Coot Veal
Orville Inman Veal
 
 
Born: July 9, 1932 in Sandersville, GA
80 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'1" Wt: 165
(legend)
 Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an Amateur Free Agent in 1952
- High School: Lanier (Macon, GA)
- College/Univ: Auburn University (1952)

Defensive Regression Analysis

Multi-Team Years

Shortstop
    Multi-Year   1-Year
Yr Tm
Lg
  
G
Inn
    Runs
DET
AL
26.0
SS
 
58
502.7
 
-0.7
-1.3
-0.7
 
-1.1
-1.1
DET
AL
27.0
SS
 
72
290.7
 
-0.4
-1.3
-0.4
 
1.1
1.1
DET
AL
28.0
SS
 
22
152.7
 
-0.2
-1.3
-0.2
 
0.4
0.4
WS2
AL
29.0
SS
 
63
510.0
 
0.7
1.4
0.7
 
-2.3
-2.3
DET
AL
31.0
SS
 
12
83.7
 
0.1
1.8
0.1
 
3.8
3.8
5
2
SS
  
227
1539.7
  
-0.4
-0.2
-0.4
  
1.9
1.9
DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry



Third Base
    Multi-Year   1-Year
Yr Tm
Lg
  
G
Inn
    Runs
DET
AL
28.0
3B
 
3
11.7
 
-0.1
-4.3
-0.1
 
-0.7
-0.7
1
1
3B
  
3
11.7
  
-0.1
-4.3
-0.1
  
-0.7
-0.7
DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry



Second Base
    Multi-Year   1-Year
Yr Tm
Lg
  
G
Inn
    Runs
DET
AL
28.0
2B
 
1
9.0
 
-0.1
-6.5
-0.1
 
-1.0
-1.0
1
1
2B
  
1
9.0
  
-0.1
-6.5
-0.1
  
-1.0
-1.0
DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James