P Joe Cooper #23
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/20/1975
P JOE COOPER #23 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
29 29 1-8 0 6.14 95.1 79 4 114 44 2.02 0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/17/1974 @ CAS Win, 8-4 X 3.1 2 0 0 4 0
09/12/1974 PAN Win, 3-1 X 3.1 1 1 1 5 1
09/07/1974 CHY Loss, 2-11 X 1.2 2 6 6 7 0 Loss
09/02/1974 @ SXF Loss, 2-12 X 1.2 3 4 4 5 1 Loss
08/28/1974 @ SFC Loss, 2-14 X 2.2 6 7 7 4 0 Loss
08/22/1974 @ CSM Loss, 0-5 X 3.0 3 3 3 2 4 Loss
08/17/1974 PUE Win, 8-7 X 3.0 2 1 1 3 1
08/12/1974 BIL Win, 8-7 X 3.1 1 0 0 4 0
08/07/1974 @ RPD Loss, 2-13 X 3.2 2 3 3 3 3 Loss
08/02/1974 @ PAN Loss, 5-9 X 3.1 5 4 4 3 3
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/22/1940
Born in:Connersville, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1958, 4th Pick in Round 11
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 29 29 1 8 0 6.14 95.1 79 65 65 4 114 44 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 18.41 7.46 4.15 10.76 7.29 2.02 115 0.5 .266        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 150 34 5 2 2 27 47 25 1 7 0 .227 .409 .327 .736      
vs. RHB 179 45 4 2 2 38 67 19 0 10 2 .251 .460 .330 .789      
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 0 0 0 5.40 5.0 4 3 3 1 10 2  
May 6 6 0 1 0 6.65 23.0 16 17 17 0 31 10  
June 5 5 1 1 0 3.57 17.2 14 7 7 1 13 11  
July 6 6 0 1 0 3.92 20.2 18 9 9 0 20 8  
August 6 6 0 3 0 8.53 19.0 19 18 18 1 19 11  
September 4 4 0 2 0 9.90 10.0 8 11 11 1 21 2  
Last Year 29 29 1 8 0 6.14 95.1 79 65 65 4 114 44  
2 Years Ago 28 28 1 11 0 6.12 107.1 114 101 73 4 141 83  
Career 156 156 24 49 0 4.92 686.2 592 428 375 37 668 615  
Home 12 12 0 2 0 6.31 35.2 25 25 25 4 51 15  
Road 17 17 1 6 0 6.03 59.2 54 40 40 0 63 29  
Grass 29 29 1 8 0 6.14 95.1 79 65 65 4 114 44  
Day 8 8 0 2 0 6.94 23.1 21 18 18 1 32 9  
Night 21 21 1 6 0 5.88 72.0 58 47 47 3 82 35  
As Starter 29 29 1 8 0 6.14 95.1 79 65 65 4 114 44  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1958 Tuscaloosa - R 17 5 0 0 0 0 4.35 10.1 8 6 5 0 11 11 0 0 1.84 .276 4.18 0.1 122
1959 Hattiesburg - R 18 5 2 1 2 0 4.87 20.1 24 17 11 0 21 15 0 0 2.21 .343 5.01 0.3 119
1959 Arlington - A 18 8 3 1 2 0 7.00 27.0 29 22 21 1 23 21 1 0 1.93 .322 4.23 0.3 63
1960 Arlington - A 19 19 8 3 3 4 4.45 89.0 87 46 44 6 66 81 2 0 1.72 .318 4.50 1.2 107
1960 Springfield - A 19 3 3 1 2 0 4.03 22.1 16 10 10 3 19 19 1 1 1.57 .217 5.07 0.0 105
1961 Arlington - A 20 18 7 1 7 0 5.83 66.1 77 46 43 5 57 46 0 0 2.02 .335 5.27 0.2 80
1961 Springfield - A 20 17 3 1 1 0 2.40 48.2 42 19 13 2 27 32 1 0 1.42 .268 3.45 0.6 164
1962 Arlington - A 21 27 27 9 12 0 4.72 188.2 190 110 99 18 129 148 8 2 1.69 .303 4.72 2.0 94
1963 Jackson - R 22 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.50 .200 0.00 0.1 999
1963 Spokane - A 22 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 6.0 12 5 3 1 0 2 0 0 2.00 .407 4.58 -0.0 78
1963 Tulsa - A 22 8 0 0 0 0 1.26 14.1 11 3 2 0 9 9 0 0 1.40 .250 3.40 0.2 327
1964 Tulsa - A 23 29 26 7 9 0 4.07 150.1 109 74 68 8 118 114 0 0 1.51 .245 4.63 1.7 109
1965 Montgomery - AA 24 32 28 12 12 0 4.17 220.0 199 110 102 19 169 122 12 1 1.67 .262 4.95 1.8 111
1966 Montgomery - AA 25 20 20 6 11 0 4.30 146.2 120 78 70 9 110 123 6 2 1.57 .277 4.44 1.2 95
1967 Montgomery - AA 26 27 26 8 16 0 5.22 194.2 192 133 113 23 144 133 10 2 1.73 .287 4.94 -0.7 70
1968 Spokane - A 27 6 1 1 1 0 2.60 17.1 16 6 5 2 11 20 0 0 1.56 .341 4.27 0.0 152
1968 Gary - A 27 17 13 3 4 1 4.24 70.0 65 34 33 8 48 64 0 0 1.61 .286 4.31 -0.3 75
1969 Fargo - A 28 23 23 5 7 0 2.82 124.1 85 51 39 5 95 108 0 0 1.45 .252 3.70 1.5 127
1970 Fargo - A 29 23 23 5 5 0 5.25 108.0 100 69 63 10 100 111 0 0 1.85 .325 6.09 0.6 101
1971 Fargo - A 30 27 27 4 8 0 4.33 129.0 108 66 62 6 103 143 0 0 1.64 .318 5.08 2.4 129
1972 Fargo - A 31 26 26 8 10 0 5.36 122.2 106 76 73 8 115 126 0 0 1.80 .312 5.89 1.2 102
1973 Fargo - A 32 28 28 1 11 0 6.12 107.1 114 101 73 4 141 83 0 0 2.38 .340 6.72 0.9 100
1974 Fargo - A 33 29 29 1 8 0 6.14 95.1 79 65 65 4 114 44 0 0 2.02 .266 7.29 0.5 103
Total DIX 79 74 26 39 0 4.57 561.1 511 321 285 51 423 378 28 5 1.66 .274 4.81 88.7
Total HL 54 39 10 13 1 3.95 234.2 185 111 103 16 175 187 0 0 1.53 .258 4.46 99.3
Total MAL 20 6 2 3 0 2.92 71.0 58 29 23 5 46 51 2 1 1.46 .254 3.96 138.9
Total SEL 72 45 14 24 4 5.02 371.0 383 224 207 30 275 296 11 2 1.77 .314 4.73 90.8
Total COW 7 2 1 1 0 3.09 23.1 28 11 8 3 11 22 0 0 1.67 .368 4.35 122.3
Total GSL 11 2 1 2 0 4.41 32.2 33 23 16 0 32 29 0 0 1.99 .317 4.44 127.5
Total WBL 156 156 24 49 0 4.92 686.2 592 428 375 37 668 615 0 0 1.83 .302 5.70 110.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Tuscaloosa - R P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.1 0.00 +0.4 .000
1959 Arlington - A P 8 3 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 27.0 1.00 -0.2 .959
1959 Hattiesburg - R P 5 2 1 2 0 4 1 .750 20.1 1.33 -1.5 .477
1960 Springfield - A P 3 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 22.1 1.21 -0.5 .665
1960 Arlington - A P 19 8 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 89.0 0.81 -0.5 .962
1961 Springfield - A P 17 3 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 48.2 0.74 +1.0 1.004
1961 Arlington - A P 18 7 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 66.1 1.09 +0.5 .983
1962 Arlington - A P 27 27 7 11 1 20 2 .900 188.2 0.86 -0.3 .797
1962 Arlington - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Tulsa - A P 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.1 0.63 +0.1 .000
1963 Spokane - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.4 1.002
1963 Jackson - R P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1964 Tulsa - A P 29 26 3 13 1 17 1 .941 150.1 0.96 +0.5 .964
1965 Montgomery - AA P 32 28 12 29 1 43 2 .953 220.0 1.68 +2.5 .996
1965 Montgomery - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Montgomery - AA P 20 20 8 16 3 24 0 1.000 146.2 1.47 +1.5 1.146
1967 Montgomery - AA P 27 26 6 18 2 25 1 .960 194.2 1.11 +1.6 1.137
1968 Gary - A P 17 13 6 2 0 9 1 .889 70.0 1.03 -0.4 1.031
1968 Spokane - A P 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 17.1 0.00 +0.4 .000
1969 Fargo - A P 23 23 5 13 0 18 0 1.000 124.1 1.30 +2.2 1.028
1970 Fargo - A P 23 23 6 8 3 16 2 .875 108.0 1.17 +0.6 .776
1971 Fargo - A P 27 27 4 15 2 19 0 1.000 129.0 1.33 +2.9 1.111
1972 Fargo - A P 26 26 7 7 4 15 1 .933 122.2 1.03 -0.0 .911
1973 Fargo - A P 28 28 5 12 1 17 0 1.000 107.1 1.43 -0.3 .947
1974 Fargo - A P 29 29 8 12 0 22 2 .909 95.1 1.89 +1.2 .955
TOTAL P 399 324 89 175 18 278 14 .950 1980.2 1.20 +11.6 .981
TOTAL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1958 Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft out of high school (Howe; Indianapolis, IN) by the Toronto Wolves. (Round 11, Pick 4, 164th overall pick).
07/30/1958 Released by the Toronto organization.
08/12/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
08/14/1958 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
08/26/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Tulsa Roughnecks organization.
08/27/1958 Released by the Tulsa Roughnecks.
09/10/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Wichita Rustlers organization.
09/11/1958 Released by the Wichita Rustlers.
09/15/1958 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
04/09/1959 Released by the Washington organization.
04/20/1959 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
04/22/1959 Released by the Washington organization.
05/01/1959 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
06/29/1959 Released by the San Francisco organization.
07/01/1959 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
09/14/1960 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 8 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
07/02/1962 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Mobile Monarchs with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/28/1962 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tampa Cigar Kings with 7 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
07/08/1963 Released by the Boston Minutemen.
07/09/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
07/23/1963 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
07/26/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Providence Sailors organization.
07/27/1963 Released by the Providence Sailors.
08/03/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Providence Sailors organization.
08/04/1963 Released by the Providence Sailors.
08/06/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Providence Sailors organization.
08/07/1963 Released by the Providence Sailors.
08/07/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Peaches organization.
08/08/1963 Released by the Atlanta Peaches.
08/13/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Providence Sailors organization.
08/14/1963 Released by the Providence Sailors.
08/25/1963 Signed a minor league contract with the Topeka Jayhawks organization.
08/26/1963 Released by the Topeka Jayhawks.
08/26/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Tulsa Roughnecks organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
03/24/1964 Outstandingly completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Tulsa Roughnecks development complex.
04/20/1964 Outstandingly completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Tulsa Roughnecks development complex.
08/05/1964 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
04/01/1965 Released by the Tulsa Roughnecks.
04/02/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Montgomery Capitals organization.
05/11/1965 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Birmingham Ironmen with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/03/1965 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week.
04/24/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Birmingham Ironmen with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
06/27/1966 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 6 weeks.
08/21/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
12/01/1966 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 3 weeks.
04/19/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Montgomery Capitals development complex.
06/14/1967 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Jacksonville Gators with 5 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
09/16/1967 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
03/17/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Montgomery Capitals development complex.
04/23/1968 Released by the Montgomery Capitals.
05/21/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
09/12/1968 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
11/06/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
03/20/1969 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
03/24/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fargo Red Hawks organization.
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