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Wes Chamberlain
Wesley Polk Chamberlain

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 210 lb.
School Jackson State University

Debut August 31, 1990
  vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 7, 1995
Born April 13, 1966 in Chicago, IL

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1987. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1990 24 PHI NL  18   46    9   13   3  0   2    4   4  0   1   9  .283  .298  .478  111   22   0   0   0   0   0
 1991 25 PHI NL 101  383   51   92  16  3  13   50   9  4  31  73  .240  .300  .399   97  153   1   0   0   2   8 RoY-5
 1992 26 PHI NL  76  275   26   71  18  0   9   41   4  0  10  55  .258  .285  .422   98  116   1   2   2   1   7
 1993 27 PHI NL  96  284   34   80  20  2  12   45   2  1  17  51  .282  .320  .493  116  140   0   4   3   1   8
 1994 28 TOT     75  233   20   61  14  1   6   26   0  2  15  50  .262  .306  .408   80   95   0   0   2   0   9
         PHI NL  24   69    7   19   5  0   2    6   0  0   3  12  .275  .306  .435   89   30   0   0   0   0   3
         BOS AL  51  164   13   42   9  1   4   20   0  2  12  38  .256  .307  .396   77   65   0   0   2   0   6
 1995 29 BOS AL  19   42    4    5   1  0   1    1   1  0   3  11  .119  .178  .214    1    9   0   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      385 1263  144  322  72  6  43  167  20  7  77 249  .255  .299  .424   95  535   2   6   7   4  34
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        531   61  135  30  3  18   70   8  3  32 105  .255  .299  .424   95  225   1   3   3   2  14
 Career High    101  383   51   92  20  3  13   50   9  4  31  73  .282  .320  .493  116  153   1   4   3   2   9
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1990 24 PHI NL   47   33    7   5.7    97| .283  .263| .298  .329| .478  .395| .776  .724| 111  .616   0.4   0.0 100%
 1991 25 PHI NL  417  304   45   4.0    93| .240  .257| .300  .324| .399  .384| .699  .708|  97  .476  -3.2  -0.3  69%
 1992 26 PHI NL  289  214   32   4.0    92| .258  .259| .285  .325| .422  .381| .707  .706|  98  .490  -1.7  -0.2 100%
 1993 27 PHI NL  306  217   43   5.3   103| .282  .270| .320  .335| .493  .411| .813  .746| 116  .561   5.5   0.5  66%
 1994 28 TOT     248  183   26   3.8   114| .262  .278| .306  .349| .408  .440| .714  .790|  80  .359  -7.9  -0.7   0%
         PHI NL   72   53    8   4.0   111| .275  .277| .306  .344| .435  .433| .741  .777|  89  .412  -1.3  -0.1   0%
         BOS AL  176  130   18   3.7   116| .256  .278| .307  .352| .396  .443| .703  .795|  77  .339  -6.6  -0.6   0%
 1995 29 BOS AL   45   39    1   0.7   112| .119  .274| .178  .348| .214  .433| .392  .781|   1  .023  -6.6  -0.6 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1352  990  154   4.2   100| .255  .265| .299  .332| .424  .402| .723  .734|  95  .465 -13.5  -1.3  74%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1990 24 PHI NL OF 10 23 0 1 0 .958 .983 2.30 2.01 2.43 2.40 10 85.3 LF 10 22 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.20 1.71 2.51 2.19 10 79.0 RF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 1.80 1.43 2.29 0 6.3 1991 25 PHI NL OF 98 199 4 3 0 .985 .983 2.07 1.88 2.14 2.28 96 854.3 LF 95 195 4 3 0 .985 .983 2.09 1.67 2.13 2.18 95 841.7 RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.63 2.83 2.06 1 12.7 1992 26 PHI NL OF 73 132 3 4 1 .971 .983 1.85 1.96 2.06 2.34 70 590.7 RF 48 84 1 1 0 .988 .979 1.77 1.66 1.97 2.08 45 388.0 LF 28 48 2 3 1 .943 .978 1.79 1.65 2.22 2.16 25 202.7 1993 27 PHI NL RF 76 131 10 1 3 .993 .976 1.86 1.78 2.26 2.17 73 561.7 1994 28 TOT RF 52 97 7 0 1 1.000 .978 2.00 1.86 2.26 2.19 49 414.3 TOT OF 52 96 8 0 1 1.000 .981 2.00 2.02 2.26 2.33 49 414.3 PHI NL RF 18 27 3 0 1 1.000 .974 1.67 1.82 2.13 2.18 16 127.0 BOS AL RF 34 70 4 0 0 1.000 .980 2.18 1.88 2.32 2.20 33 287.3 DH 12 1995 29 BOS AL RF 12 20 1 1 0 .955 .977 1.75 1.63 2.30 2.05 9 82.0 DH 5
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1994 28 BOS AL DH 12 1995 29 BOS AL DH 5 1990 24 PHI NL LF 10 22 0 0 0 1.000 .978 2.20 1.71 2.51 2.19 10 79.0 1991 25 PHI NL LF 95 195 4 3 0 .985 .983 2.09 1.67 2.13 2.18 95 841.7 1992 26 PHI NL LF 28 48 2 3 1 .943 .978 1.79 1.65 2.22 2.16 25 202.7 1990 24 PHI NL OF 10 23 0 1 0 .958 .983 2.30 2.01 2.43 2.40 10 85.3 1991 25 PHI NL OF 98 199 4 3 0 .985 .983 2.07 1.88 2.14 2.28 96 854.3 1992 26 PHI NL OF 73 132 3 4 1 .971 .983 1.85 1.96 2.06 2.34 70 590.7 1993 27 PHI NL OF 76 131 10 1 3 .993 .979 1.86 2.00 2.26 2.34 73 561.7 1994 28 TOT OF 52 96 8 0 1 1.000 .981 2.00 2.02 2.26 2.33 49 414.3 PHI NL OF 18 27 3 0 1 1.000 .980 1.67 1.90 2.13 2.24 16 127.0 BOS AL OF 34 69 5 0 0 1.000 .981 2.18 2.09 2.32 2.37 33 287.3 1995 29 BOS AL OF 12 20 1 1 0 .955 .981 1.75 1.99 2.30 2.33 9 82.0 1990 24 PHI NL RF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 1.80 1.43 2.29 0 6.3 1991 25 PHI NL RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.63 2.83 2.06 1 12.7 1992 26 PHI NL RF 48 84 1 1 0 .988 .979 1.77 1.66 1.97 2.08 45 388.0 1993 27 PHI NL RF 76 131 10 1 3 .993 .976 1.86 1.78 2.26 2.17 73 561.7 1994 28 TOT RF 52 97 7 0 1 1.000 .978 2.00 1.86 2.26 2.19 49 414.3 PHI NL RF 18 27 3 0 1 1.000 .974 1.67 1.82 2.13 2.18 16 127.0 BOS AL RF 34 70 4 0 0 1.000 .980 2.18 1.88 2.32 2.20 33 287.3 1995 29 BOS AL RF 12 20 1 1 0 .955 .977 1.75 1.63 2.30 2.05 9 82.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 321 601 26 10 5 .984 .982 1.95 1.96 2.18 2.32 307 2588.3 133 0 193# RF* 193 337 19 4 4 .989 .977 1.84 1.76 2.19 2.15 177 1465.0 LF* 133 265 6 6 1 .978 .982 2.04 1.67 2.17 2.18 130 1123.3 DH 17 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 321 601 26 10 5 .984 .982 1.95 1.96 2.18 2.32 307 2588
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1993   NLCS  PHI ATL     W   4  11   1   4  3  0  0   1   1   3  .364  .385  .636   0  0   0   1   0 
        WS    PHI TOR     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   6  13   1   4  3  0  0   1   1   4  .308  .333  .538   0  0   0   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1984: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 5th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1987.

August 30, 1990: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with a player to be named later and Julio Peguero to the Philadelphia Phillies for Carmelo Martinez. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Tony Longmire (September 28, 1990) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

May 31, 1994: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Mike Sullivan (minors) to the Boston Red Sox for Paul Quantrill and Billy Hatcher.

August 14, 1995: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Chris James.

February 21, 1996: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

March 10, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

May 27, 1996: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

January 30, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 30, 1997: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Ramon Espinozo (minors) to the New York Mets for Erick Ojeda (minors) and John Carter (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990Pittsburgh Pirates$100,000
1991Philadelphia Phillies$105,000
1992Philadelphia Phillies$200,000
1993Philadelphia Phillies$250,000
1994Philadelphia Phillies$350,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,005,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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