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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 33)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date4-4-1986
Height6' 4"
Weight205 lbs
Age38 years, 0 months, 15 days
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0.02015
0.52016
2017
-0.22018
0.02019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2011 KCA MLB 48 0 59.7 1 4 1 44 26 64 9 110 6.6 3.9 1.4 9.7 0% .246 1.17 4.33 2.87 99 3.81 88.6 0.7
2012 KCA MLB 42 0 51.0 0 0 0 41 26 65 10 101 7.2 4.6 1.8 11.5 0% .270 1.31 4.63 3.71 98 3.96 90.8 0.5
2013 KCA MLB 27 0 29.7 3 0 0 19 6 32 1 100 5.8 1.8 0.3 9.7 0% .257 0.84 2.06 0.61 78 2.71 65.0 0.7
2014 KCA MLB 31 0 34.0 1 0 1 39 18 24 6 99 10.3 4.8 1.6 6.4 0% .314 1.68 5.72 5.56 122 5.63 138.0 -0.5
2015 KCA MLB 4 0 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 113 3.0 6.0 0.0 3.0 0% .125 1.00 4.43 0.00 91 3.38 79.0 0.0
2016 LAN MLB 61 0 48.0 2 1 0 45 24 45 5 89 8.4 4.5 0.9 8.4 37% .299 1.44 4.35 4.69 102 4.05 89.5 0.5
2018 DET MLB 51 0 51.3 4 1 0 43 24 41 5 103 7.5 4.2 0.9 7.2 45% .270 1.31 4.61 3.51 109 5.30 118.4 -0.2
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2009 BUR A MDW 4 0 7.3 1 0 1 2 1 6 0 103 2.5 1.2 0.0 7.4 0% .125 0.41 2.80 2.47 83 2.70 56.8
2009 WIL A+ CRL 10 0 14.3 3 1 1 8 3 16 0 91 5.0 1.9 0.0 10.1 0% .229 0.77 1.74 1.26 72 2.65 55.8
2010 NWA AA TXS 21 1 51.7 2 1 6 31 14 55 5 93 5.4 2.4 0.9 9.6 0% .213 0.87 3.22 2.09 0 0.00 0.0
2010 OMA AAA PCL 21 0 40.3 5 2 1 31 11 48 2 6.9 2.5 0.4 10.7 0% .296 1.04 3.03 2.23 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ESC Wnt DWL 9 0 12.7 1 1 1 6 2 10 0 4.3 1.4 0.0 7.1 0% .176 0.63 2.22 0.71 0 0.00 0.0
2011 KCA MLB AL 48 0 59.7 1 4 1 44 26 64 9 110 6.6 3.9 1.4 9.7 0% .246 1.17 4.33 2.87 99 3.81 88.6
2011 OMA AAA PCL 6 0 7.0 0 1 2 4 4 16 0 5.1 5.1 0.0 20.6 0% .400 1.14 0.92 3.86 25 0.91 18.6
2012 KCA MLB AL 42 0 51.0 0 0 0 41 26 65 10 101 7.2 4.6 1.8 11.5 0% .270 1.31 4.63 3.71 98 3.96 90.8
2012 OMA AAA PCL 11 1 19.7 0 2 3 13 8 26 1 100 5.9 3.7 0.5 11.9 0% .267 1.07 2.89 3.20 74 1.92 40.0
2013 KCA MLB AL 27 0 29.7 3 0 0 19 6 32 1 100 5.8 1.8 0.3 9.7 0% .257 0.84 2.06 0.61 78 2.71 65.0
2013 WIL A+ CAR 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0% .000 0.00 -0.66 0.00 48 1.95 42.4
2013 OMA AAA PCL 24 0 44.7 3 2 6 36 17 52 1 7.3 3.4 0.2 10.5 0% .304 1.19 2.67 1.61 78 3.25 70.7
2014 KCA MLB AL 31 0 34.0 1 0 1 39 18 24 6 99 10.3 4.8 1.6 6.4 0% .314 1.68 5.72 5.56 122 5.63 138.0
2014 OMA AAA PCL 28 1 39.7 2 1 7 32 15 53 6 91 7.3 3.4 1.4 12.0 0% .283 1.18 4.27 3.86 78 2.57 54.5
2015 KCA MLB AL 4 0 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 113 3.0 6.0 0.0 3.0 0% .125 1.00 4.43 0.00 91 3.38 79.0
2015 OMA AAA PCL 38 0 64.0 8 2 9 48 23 63 4 6.8 3.2 0.6 8.9 0% .267 1.11 3.56 1.69 87 2.44 53.6
2016 LAN MLB NL 61 0 48.0 2 1 0 45 24 45 5 89 8.4 4.5 0.9 8.4 37% .299 1.44 4.35 4.69 102 4.05 89.5
2016 OKL AAA PCL 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 12.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 33% .444 1.33 1.05 0.00 72 3.02 66.7
2016 DOD Rk AZL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 96 9.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 50% .500 1.00 0.11 0.00 71 2.60 57.5
2017 LOU AAA INT 25 0 36.7 2 1 2 28 16 44 1 6.9 3.9 0.2 10.8 33% .303 1.20 3.09 2.21 89 3.56 75.8
2017 RNO AAA PCL 25 0 27.3 2 1 0 16 16 33 2 5.3 5.3 0.7 10.9 35% .230 1.17 4.01 2.30 94 2.58 54.9
2018 DET MLB AL 51 0 51.3 4 1 0 43 24 41 5 103 7.5 4.2 0.9 7.2 45% .270 1.31 4.61 3.51 109 5.30 118.4
2018 TOL AAA INT 13 0 15.0 0 0 8 8 5 15 1 4.8 3.0 0.6 9.0 43% .194 0.87 3.19 2.40 92 2.70 57.1
2019 SYR AAA INT 12 0 13.7 0 0 0 12 8 12 1 7.9 5.3 0.7 7.9 38% .282 1.46 4.57 5.93 105 4.63 95.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2011 978 0.5092 0.4540 0.6914 0.6145 0.2875 0.7614 0.5362 0.3086
2012 938 0.4819 0.4584 0.6977 0.6305 0.2984 0.7860 0.5241 0.3023
2013 416 0.4712 0.4976 0.6377 0.6480 0.3636 0.7244 0.5000 0.3623
2014 605 0.4397 0.4760 0.7431 0.6316 0.3540 0.8214 0.6333 0.2569
2015 38 0.5526 0.4474 0.7647 0.5714 0.2941 0.8333 0.6000 0.2353
2016 881 0.4279 0.4302 0.6992 0.6074 0.2976 0.7991 0.5467 0.3008
2018 840 0.3964 0.4417 0.7278 0.6156 0.3274 0.8098 0.6265 0.2722
Career46960.45630.45490.70310.62140.31410.78710.56170.2969

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-03-24 2014-04-09 15-DL 16 7 Right Fingers Contusion Middle Finger - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 DET $
2018 DET $
2017 CIN $
2016 LAN $725,000
2015 KCA $
2014 KCA $537,000
2013 KCA $
2012 KCA $
2011 KCA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,262,000
2 yrTotal$1,262,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 160 dFrontline1 year (2019)

Details
  • 1 year (2019). Re-signed by Detroit as a free agent 12/5/18 (minor-league contract). Released by Detroit 3/28/19. Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 5/29/19 (minor-league contract). Released by NY Mets 7/5/19.
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 2/23/18 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Detroit 5/12/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/10/17 (minor-league contract). Released by Cincinnati 6/17. Signed by Arizona as a free agent 6/23/17 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.725M (2016). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration). Award bonus: $50,000 for All-Star. DFA by Kansas City 1/29/16. Released 2/3/16. Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 2/18/16. Non-tendered by LA Dodgers 12/2/16.
  • 1 year/$0.725M (2015). Re-signed by Kansas City 1/16/15 (avoided arbitration). Sent outright to Triple-A by Kansas City 4/3/15. Contract selected by Kansas City 9/7/15.
  • 1 year/$0.537M (2014). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/21/14.
  • 1 year/$0.511M (2013). Re-signed by Kansas City 3/2/13.
  • 1 year/$491,750 (2012). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/22/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Kansas City 4/21/11.
  • Drafted by Kansas City 2009 (5-152) (LSU). $0.1M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0 2 1.4 63 0 71.0 53 28 62 7 .239 1.14 3.58 3.86 -6.5 -0.7
80o 0 1.7 1.2 57 0 64.8 52 28 56 7 .253 1.23 3.97 4.29 -8.8 -1.0
70o 0 1.5 1.1 53 0 60.4 51 27 53 7 .263 1.30 4.26 4.61 -10.3 -1.1
60o 0 1.3 1 50 0 56.8 51 27 49 7 .272 1.36 4.51 4.89 -11.3 -1.2
50o 0 1.2 0.9 47 0 53.5 50 26 46 7 .280 1.41 4.75 5.15 -12.1 -1.3
40o 0 1.1 0.8 44 0 50.3 48 26 44 7 .288 1.47 4.99 5.42 -12.8 -1.4
30o 0 0.9 0.7 41 0 46.9 47 25 41 6 .296 1.54 5.25 5.71 -13.4 -1.5
20o 0 0.8 0.6 38 0 43.0 45 24 37 6 .306 1.61 5.57 6.05 -13.8 -1.5
10o 0 0.6 0.5 33 0 37.8 43 23 33 6 .321 1.73 6.01 6.55 -14.1 -1.5
Weighted Mean01.20.947052.94926467.2781.404.725.11-11.8-1.3

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Louis Coleman threw 5,173 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2011 and 2018, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2018, he relied primarily on his Slider (83mph) and Fourseam Fastball (90mph), also mixing in a Sinker (88mph). He also rarely threw a Change (85mph) and Curve (73mph).