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Bob Chakales

Robert Edward Chakales (The Golden Greek)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 10, 1927 in Asheville, NC
High School: Benedictine HS (Richmond, VA)
Signed
by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1951
Teams (by GP): Senators/Orioles/Indians/RedSox/WhiteSox 1951-1957

Final Game: September 17, 1957
Died: February 18, 2010 in Richmond, VA
Buried: Westhampton Memorial Park, Richmond, VA
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1951 23 CLE AL 17 21 20 1 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 .350 .350 .500 .850 134 10 0 0 1 1
1952 24 CLE AL 5 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 187 2 1 0 0 /1
1953 25 CLE AL 7 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 57 2 0 0 0 /1
1954 26 TOT AL 41 29 25 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .360 .385 .400 .785 122 10 1 0 3 0 1
1954 26 CLE AL 3 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 131 1 0 0 1 0 /1
1954 26 BAL AL 38 24 22 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .364 .364 .409 .773 120 9 1 0 2 0 1
1955 27 TOT AL 36 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1955 27 CHW AL 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 27 WSH AL 29 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1956 28 WSH AL 43 23 20 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .150 .150 .150 .300 -19 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1957 29 TOT AL 22 11 10 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .500 .800 115 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1957 29 WSH AL 4 7 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .429 .571 52 3 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 29 BOS AL 18 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 258 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 Yrs 171 105 96 5 26 1 1 1 9 0 0 1 10 .271 .278 .333 .612 68 32 2 0 8 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 99 91 5 25 1 1 1 9 0 0 1 9 .271 .278 .333 .612 68 30 2 0 8
CLE (4 yrs) 32 37 34 1 12 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 3 .353 .371 .441 .813 125 15 1 0 2 0
WSH (3 yrs) 76 38 35 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 .114 .114 .171 .286 -23 6 0 0 3 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 18 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 258 2 0 0 1 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 38 24 22 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .364 .364 .409 .773 120 9 1 0 2 0
CHW (1 yr) 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1951 23 CLE AL 17 21 1 0 0 0 2 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .517 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $ 1
1952 24 CLE AL 5 4 0 0 -0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .513 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1953 25 CLE AL 7 7 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /1
1954 26 CLE AL 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .535 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1954 26 BAL AL 38 24 0 -0 -0 0 3 2 0.3 1 3 0.3 .507 .502 0.3 0.0 3 $ 1
1955 27 CHW AL 7 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1955 27 WSH AL 29 8 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1956 28 WSH AL 43 23 -4 -0 1 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1957 29 WSH AL 4 7 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .505 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1957 29 BOS AL 18 4 1 -0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
7 Seasons 171 105 -5 -1 0 0 11 6 0.6 3 8 0.7 .504 .500 0.7 0.0 9 $
CLE (4 yrs) 32 37 1 0 -0 0 4 5 0.5 1 6 0.5 .515 .501 0.5 0.0 6 $
WSH (3 yrs) 76 38 -7 -0 1 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .497 .500 -0.2 0.0 -1 $
BOS (1 yr) 18 4 1 -0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 -0.0 1 $
BAL (1 yr) 38 24 0 -0 -0 0 3 2 0.3 1 3 0.3 .507 .502 0.3 0.0 3 $
CHW (1 yr) 7 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1951 23 CLE AL 21 14 4 7.7 97 .353 .350 .260 .350 .340 .500 .382 .850 .722 134 .726 0.7 0.1 .769 .150 .150 .0
1952 24 CLE AL 4 3 1 9.0 90 .500 .500 .252 .500 .330 .500 .368 1.000 .698 187 .805 0.4 0.0 .667 .000 .000
1953 25 CLE AL 7 5 1 5.4 100 .333 .286 .266 .286 .342 .286 .392 .571 .733 57 .584 -0.4 -0.1 .400 .000 .000
1954 26 TOT AL 29 20 4 5.4 93 .391 .360 .257 .385 .332 .400 .376 .785 .708 122 .604 0.7 0.1 .647 .080 .040
1954 26 CLE AL 5 3 1 8.9 100 .333 .333 .268 .500 .344 .333 .391 .833 .735 131 .795 0.2 0.0 1.000 .333 .000
1954 26 BAL AL 24 17 3 4.7 92 .400 .364 .256 .364 .330 .409 .374 .773 .704 120 .548 0.5 0.0 .600 .045 .045
1955 27 TOT AL 10 10 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .263 .000 .342 .000 .392 .000 .734 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1955 27 CHW AL 2 2 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .269 .000 .348 .000 .400 .000 .749 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1955 27 WSH AL 8 8 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .262 .000 .340 .000 .390 .000 .730 -100 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1956 28 WSH AL 23 20 1 1.3 103 .176 .150 .262 .150 .344 .150 .401 .300 .744 -19 .088 -3.4 -0.3 .176 .000 .000
1957 29 TOT AL 11 8 1 3.4 100 .375 .300 .264 .300 .336 .500 .398 .800 .734 115 .383 0.0 -0.0 .714 .200 .200
1957 29 WSH AL 7 6 0 0.0 98 .200 .143 .261 .143 .333 .429 .394 .571 .726 52 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .500 .286 .286
1957 29 BOS AL 4 2 1 13.5 104 .667 .667 .270 .667 .343 .667 .408 1.333 .751 258 .887 0.6 0.1 2.000 .000 .000
7 Yrs 105 80 12 4.0 98 .294 .271 .261 .278 .338 .333 .387 .612 .725 68 .452 -4.9 -0.5 .458 .073 .063 .0
162 Game Avg. 99 76 11 4.0 98 .294 .271 .261 .278 .338 .333 .387 .612 .725 68 .452 -4.9 -0.5 .458 .073 .063
CLE (4 yrs) 37 25 7 7.5 97 .367 .353 .261 .371 .340 .441 .383 .813 .723 125 .725 0.9 0.1 .696 .118 .088 .0
WSH (3 yrs) 38 34 1 0.8 101 .133 .114 .262 .114 .341 .171 .397 .286 .738 -23 .037 -6.3 -0.6 .194 .057 .057
BOS (1 yr) 4 2 1 13.5 104 .667 .667 .270 .667 .343 .667 .408 1.333 .751 258 .887 0.6 0.1 2.000 .000 .000
BAL (1 yr) 24 17 3 4.7 92 .400 .364 .256 .364 .330 .409 .374 .773 .704 120 .548 0.5 0.0 .600 .045 .045
CHW (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .269 .000 .348 .000 .400 .000 .749 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1951 23 CLE AL 21 4.8% 9.5% 0.0% 4.8% 14% 10.0 20.0 3.3 2.25 81%
1952 24 CLE AL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 100%
1953 25 CLE AL 7 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 3.00 86%
1954 26 TOT AL 29 0.0% 6.9% 3.5% 3.5% 11% 2.00 12.5 25.0 2.40 79%
1954 26 CLE AL 5 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0% 0.00 60%
1954 26 BAL AL 24 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 4.2% 13% 11.0 22.0 1.80 83%
1955 27 TOT AL 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.25 100%
1955 27 CHW AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.00 100%
1955 27 WSH AL 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.33 100%
1956 28 WSH AL 23 0.0% 13.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 6.7 2.40 74%
1957 29 TOT AL 11 0.0% 18.2% 0.0% 9.1% 33% 5.0 5.0 0.50 73%
1957 29 WSH AL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 14.3% 100% 3.5 3.5 0.33 71%
1957 29 BOS AL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 75%
7 Yrs 105 1.0% 9.5% 1.0% 2.9% 12% 10.00 9.6 96.0 10.7 1.80 81%
MLB Averages 2.1% 11.2% 9.3% 6.5% 28% 1.20 7.9 41.3 8.2 0.97 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1951 23 CLE AL 0.7 0.1 21 0.2 0.5 -0.3 1.00 0.2 -0.0 2.3 0.2 0.97 2.4 0
1952 24 CLE AL 0.4 0.0 4 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .17 -0.0 -0.2 -1.8 -0.2 1.26 -0.9 0
1953 25 CLE AL -0.5 -0.1 7 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.06 -0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.93 -0.4 0
1954 26 TOT AL 0.7 0.1 28 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 1.13 -0.1 -0.1 -1.2 -0.1 0.92 -1.0 0
1954 26 CLE AL 0.2 0.0 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .90 -0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.99 -0.2 0
1954 26 BAL AL 0.5 0.0 23 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 1.18 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 0.91 -0.8 0
1955 27 TOT AL -2.8 -0.3 10 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .70 -0.2 0.0 -2.0 -0.2 0.79 -2.5 0
1955 27 CHW AL -0.6 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .43 -0.1 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.61 -0.5 0
1955 27 WSH AL -2.2 -0.2 8 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .77 -0.2 0.0 -1.6 -0.2 0.83 -2.0 0
1956 28 WSH AL -3.4 -0.3 23 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 1.26 -0.4 -0.0 -4.1 -0.4 0.95 -3.9 0
1957 29 TOT AL 0.0 -0.0 11 0.0 0.2 -0.2 .83 -0.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.88 0.3 0
1957 29 WSH AL -0.6 -0.1 7 0.1 0.2 -0.1 .95 -0.0 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.84 -0.2 0
1957 29 BOS AL 0.6 0.1 4 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .62 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 0.0 0.94 0.4 0
7 Yrs -4.9 -0.5 104 -0.7 1.2 -1.9 1.02 -0.6 -0.1 -6.1 -0.6 0.93 -6.2 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1951 23 CLE AL 0 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 24 CLE AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 25 CLE AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 26 TOT AL 0 0 20% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 50% 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
1954 26 CLE AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 26 BAL AL 0 0 25% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33% 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1
1955 27 TOT AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 27 CHW AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 27 WSH AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 28 WSH AL 0 0 67% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1957 29 TOT AL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 29 WSH AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 29 BOS AL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 0 0 15% 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 43% 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1951 23 CLE AL 21 67% 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 15 5 33% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1952 24 CLE AL 4 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1953 25 CLE AL 7 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1954 26 TOT AL 29 43% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 3 1 33% 5 3 60% 16 1 6% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1954 26 CLE AL 5 60% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1954 26 BAL AL 24 39% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 1 33% 4 2 50% 12 1 8% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1955 27 TOT AL 10 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1955 27 CHW AL 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 27 WSH AL 8 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 28 WSH AL 23 22% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 7 0 0% 7 2 29% 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1957 29 TOT AL 11 9% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0
1957 29 WSH AL 7 14% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 2 67% 0 0 0 0 0
1957 29 BOS AL 4 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 105 43% 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 8 89% 19 2 11% 20 6 30% 57 8 14% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0
MLB Averages 49% 83% 11% 32% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1951 23 17 21 20 1 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 .350 .350 .500 .850 134 10 0 0 1
1952 24 22 25 24 1 9 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .500 .875 143 12 1 0 1
1953 25 29 32 31 1 11 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 3 .355 .355 .452 .806 123 14 1 0 1
1954 26 70 61 56 3 20 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 5 .357 .368 .429 .797 123 24 2 0 4 0
1955 27 106 71 66 3 20 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 5 .303 .313 .364 .677 88 24 2 0 4 0 0
1956 28 149 94 86 5 23 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 8 .267 .276 .314 .590 63 27 2 0 7 0 0
1957 29 171 105 96 5 26 1 1 1 9 0 0 1 10 .271 .278 .333 .612 68 32 2 0 8 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1951 23 18 23 22 1 8 0 0 1 7 0 0 2 .364 .364 .500 .864 4 17
1952 24 5 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 5
1953 25 7 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .375 .375 .750 1 7
1954 26 43 31 27 2 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .370 .393 .407 .800 4 41
1955 27 38 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 36
1956 28 45 24 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 43
1957 29 23 12 11 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 .364 .364 .545 .909 2 22
7 Yrs 179 112 103 3 27 1 1 1 10 0 1 10 .262 .269 .320 .590 12 171
162 Game Avg. 162 101 93 3 24 1 1 1 9 0 1 9 .262 .269 .320 .590 11 171

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