Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1985
- College
- Florida A&M
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1985
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1985
- College
- Florida A&M
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1985
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,371
- AB
- 5,406
- R
- 849
- H
- 1,425
- HR
- 28
- RBI
- 346
- SB
- 752
- AVG
- .264
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | STL | 151 | 636 | 107 | 170 | 1 | 40 | 110 | .267 |
| 1986 | STL | 154 | 600 | 94 | 139 | 0 | 29 | 107 | .232 |
| 1987 | STL | 151 | 623 | 121 | 180 | 3 | 43 | 109 | .289 |
| 1988 | STL | 153 | 616 | 77 | 160 | 3 | 38 | 81 | .260 |
| 1989 | STL | 145 | 563 | 94 | 143 | 2 | 28 | 65 | .254 |
| 1990 | STL | 124 | 497 | 73 | 145 | 6 | 39 | 77 | .292 |
| 1991 | NYM | 72 | 278 | 45 | 71 | 1 | 17 | 37 | .255 |
| 1992 | NYM | 71 | 229 | 37 | 63 | 2 | 21 | 24 | .275 |
| 1993 | NYM | 92 | 373 | 64 | 104 | 2 | 25 | 38 | .279 |
| 1994 | KC | 104 | 438 | 61 | 105 | 2 | 33 | 50 | .240 |
| 1995 |  KC/SEA | 115 | 455 | 66 | 131 | 5 | 29 | 42 | .288 |
| 1996 | CIN | 33 | 84 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .155 |
| 1997 | DET | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 28
- AB
- 111
- R
- 16
- H
- 22
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 8
- SB
- 13
- AVG
- .198
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,970
- TB
- 1,863
- XBH
- 293
- HBP
- 15
- IBB
- 12
- GIDP
- 45
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | STL | 692 | 213 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | STL | 670 | 168 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | STL | 702 | 223 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | STL | 679 | 209 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | STL | 624 | 188 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | STL | 539 | 199 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYM | 318 | 91 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYM | 261 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | NYM | 399 | 140 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | KC | 477 | 149 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | KC/SEA | 500 | 181 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | CIN | 94 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | DET | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 10.5
- RC
- 708.0
- RC/27
- 4.50
- ISOP
- .081
- SECA
- .276
- BB/K
- 0.50
- AB/HR
- 193.1
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | STL | 2.3 | 82.9 | 4.5 | .068 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 636 | 0 |
| 1986 | STL | 1.0 | 69.4 | 3.8 | .048 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | STL | 2.6 | 98.5 | 5.6 | .069 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 207.7 | 0 |
| 1988 | STL | 0.6 | 73.9 | 4 | .080 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 205.3 | 0 |
| 1989 | STL | 1.6 | 71.2 | 4.3 | .080 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 281.5 | 0 |
| 1990 | STL | 2.9 | 76.3 | 5.4 | .109 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 82.8 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYM | 0.9 | 36.3 | 4.4 | .072 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 278 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYM | 0.7 | 33 | 5 | .083 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 114.5 | 0 |
| 1993 | NYM | 0.1 | 47.5 | 4.4 | .097 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 186.5 | 0 |
| 1994 | KC | -1.7 | 50.6 | 3.9 | .100 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 219 | 0 |
| 1995 | KC/SEA | 0.1 | 64.1 | 4.9 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 91 | 0 |
| 1996 | CIN | -0.3 | 5.6 | 2 | .071 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 84 | 0 |
| 1997 | DET | -0.3 | -0.8 | -1.6 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Vince Coleman's career stats?
Vince Coleman played 13 seasons for the Cardinals, the Mets, the Royals, the Reds and the Tigers. He was a career .264 hitter with 1,425 hits, 28 home runs and 346 RBI. His best season was 1990: a .292 batting average, 6 home runs and 39 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1985 to 1997
Vince Coleman led MLB in stolen bases (1985, 1986, 1987, 1990); finished top 10 in a stat 8 times; sits top 10 all time in stolen bases.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 6th in stolen bases (752)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Stolen Bases: 1985 (1st), 1986 (1st), 1987 (1st), 1988 (2nd), 1989 (2nd), 1990 (1st), 1994 (2nd), 1995 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Vince Coleman
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Vince Coleman among MLB players at the same position.
- Tony WomackAlike in Runs, Stolen Bases73out of 100 on profile similarity
- Alan WigginsAlike in Stolen Bases68out of 100 on profile similarity
- Willie WilsonAlike in Stolen Bases67out of 100 on profile similarity
- Rudy LawAlike in Stolen Bases66out of 100 on profile similarity
- Tom GoodwinAlike in Stolen Bases66out of 100 on profile similarity
Compare Vince Coleman with Tony Womack, Alan Wiggins, Willie Wilson