1996 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 20 | 17 | 150.7 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 1.792 | 1.500 |
| 1997 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 3 | 1 | 15.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 1311 | 1283 | 11293.0 | 2452 | 109 | 68 | 17 | .974 | 2.041 | 1.953 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 7 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .269 | .367 | .308 | .674 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .143 | .200 | .214 | .414 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS2 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .217 | .280 | .435 | .715 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | 6 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 121 | 111 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 28 | .198 | .264 | .270 | .535 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | LF | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.880 | 2.667 |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | LF | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.475 | 1.429 |
| 1987 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 59.0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.831 | 1.714 |
| 1995 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS2 | LF | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.800 | 2.800 |
| 1995 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | LF | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.512 | 2.400 |
| Totals | 27 | 27 | 233.0 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.163 | 2.074 |
Awards
1985 - NL Rookie of the Year
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