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George Coffman

Name Note: Name presented as Slick Coffman in some sources

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 155lb (183cm, 70kg)

Born: December 11, 1910 in Veto, AL us

Died: May 8, 2003 in Birmingham, AL

Buried: Gatlin Cemetery, Ardmore, AL

Debut: May 21, 1937 (Age 26-161d, 8,263rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 11.0 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 17, 1940 (Age 29-281d)
vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: George David Coffman

Nicknames: Slick

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Brother of Dick Coffman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

5.60

121

313.2

WHIP

1.696

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Team Record in Appearances: 14-25 / in Starts: 5-1

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 24, Entered with runners on base: 16

1938 Pitching Game Log

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1938 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	29	2	Apr 20	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	7-GF(8)	L(0-1)	99	1.1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.80	7	4	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.45	-0.069	5.82	-0.10%	0.49	7b 123 2 out tie	8b end d 1
2	30	6	Apr 24	DET		CLE	L,4-9	2-5		3	3.1	4	3	3	1	1	2	0	5.79	9.05	15	5	4	1	1	4		1	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	-0.080	.45	-0.09%	-1.60	2t --3 2 out d4	5t 3 out d8
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	31	16	May 5	DET	@	BOS	W,7-5	9-GF	S(1)	10	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.76	7.82	4	0	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.88	0.236	8.51	0.31%	0.99	9b 1-3 0 out a3	9b end a 2
4	32	18	May 8	DET	@	PHA	L,6-7	4-8		2	4.2	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.48	5.57	18	6	5	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.25	0.215	2.25	0.23%	1.95	4b 1-- 1 out d1	8b 3 out tie
5	33	26	May 20	DET		PHA	L,2-5	8-8		11	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	5.49	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.015	.69	0.01%	0.70	8t -23 2 out d4	8t 3 out d4
6	34	29	May 24	DET		BOS	L,4-5	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.09	5.28	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.029	.64	0.03%	0.66	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
7	35	35	May 30(1)	DET		SLB	W,10-9	7-GF	W(1-1)	5	3.0	4	1	1	3	1	1	0	3.07	6.19	17	5	4	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.58	0.305	5.32	0.38%	0.97	7t --- 0 out d1	9t end a 1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	36	40	Jun 3	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	3.45	6.82	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.014	.21	-0.02%	-0.39	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
9	37	41	Jun 4	DET	@	BOS	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.24	6.59	3	1	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.12	0.005	.18	0.01%	0.64	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
10	38	43	Jun 6	DET	@	BOS	L,7-8	7-GF	BL(1-2)	1	2.2	6	3	3	2	0	0	0	4.19	6.41	14	5	3	1	0	4		2	2	0	1	0	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.92	-0.531	4.17	-0.46%	-2.07	7b -23 0 out a4	9b end d 1
11	39	46	Jun 9	DET	@	PHA	L,5-8	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.22	6.71	10	2	4	1	0	4		0	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.25	-0.011	.43	-0.01%	0.18	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
12	40	49	Jun 12	DET	@	WSH	W,18-12			2	1.2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.30	6.44	9												9					0
13	41	51	Jun 15	DET		PHA	L,6-7	7-8		2	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.96	6.17	7	4	1	1	0	2		3	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	0.136	2.45	0.17%	2.16	7t 123 0 out d1	8t 3 out d2
14	42	53	Jun 17(1)	DET		WSH	L,10-12	9-GF		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.15	6.05	5	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.002	.05	0.00%	-0.34	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 7
15	43	62	Jun 25	DET		NYY	L,3-9	6-7		7	1.1	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.28	5.87	7	1	0	0	0	3		3	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.004	.48	0.01%	0.53	6t 123 2 out d6	7t 3 out d7
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	44	67	Jul 2	DET	@	SLB	L,5-13	7-GF(8)		6	2.0	5	5	5	4	0	0	0	5.52	6.09	14	4	1	1	0	5		2	2	0	1	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.26	-0.111	.27	-0.07%	-4.44	7b 1-3 0 out d1	8b end d 8
17	45	69	Jul 3(2)	DET	@	SLB	L,2-6			0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.34	5.99	3												3					0
18	46	75	Jul 10	DET		CHW	L,4-5	8-GF		6	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.29	5.90	10	6	0	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.008	.68	0.00%	0.31	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 1
19	47	81	Jul 17	DET	@	NYY	L,3-16	4-4		6	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.67	5.81	5	0	2	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	-0.036	.06	-0.01%	-1.39	4b --- 0 out d5	4b 3 out d7
20	48	84	Jul 21	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	8-GF	BL(1-3)	3	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.77	5.73	5	2	1	0	0	2		3	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.48	-0.284	.27	-0.01%	-0.37	8b 123 1 out a1	9b end d 1
21	49	85	Jul 24(1)	DET	@	PHA	W,7-6	6-7		2	1.1	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	6.31	5.80	9	1	3	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	-0.098	.07	0.00%	-1.30	6b 1-- 1 out a4	7b 12- 2 out a2
22	50	91	Jul 30(1)	DET		PHA	W,10-7			5	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	6.21	5.55	9												8					0
23	51	92	Jul 30(2)	DET		PHA	W,8-7			-1	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.28	5.48	5												5					0
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	52	93	Aug 1	DET		PHA	L,0-4	8-8		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.13	5.42	3	1	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.014	.02	0.00%	0.66	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d4
25	53	96	Aug 4	DET		NYY	L,4-8	7-8		2	2.0	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	6.26	5.69	10	1	5	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	-0.080	.04	0.00%	-0.69	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d4
26	54	98	Aug 6	DET		BOS	L,8-14	4-5		1	1.2	4	5	5	2	0	0	0	7.06	5.73	11	3	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	-0.218	.03	-0.01%	-2.28	4t --- 0 out d4	5t 1-3 2 out d4
27	55	101	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	L,7-8	4-6		3	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.70	5.59	8	7	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.010	.01	0.00%	0.84	4b 1-3 2 out d3	6b 3 out d3
28	56	104	Aug 14(1)	DET	@	SLB	L,1-7	2-6		3	4.1	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	6.48	5.39	19	12	0	0	0	5		1	0	0	0	0	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.69	2b 1-- 2 out d5	6b 3 out d6
29	57	109	Aug 19(1)	DET		SLB	W,8-7	3-4		4	1.1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.31	5.33	6	3	0	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	.58	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-1.83	3t 12- 2 out d4	4t 3 out d7
30	58	116	Aug 24(2)	DET	@	PHA	L,2-11	4-5		4	1.1	2	7	5	5	1	0	0	7.01	5.52	12	4	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-4.09	4b 1-- 0 out d4	5b 123 1 out d8
31	59	119	Aug 27	DET	@	WSH	W,12-11	1-4		2	3.0	6	5	5	3	2	1	0	7.44	5.71	17	2	4	0	0	6		1	0	1	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.197	.00	0.00%	-1.76	1b 1-- 0 out tie	4b 123 0 out a4
32	60	122	Aug 30	DET	@	NYY	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.31	5.66	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.61	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	61	124	Sep 1	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	GS-9	W(2-3)	1	8.0	8	3	3	4	3	1	0	6.82	5.63	35	11	9	0	0	8	53			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	1	.82	0.205	.00	0.00%	1.39	1b start tie	9b -23 0 out a4
34	62	130	Sep 7	DET		CLE	L,0-1	GS-8	L(2-4)	5	8.0	4	1	1	2	4	0	0	6.19	5.32	31	16	5	0	2	4	72			1	0	0	29	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.38	0.358	.00	0.00%	4.25	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
35	63	134	Sep 11(2)	DET		CHW	W,5-3	GS-4		3	3.0	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	6.30	5.32	15	5	3	0	1	3	39			0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.131	.00	0.00%	-1.07	1t start tie	4t 12- 0 out a1
36	64	138	Sep 15	DET		NYY	W,6-4	GS-7	W(3-4)	3	7.0	8	4	4	4	5	0	0	6.21	5.16	32	7	8	1	0	8	46			0	0	0	27	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.39	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.59	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
37	65	143	Sep 21(1)	DET		PHA	W,8-6	GS-5		5	4.0	6	6	6	2	0	0	0	6.54	5.13	19	2	9	1	5	6	24			0	0	0	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.258	.00	0.00%	-3.29	1t start tie	5t --3 0 out a2
38	66	147	Sep 24	DET		CLE	W,7-6		S(2)	2	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.39	5.06	8												8					0
39	67	150	Sep 27(2)	DET		SLB	W,10-2	CG	W(4-4)	2	7.0	8	2	2	4	3	0	0	6.11	4.97	33						52						29	1	0			0
							14-25		W-L:4-4,Sv:2,BSv:2	2.8	95.2	119	69	65	48	32	8	0	6.11	4.97	446	1.56		4%	5%	99	48	30	37%	4	3	0	389	16	3	2	7	0	5	1.06	-0.656	.82	0.38%	-8.31

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