Gil Coan
1946–1956 · bats L / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, Washington Senators (1901-60)
918G
.254AVG
.316OBP
.359SLG
More career statistics
731H
39HR
278RBI
83SB
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 2,877 | 2,876 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 38 | 42 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 28 | 29 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 384 | 386 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,166 | 3,165 |
| Batting · Walks | 232 | 231 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 918 | 3,166 | 2,877 | 384 | 731 | 98 | 44 | 39 | 278 | 232 | 384 | 83 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 1,034 | .254 | .316 | .359 | .675 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1951-06-28 to 1951-07-16
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1947-09-20 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1950-07-27 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1951-05-12 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 472 | 1602 | 369 | 18 | 145 | 106 | 199 | .252 | .297 | .362 |
| Away | 446 | 1563 | 362 | 21 | 133 | 125 | 187 | .256 | .312 | .357 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 74 | 281 | 69 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 37 | .270 | .320 | .410 |
| May | 160 | 577 | 129 | 8 | 52 | 43 | 71 | .248 | .298 | .359 |
| June | 145 | 464 | 106 | 9 | 47 | 32 | 62 | .251 | .297 | .382 |
| July | 186 | 613 | 143 | 9 | 62 | 46 | 69 | .258 | .308 | .377 |
| August | 192 | 658 | 144 | 6 | 57 | 50 | 87 | .242 | .295 | .330 |
| September | 156 | 548 | 130 | 4 | 31 | 39 | 56 | .257 | .308 | .327 |
| October | 5 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .417 | .417 | .458 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 139 | 544 | 110 | 3 | 32 | 40 | 64 | .225 | .276 | .287 |
| boston-red-sox | 132 | 465 | 107 | 2 | 29 | 41 | 64 | .258 | .318 | .333 |
| chicago-white-sox | 130 | 422 | 91 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 54 | .235 | .284 | .351 |
| new-york-yankees | 128 | 430 | 91 | 8 | 48 | 38 | 68 | .237 | .300 | .365 |
| detroit-tigers | 128 | 424 | 106 | 9 | 36 | 26 | 60 | .270 | .311 | .403 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 107 | 389 | 95 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 35 | .264 | .314 | .394 |
| st-louis-browns | 102 | 393 | 101 | 8 | 47 | 27 | 32 | .283 | .326 | .406 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 23 | 63 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .362 | .381 | .431 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 59 | 134 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .209 | – | – |
| 1947 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 11 | 42 | 21 | – | 3 | 2 | .500 | – | – |
| 1948 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 138 | 512 | 119 | 7 | 60 | 23 | .232 | – | – |
| 1949 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 111 | 358 | 78 | 3 | 25 | 9 | .218 | – | – |
| 1950 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 104 | 366 | 111 | 7 | 50 | 10 | .303 | – | – |
| 1951 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 135 | 538 | 163 | 9 | 62 | 8 | .303 | – | – |
| 1952 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 107 | 332 | 68 | 5 | 20 | 9 | .205 | – | – |
| 1953 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 68 | 168 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 7 | .196 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 265 | 74 | 2 | 20 | 9 | .279 | – | – |
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants | 87 | 160 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 4 | .225 | – | – |
| 1956 |  New York Giants | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |