Cliff Chambers (Lefty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left

Born: January 10, 1922 in Portland, OR
High School: Bellingham (Bellingham, WA)
School: Washington State University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1948
Final Game: September 22, 1953
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1948 26 CHC NL 2 9 .182 4.43 29 12 10 3 1 0 103.2 100 57 51 4 48 51 3 0 0 452 88 1.428 8.7 0.3 4.2 4.4 1.06
1949 27 PIT NL 13 7 .650 3.96 34 21 6 10 1 0 177.1 186 89 78 15 58 93 5 0 1 765 106 1.376 9.4 0.8 2.9 4.7 1.60
1950 28 PIT NL 12 15 .444 4.30 37 33 2 11 2 0 249.1 262 138 119 18 92 93 6 1 4 1097 102 1.420 9.5 0.6 3.3 3.4 1.01
1951 29 TOT NL 14 12 .538 4.38 31 26 1 11 2 0 189.0 184 97 92 18 87 64 4 0 4 815 92 1.434 8.8 0.9 4.1 3.0 0.74
1951 29 PIT NL 3 6 .333 5.58 10 10 0 2 1 0 59.2 64 38 37 5 31 19 4 0 2 272 75 1.592 9.7 0.8 4.7 2.9 0.61
1951 29 STL NL 11 6 .647 3.83 21 16 1 9 1 0 129.1 120 59 55 13 56 45 0 0 2 543 103 1.361 8.4 0.9 3.9 3.1 0.80
1952 30 STL NL 4 4 .500 4.12 26 13 4 2 1 1 98.1 110 51 45 8 33 47 2 1 1 428 90 1.454 10.1 0.7 3.0 4.3 1.42
1953 31 STL NL 3 6 .333 4.86 32 8 9 0 0 0 79.2 82 50 43 7 43 26 1 1 3 362 87 1.569 9.3 0.8 4.9 2.9 0.60
6 Seasons 48 53 .475 4.29 189 113 32 37 7 1 897.1 924 482 428 70 361 374 21 3 13 3919 96 1.432 9.3 0.7 3.6 3.8 1.04
162 Game Avg. 11 12 .475 4.29 43 25 7 8 2 0 202 208 109 96 16 81 84 5 1 3 882 96 1.432 9.3 0.7 3.6 3.8 1.04
PIT (3 yrs) 28 28 .500 4.33 81 64 8 23 4 0 486.1 512 265 234 38 181 205 15 1 7 2134 99 1.425 9.5 0.7 3.3 3.8 1.13
STL (3 yrs) 18 16 .529 4.19 79 37 14 11 2 1 307.1 312 160 143 28 132 118 3 2 6 1333 94 1.445 9.1 0.8 3.9 3.5 0.89
CHC (1 yr) 2 9 .182 4.43 29 12 10 3 1 0 103.2 100 57 51 4 48 51 3 0 0 452 88 1.428 8.7 0.3 4.2 4.4 1.06

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1948 26 2 9 .182 4.43 29 12 10 3 1 0 103.2 100 57 51 4 48 51 3 0 0 452 88 1.428 8.7 0.3 4.2 4.4 1.06 88
1949 27 15 16 .484 4.13 63 33 16 13 2 0 281.0 286 146 129 19 106 144 8 0 1 1217 99 1.395 9.2 0.6 3.4 4.6 1.36 99
1950 28 27 31 .466 4.21 100 66 18 24 4 0 530.1 548 284 248 37 198 237 14 1 5 2314 101 1.407 9.3 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.20 101
1951 29 41 43 .488 4.25 131 92 19 35 6 0 719.1 732 381 340 55 285 301 18 1 9 3129 98 1.414 9.2 0.7 3.6 3.8 1.06 98
1952 30 45 47 .489 4.24 157 105 23 37 7 1 817.2 842 432 385 63 318 348 20 2 10 3557 97 1.419 9.3 0.7 3.5 3.8 1.09 97
1953 31 48 53 .475 4.29 189 113 32 37 7 1 897.1 924 482 428 70 361 374 21 3 13 3919 96 1.432 9.3 0.7 3.6 3.8 1.04 96

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1948 26 5 6 .455 4.63 105.0 105 60 54 4 50 52 3 1.476 9.0 4.3 4.5 1.04 0.3 29
1949 27 11 9 .550 3.78 181.0 188 84 76 15 59 95 5 1.365 9.3 2.9 4.7 1.61 0.7 34
1950 28 15 14 .517 3.80 263.0 261 123 111 18 92 98 6 1.342 8.9 3.1 3.4 1.07 0.6 37
1951 29 9 11 .450 4.45 188.0 189 103 93 18 89 64 4 1.479 9.0 4.3 3.1 0.72 0.9 31
1952 30 4 6 .400 4.64 97.0 118 56 50 9 35 46 2 1.577 10.9 3.2 4.3 1.31 0.8 26
1953 31 4 5 .444 4.55 83.0 83 47 42 7 44 27 1 1.530 9.0 4.8 2.9 0.61 0.8 32
6 Seasons 48 51 .485 4.18 917.0 944 473 426 71 369 382 21 1.432 9.3 3.7 1.04 0.7 189

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1949 NL  .650 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 NL  4.720 (3rd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1950 NL  249.3 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1950 NL  33 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1950 NL  2 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1950 NL  92 (7th)
1951 NL  87 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1950 NL  262 (5th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1949 NL  1.603 (8th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1950 NL  .650 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1950 NL  15 (8th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1950 NL  119 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1949 NL  5 (10th)
1950 NL  6 (6th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1950 NL  1097 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 8 (1567), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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