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Cliff Chambers

Clifford Day Chambers (Lefty)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 208 lb.

Born: January 10, 1922 in Portland, OR
High School: Bellingham HS (Bellingham, WA)
School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1948
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cardinals/Cubs 1948-1953

Final Game: September 22, 1953
Died: January 21, 2012 in Eagle, ID
Buried: Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise, ID
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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
1948 26 CHC NL 29 33 30 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 .133 .133 .167 .300 -18 5 1 0 3 1
1949 27 PIT NL 34 65 55 5 13 2 1 0 5 0 5 7 .236 .300 .309 .609 62 17 1 0 6 1
1950 28 PIT NL 37 96 90 10 26 1 1 2 9 0 4 18 .289 .319 .389 .708 83 35 2 0 2 1
1951 29 TOT NL 31 76 70 4 15 1 0 1 7 0 0 4 16 .214 .257 .271 .528 42 19 2 0 2 1
1951 29 PIT NL 10 22 21 1 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .476 .810 113 10 0 0 1 1
1951 29 STL NL 21 54 49 3 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 13 .163 .226 .184 .410 12 9 2 0 1 1
1952 30 STL NL 26 35 32 4 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 .281 .343 .375 .718 99 12 0 0 1 1
1953 31 STL NL 32 17 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .118 .118 .176 .294 -25 3 0 0 0 1
6 Yrs 189 322 294 24 69 9 2 3 25 0 0 16 56 .235 .274 .310 .584 55 91 6 0 14
162 Game Avg. 162 276 252 21 59 8 2 3 21 0 14 48 .235 .274 .310 .584 55 78 5 0 12
PIT (3 yrs) 81 183 166 16 46 3 2 3 17 0 0 9 28 .277 .314 .373 .688 80 62 3 0 9
STL (3 yrs) 79 106 98 8 19 5 0 0 5 0 0 7 25 .194 .248 .245 .493 34 24 2 0 2
CHC (1 yr) 29 33 30 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 .133 .133 .167 .300 -18 5 1 0 3

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
1948 26 CHC NL 29 33 -5 -0 -0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1
1949 27 PIT NL 34 65 -3 -0 -0 0 7 4 0.3 2 6 0.3 .511 .502 0.3 0.0 6 $ 1
1950 28 PIT NL 37 96 -3 -1 0 0 11 8 0.8 3 11 0.8 .521 .505 0.8 -0.0 11 $ 1
1951 29 PIT NL 10 22 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 1 3 0.3 .526 .502 0.3 0.0 3 $ 1
1951 29 STL NL 21 54 -6 0 -0 0 5 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1952 30 STL NL 26 35 -0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4 1 5 0.4 .517 .503 0.4 0.0 5 $ 1
1953 31 STL NL 32 17 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ 1
6 Seasons 189 322 -20 -1 -0 0 35 14 1.4 11 25 1.4 .508 .501 1.4 -0.0 25 $
PIT (3 yrs) 81 183 -5 -1 -0 0 20 14 1.4 6 20 1.4 .517 .503 1.4 -0.0 20 $
STL (3 yrs) 79 106 -10 1 0 0 11 2 0.2 4 6 0.2 .503 .500 0.2 -0.0 6 $
CHC (1 yr) 29 33 -5 -0 -0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 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
1948 26 CHC NL 33 30 1 0.9 98 .148 .133 .263 .133 .336 .167 .389 .300 .726 -18 .049 -4.9 -0.5 .185 .033 .033
1949 27 PIT NL 65 49 5 2.7 106 .271 .236 .273 .300 .347 .309 .408 .609 .755 62 .280 -3.1 -0.3 .512 .164 .073
1950 28 PIT NL 96 68 11 4.3 111 .343 .289 .273 .319 .351 .389 .424 .708 .774 83 .459 -2.8 -0.3 .591 .144 .100 .0
1951 29 TOT NL 76 59 5 2.3 104 .264 .214 .268 .257 .342 .271 .406 .528 .749 42 .222 -6.0 -0.6 .404 .114 .057 .0
1951 29 PIT NL 22 15 3 5.4 105 .353 .333 .270 .333 .344 .476 .409 .810 .753 113 .579 0.2 0.0 .714 .143 .143 .0
1951 29 STL NL 54 44 2 1.2 103 .222 .163 .268 .226 .342 .184 .405 .410 .747 12 .083 -6.2 -0.6 .302 .102 .020
1952 30 STL NL 35 24 4 4.5 97 .375 .281 .262 .343 .335 .375 .389 .718 .724 99 .533 0.1 0.0 .652 .188 .094
1953 31 STL NL 17 15 0 0.0 110 .154 .118 .274 .118 .345 .176 .427 .294 .773 -25 .000 -3.1 -0.3 .200 .059 .059
6 Yrs 322 245 26 2.8 105 .281 .235 .270 .274 .344 .310 .410 .584 .754 55 .296 -19.7 -2.0 .463 .129 .075 .0
162 Game Avg. 276 210 22 2.8 105 .281 .235 .270 .274 .344 .310 .410 .584 .754 55 .296 -19.7 -2.0 .463 .129 .075
PIT (3 yrs) 183 132 19 3.9 108 .319 .277 .273 .314 .348 .373 .417 .688 .765 80 .414 -5.7 -0.6 .577 .151 .096 .0
STL (3 yrs) 106 83 6 1.9 102 .260 .194 .267 .248 .340 .245 .404 .493 .744 34 .179 -9.2 -0.9 .383 .122 .051
CHC (1 yr) 33 30 1 0.9 98 .148 .133 .263 .133 .336 .167 .389 .300 .726 -18 .049 -4.9 -0.5 .185 .033 .033

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
1948 26 CHC NL 33 0.0% 9.1% 0.0% 3.0% 25% 10.0 10.0 3.50 82%
1949 27 PIT NL 65 0.0% 10.8% 7.7% 4.6% 23% 1.40 7.9 11.0 5.33 74%
1950 28 PIT NL 96 2.1% 18.8% 4.2% 4.2% 15% 4.50 5.0 45.0 10.0 3.25 73%
1951 29 TOT NL 76 1.3% 21.1% 5.3% 2.6% 13% 4.00 4.4 70.0 10.0 1.38 70%
1951 29 PIT NL 22 4.6% 13.6% 0.0% 4.6% 14% 7.0 21.0 7.0 2.00 77%
1951 29 STL NL 54 0.0% 24.1% 7.4% 1.9% 13% 3.25 3.8 12.3 1.20 67%
1952 30 STL NL 35 0.0% 22.9% 8.6% 8.6% 33% 2.67 4.0 32.0 1.67 69%
1953 31 STL NL 17 0.0% 23.5% 0.0% 5.9% 50% 4.3 1.25 76%
6 Yrs 322 0.9% 17.4% 5.0% 4.4% 20% 3.50 5.3 98.0 11.8 2.33 73%
MLB Averages 1.9% 10.0% 9.8% 6.5% 28% 1.02 8.8 46.3 8.0 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
1948 26 CHC NL -4.9 -0.5 10 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .35 -0.1 -0.0 -1.1 -0.1 0.94 -1.3 0
1949 27 PIT NL -3.1 -0.3 36 0.0 0.6 -0.6 .94 -0.0 0.0 -1.5 -0.2 0.90 -0.6 0
1950 28 PIT NL -2.8 -0.3 73 -0.6 0.9 -1.5 1.05 -0.2 -0.3 -4.1 -0.4 0.95 -2.5 0
1951 29 TOT NL -6.0 -0.6 49 -0.1 0.6 -0.7 .77 -0.4 0.3 -4.3 -0.4 1.00 -5.0 0
1951 29 PIT NL 0.2 0.0 16 0.0 0.2 -0.2 .87 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 1.07 -0.2 0
1951 29 STL NL -6.2 -0.6 33 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 .73 -0.4 0.3 -4.2 -0.4 0.97 -4.7 0
1952 30 STL NL 0.1 0.0 23 0.0 0.3 -0.2 .62 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.82 1.0 0
1953 31 STL NL -3.1 -0.3 15 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 1.11 -0.2 -0.0 -3.3 -0.3 1.03 -2.5 0
6 Yrs -19.7 -2.0 206 -1.0 2.4 -3.4 .89 -1.0 -0.1 -13.9 -1.4 0.95 -10.9 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
1948 26 CHC NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 27 PIT NL 0 0 28% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20% 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
1950 28 PIT NL 0 0 29% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27% 6 5 0 1 1 0 4 1 3
1951 29 TOT NL 1 0 17% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 29 PIT NL 1 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 29 STL NL 0 0 25% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 30 STL NL 1 0 33% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
1953 31 STL NL 0 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 2 0 26% 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 27% 11 10 0 1 1 0 10 3 6

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
1948 26 CHC NL 33 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 33% 3 2 67% 7 1 14% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1949 27 PIT NL 65 89% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 200% 5 1 20% 5 2 40% 16 2 13% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1950 28 PIT NL 96 82% 26 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 100% 10 2 20% 7 1 14% 45 2 4% 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 0
1951 29 TOT NL 76 78% 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 10 2 20% 10 3 30% 35 4 11% 2 1 50% 2 2 100% 0
1951 29 PIT NL 22 81% 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 16 2 13% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1951 29 STL NL 54 76% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 8 2 25% 8 1 13% 19 2 11% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1952 30 STL NL 35 91% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 10 1 10% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1953 31 STL NL 17 29% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 13 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 322 78% 69 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 1 0 2 1 0 7 14 200% 30 6 20% 29 8 28% 126 10 8% 6 3 50% 7 4 57% 0
MLB Averages 51% 100% 13% 33% 15% 51% 55%

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
1948 26 29 33 30 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 .133 .133 .167 .300 -18 5 1 0 3
1949 27 63 98 85 5 17 3 1 0 8 0 5 10 .200 .244 .259 .503 36 22 2 0 9
1950 28 100 194 175 15 43 4 2 2 17 0 9 28 .246 .283 .326 .608 60 57 4 0 11
1951 29 131 270 245 19 58 5 2 3 24 0 0 13 44 .237 .275 .310 .585 55 76 6 0 13
1952 30 157 305 277 23 67 8 2 3 25 0 0 16 52 .242 .283 .318 .601 60 88 6 0 14
1953 31 189 322 294 24 69 9 2 3 25 0 0 16 56 .235 .274 .310 .584 55 91 6 0 14

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
1948 26 30 35 32 0 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 .156 .156 .188 .344 1 29
1949 27 35 68 57 5 13 2 1 0 5 0 5 7 .228 .290 .298 .589 5 34
1950 28 39 98 92 9 25 1 1 2 8 0 4 19 .272 .302 .370 .672 10 37
1951 29 32 79 73 4 16 1 0 1 7 0 4 17 .219 .260 .274 .534 5 31
1952 30 27 37 33 4 9 3 0 0 1 0 3 8 .273 .333 .364 .697 4 26
1953 31 33 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 32
6 Yrs 196 335 305 22 68 8 2 3 26 0 16 58 .223 .262 .292 .553 25 189
162 Game Avg. 162 277 252 18 56 7 2 2 21 0 13 48 .223 .262 .292 .553 21 189

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