Darnell Coles
1983–1997 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays
957G
.245AVG
.307OBP
.382SLG
More career statistics
709H
75HR
368RBI
20SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 957 | 3,224 | 2,891 | 333 | 709 | 142 | 14 | 75 | 368 | 237 | 445 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 1,104 | .245 | .307 | .382 | .689 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1986-05-03 to 1986-05-13
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1988-08-20 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1987-09-30 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1989-08-05 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 481 | 1568 | 356 | 45 | 199 | 126 | 210 | .254 | .307 | .403 |
| Away | 476 | 1656 | 353 | 30 | 169 | 111 | 235 | .237 | .280 | .362 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 119 | 415 | 81 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 47 | .218 | .258 | .326 |
| May | 211 | 670 | 153 | 16 | 82 | 45 | 91 | .254 | .296 | .401 |
| June | 128 | 379 | 80 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 65 | .233 | .293 | .335 |
| July | 173 | 595 | 131 | 17 | 78 | 49 | 91 | .248 | .303 | .403 |
| August | 154 | 553 | 126 | 16 | 60 | 31 | 65 | .250 | .284 | .391 |
| September | 154 | 539 | 123 | 13 | 63 | 44 | 77 | .256 | .310 | .397 |
| October | 18 | 73 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 9 | .250 | .356 | .417 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| texas-rangers | 63 | 213 | 58 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 41 | .305 | .357 | .447 |
| kansas-city-royals | 62 | 225 | 50 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 25 | .256 | .333 | .359 |
| chicago-white-sox | 61 | 222 | 45 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 27 | .221 | .239 | .309 |
| new-york-yankees | 58 | 216 | 48 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 29 | .240 | .273 | .360 |
| athletics | 55 | 185 | 41 | 8 | 32 | 11 | 29 | .241 | .281 | .435 |
| minnesota-twins | 53 | 204 | 48 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 27 | .259 | .284 | .459 |
| baltimore-orioles | 50 | 170 | 32 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 19 | .209 | .265 | .301 |
| cleveland-guardians | 50 | 187 | 37 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 23 | .220 | .267 | .327 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  Seattle Mariners | 27 | 92 | 26 | 1 | 6 | – | .283 | – | – |
| 1984 | Seattle Mariners | 48 | 143 | 23 | – | 6 | 2 | .161 | – | – |
| 1985 | Seattle Mariners | 27 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 5 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1986 |  Detroit Tigers | 142 | 521 | 142 | 20 | 86 | 6 | .273 | – | – |
| 1987 | Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 268 | 54 | 10 | 39 | 1 | .201 | – | – |
| 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners | 123 | 406 | 106 | 15 | 70 | 4 | .261 | – | – |
| 1989 | Seattle Mariners | 146 | 535 | 135 | 10 | 59 | 5 | .252 | – | – |
| 1990 | Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners | 89 | 215 | 45 | 3 | 20 | – | .209 | – | – |
| 1991 |  San Francisco Giants | 11 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | .214 | – | – |
| 1992 |  Cincinnati Reds | 55 | 141 | 44 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .312 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 64 | 194 | 49 | 4 | 26 | 1 | .253 | – | – |
| 1994 | Toronto Blue Jays | 48 | 143 | 30 | 4 | 15 | – | .210 | – | – |
| 1995 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 63 | 138 | 31 | 3 | 16 | – | .225 | – | – |
| 1997 |  Colorado Rockies | 21 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | .318 | – | – |