1B Kirby Copeland #18
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
06/04/1962
1B KIRBY COPELAND #18 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 3 2
Avoid K's 4 4 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 2
Errors: - 1 2
Arm: 1 3 3
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/21/1926
Born in:Newton, IA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 123 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:7 Years, 123 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 5th Pick in Round 5
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1950 Toronto - FABL 24 127 446 149 24 0 10 69 55 40 3 6 35 3 0 .334 .388 .455 .843 134 137 3.6
1951 Toronto - FABL 25 139 524 161 26 5 9 75 67 37 5 6 22 11 11 .307 .355 .427 .782 114 113 2.6
1952 Toronto - FABL 26 141 520 142 18 7 7 54 70 29 1 3 29 2 7 .273 .311 .375 .686 105 101 1.2
1953 Toronto - FABL 27 141 511 144 31 4 4 63 60 42 2 7 35 9 4 .282 .335 .382 .716 100 100 0.1
1954 Toronto - FABL 28 147 576 160 34 8 18 91 83 36 1 8 36 9 5 .278 .317 .458 .776 112 109 1.5
1955 Toronto - FABL 29 32 68 22 5 0 3 19 12 6 0 2 4 1 0 .324 .368 .529 .898 143 142 0.5
1956 Toronto - FABL 30 43 48 12 0 0 1 6 9 4 0 0 6 1 0 .250 .308 .312 .620 78 59 -0.3
1957 Toronto - FABL 31 19 24 12 0 0 2 5 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 257 282 0.7
Total FABL 789 2717 802 138 24 54 382 367 194 12 32 169 36 27 .295 .341 .423 .764 114 113 10.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1945 Total - 19 46 208 67 10 1 5 46 52 17 3 1 10 13 2 .322 .380 .452 .832 100 100 1.0
1946 Total - 20 54 248 78 12 1 6 50 68 20 3 2 12 11 2 .315 .370 .444 .814 100 100 1.0
1947 Total - 21 45 206 71 9 1 5 46 48 18 3 0 12 12 2 .345 .405 .471 .876 100 100 1.4
1947 Vancouver - B 21 28 103 46 10 2 2 21 17 14 0 1 12 4 1 .447 .508 .641 1.149 223 212 2.1
1947 Davenport - A 21 31 117 39 7 0 3 19 22 11 1 1 15 3 0 .333 .392 .470 .862 132 130 1.0
1948 Chattanooga - AA 22 116 342 96 15 2 3 36 50 31 3 4 50 1 1 .281 .342 .363 .705 84 86 0.2
1949 Chattanooga - AA 23 85 328 111 13 1 9 40 48 39 4 2 19 1 0 .338 .413 .466 .879 138 138 2.8
1949 Buffalo - AAA 23 44 123 41 5 0 0 8 10 11 0 0 13 1 0 .333 .388 .374 .762 136 137 1.3
1950 Buffalo - AAA 24 12 41 15 3 0 2 4 6 6 0 0 4 1 0 .366 .447 .585 1.032 183 175 0.5
Total DIX 201 670 207 28 3 12 76 98 70 7 6 69 2 1 .309 .377 .413 .791 111 112
Total HL 31 117 39 7 0 3 19 22 11 1 1 15 3 0 .333 .392 .470 .862 132 130
Total UL 56 164 56 8 0 2 12 16 17 0 0 17 2 0 .341 .403 .427 .830 148 147
Total COW 28 103 46 10 2 2 21 17 14 0 1 12 4 1 .447 .508 .641 1.149 223 212
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Vancouver - B LF 23 23 54 0 0 57 3 .947 207.1 2.34 +0.4 .976
1947 Davenport - A RF 30 29 70 2 1 75 3 .960 254.2 2.54 -1.4 .966
1948 Chattanooga - AA LF 6 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 19.0 2.37 -0.2 .996
1948 Chattanooga - AA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.035
1948 Chattanooga - AA RF 86 78 181 2 0 189 6 .968 693.1 2.38 -0.3 .993
1949 Buffalo - AAA LF 27 27 54 1 0 58 3 .948 221.2 2.23 -0.0 .958
1949 Buffalo - AAA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 1.014
1949 Buffalo - AAA RF 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.1 0.79 -0.2 1.009
1949 Chattanooga - AA RF 81 81 232 9 1 245 4 .984 719.1 3.02 +1.0 .992
1950 Buffalo - AAA SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1950 Toronto - MLB LF 29 28 69 1 0 73 3 .959 237.1 2.65 -2.0 .957
1950 Buffalo - AAA LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 15.2 2.30 -0.5 .800
1950 Toronto - MLB CF 1 1 5 0 0 6 1 .833 8.0 5.62 -2.3 .549
1950 Buffalo - AAA CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.0 1.010
1950 Toronto - MLB RF 92 87 246 12 3 264 6 .977 759.2 3.06 -4.2 .965
1950 Buffalo - AAA RF 8 5 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 62.2 2.59 +0.5 1.012
1951 Toronto - MLB LF 7 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 33.2 1.87 -0.4 .986
1951 Toronto - MLB CF 34 34 86 0 0 87 1 .989 276.2 2.80 -7.9 .930
1951 Toronto - MLB RF 98 95 188 12 2 207 7 .966 849.0 2.12 +2.7 1.052
1952 Toronto - MLB 1B 10 10 74 3 15 80 3 .963 82.0 8.45 -1.3 .840
1952 Toronto - MLB LF 93 85 162 8 3 173 3 .983 767.1 1.99 -3.0 .966
1952 Toronto - MLB CF 16 14 36 0 0 37 1 .973 126.2 2.56 -4.3 .899
1952 Toronto - MLB RF 11 11 22 1 0 23 0 1.000 94.2 2.19 -0.1 1.032
1953 Toronto - MLB 1B 131 131 1118 76 108 1211 17 .986 1053.2 10.20 -7.9 .914
1953 Toronto - MLB LF 9 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 27.0 1.33 +0.0 .941
1953 Toronto - MLB CF 6 5 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 44.0 3.07 -1.9 .923
1954 Toronto - MLB 1B 142 142 1172 75 118 1263 16 .987 1136.1 9.88 -4.0 .975
1954 Toronto - MLB LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Toronto - MLB CF 7 5 23 0 0 25 2 .920 50.1 4.11 -1.8 .904
1954 Toronto - MLB RF 15 0 11 0 0 12 1 .917 35.0 2.83 +0.7 .987
1955 Toronto - MLB 1B 8 6 59 2 6 61 0 1.000 49.2 11.05 +0.5 1.030
1955 Toronto - MLB LF 17 9 16 2 0 18 0 1.000 91.2 1.77 -1.3 .963
1955 Toronto - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Toronto - MLB RF 6 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 22.0 3.27 -0.1 .975
1956 Toronto - MLB 1B 3 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 12.0 7.50 -1.5 .516
1956 Toronto - MLB LF 22 0 10 1 1 11 0 1.000 59.0 1.68 -0.3 .958
1956 Toronto - MLB CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.2 .981
1956 Toronto - MLB RF 10 3 10 0 0 11 1 .909 34.2 2.60 -0.5 .965
1957 Toronto - MLB 1B 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 7.0 14.14 +0.1 1.044
1957 Toronto - MLB LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.1 .949
1957 Toronto - MLB RF 9 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 22.0 1.23 +0.3 .982
TOTAL 1B 295 291 2444 156 247 2636 36 .986 2340.2 10.00 -14.1 .942
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
TOTAL LF 243 179 387 13 4 412 12 .971 1692.2 2.13 -7.4 .963
TOTAL CF 69 63 177 0 0 182 5 .973 542.2 2.94 -18.5 .906
TOTAL RF 452 391 990 38 7 1056 28 .973 3558.1 2.60 -1.6 .995
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 69th overall pick) by the Toronto Wolves, out of college Topeka State
07/11/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization with a signing bonus of $1,200.
08/18/1947 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/25/1949 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/26/1950 Goes 0-3 against the Montreal Saints, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
09/28/1950 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
10/22/1950 Finished 3rd in 1950 FABL CA Kellogg Award voting.
05/07/1951 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
07/28/1951 Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Cougars, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
07/11/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
04/27/1958 Released by the Toronto Wolves.
10/11/1958 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1954 576 8
Year H Rank
1954 160 10
Year TB Rank
1954 264 9
Year 2B Rank
1954 34 7
Year 3B Rank
1952 7 9
Year RBI Rank
1954 91 10
Year HP Rank
1951 5 6
Year SF Rank
1950 6 8
1951 6 8
1953 7 3
1954 8 6
Year EBH Rank
1954 60 8
Year AVG Rank
1950 .334 2
Year OBP Rank
1950 .388 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1950 6.18 10
Year wOBA Rank
1950 .382 9
Year OPS Rank
1950 .843 8
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