Wes Chamberlain
Wesley Polk Chamberlain
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: April 13, 1966 in Chicago, IL
High School: Simeon (Chicago, IL)
School: Jackson State University
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 31, 1990
Final Game: June 7, 1995
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1990 PHI NL 24 LF 10 10 79.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -6.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 2.51 2.20 .977 2.19 1.71
1990 PHI NL 24 OF 10 10 85.1 24 23 0 1 0 .958 -1.7 -23.9 -1.7 -0.9 -0.8 0 2.43 2.30 .983 2.39 2.01
1990 PHI NL 24 RF 2 0 6.1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -1.3 -246.3 -1.3 -0.9 -0.4 0 1.42 0.50 1.000 2.27 1.80
1991 PHI NL 25 OF 98 96 854.1 206 199 4 3 0 .985 -5.9 -8.3 -5.9 -1.5 -4.4 0 2.14 2.07 .983 2.28 1.88 RoY-5
1991 PHI NL 25 LF 95 95 841.2 202 195 4 3 0 .985 -5.9 -8.4 -5.9 -1.5 -4.4 0 2.13 2.09 .983 2.18 1.67 RoY-5
1991 PHI NL 25 RF 3 1 12.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.84 1.33 .975 2.06 1.63 RoY-5
1992 PHI NL 26 OF 73 70 590.2 139 132 3 4 1 .971 -6.1 -12.4 -6.1 -1.4 -4.7 0 2.06 1.85 .983 2.34 1.96
1992 PHI NL 26 RF 48 45 388.0 86 84 1 1 0 .988 -5.0 -15.5 -4.0 -0.8 -3.2 -1 1.97 1.77 .979 2.08 1.66
1992 PHI NL 26 LF 28 25 202.2 53 48 2 3 1 .943 -1.1 -6.5 -2.1 -0.6 -1.5 1 2.22 1.79 .979 2.16 1.65
1993 PHI NL 27 OF 76 73 561.2 142 131 10 1 3 .993 2.8 6.0 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 4 2.26 1.86 .979 2.34 2.00
1993 PHI NL 27 RF 76 73 561.2 142 131 10 1 3 .993 2.8 6.0 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 4 2.26 1.86 .975 2.17 1.78
1994 TOT MLB 28 OF 52 49 414.1 104 96 8 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -1.2 -0.4 1.1 -1.5 0 2.26 2.00 .981 2.33 2.02
1994 TOT MLB 28 RF 52 49 414.1 104 97 7 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -1.2 -0.4 1.1 -1.5 0 2.26 2.00 .978 2.19 1.86
1994 PHI NL 28 OF 18 16 127.0 30 27 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.9 -0.9 -1 2.13 1.67 .980 2.24 1.90
1994 PHI NL 28 RF 18 16 127.0 30 27 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.9 -0.9 -1 2.13 1.67 .973 2.18 1.82
1994 BOS AL 28 OF 34 33 287.1 74 69 5 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -1.7 -1.4 -0.8 -0.6 1 2.32 2.18 .981 2.37 2.09
1994 BOS AL 28 RF 34 33 287.1 74 70 4 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -1.7 -1.4 -0.8 -0.6 1 2.32 2.18 .980 2.20 1.88
1994 BOS AL 28 DH 12
1995 BOS AL 29 OF 12 9 82.0 22 20 1 1 0 .955 1.3 19.0 0.3 -0.3 0.6 1 2.30 1.75 .982 2.33 1.99
1995 BOS AL 29 RF 12 9 82.0 22 20 1 1 0 .955 1.3 19.0 0.3 -0.3 0.6 1 2.30 1.75 .977 2.05 1.63
1995 BOS AL 29 DH 5
6 Seasons OF 321 307 2588.1 637 601 26 10 5 .984 -10.0 -4.6 -15.0 -2.9 -12.1 5 2.18 1.95 .982 2.32 1.96
6 Seasons RF 193 177 1465.0 360 337 19 4 4 .989 -2.6 -2.1 -6.6 -0.8 -5.8 4 2.19 1.84 .977 2.15 1.76
3 Seasons LF 133 130 1123.1 277 265 6 6 1 .978 -7.4 -7.9 -8.4 -2.1 -6.3 1 2.17 2.04 .982 2.18 1.67
2 Seasons DH 17
6 Seasons TOT 321 307 2588.1 637 601 26 10 5 .984 -10.0 -4.6 -15.0 -2.9 -12.1 5 2.18 1.95 .966 2.31 1.94
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1990 PHI NL 24 18 10 18 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 10 0 8 0
1991 PHI NL 25 101 96 101 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 3 98 0 3 1
1992 PHI NL 26 76 70 76 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 48 73 0 4 0
1993 PHI NL 27 96 73 96 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 76 0 22 0
1994 BOS AL 28 51 42 51 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 34 9 9 0
1994 PHI NL 28 24 16 24 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 7 0
1995 BOS AL 29 19 9 19 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 0 6 1
6 Seasons 385 316 385 321 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 0 193 321 9 59 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1990 PHI NL 24 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 33 42% 58% 33% 4 25%
1991 PHI NL 25 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 0 0 0 0 62 42% 74% 40% 4 100%
1992 PHI NL 26 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 13 8 0 4 0 0 5 2 0 5 0 0 7 3 0 34 13 38.2% 21 0 0.0% 1 1723 60% 77% 41% 139 61%
1993 PHI NL 27 1 0 1 0 0 10 0 5 0 4 26 17 0 13 3 0 9 7 1 9 1 2 13 7 0 70 35 50.0% 32 3 4.3% 7 2456 56% 75% 38% 256 54%
1994 BOS AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 20 5 3 13 3 0 5 4 0 5 1 0 5 5 0 48 18 37.5% 27 3 6.3% 1 1369 62% 75% 40% 140 53%
1994 PHI NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 9 2 0 5 2 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 24 6 25.0% 17 1 4.2% 2 575 57% 76% 39% 66 44%
1995 BOS AL 29 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 13 7 53.8% 6 0 0.0% 1 396 52% 78% 42% 45 47%
6 Seasons 4 0 3 1 1 19 0 8 3 5 76 38 3 36 8 1 25 17 1 22 2 2 32 16 0 191 81 42.4% 103 7 3.7% 12 6614 58% 75% 39% 654 54%
MLB Averages 44.1% 2.5% 56% 76% 39% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1990 PHI NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83.3% 1 0 0.0% 0 313 64% 82% 44% 37 59%
1991 PHI NL 25 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 25 23 0 20 4 1 19 9 1 10 5 0 14 14 0 88 55 62.5% 31 2 2.3% 2 3764 56% 74% 40% 349 57%
1992 PHI NL 26 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 6 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 5 4 1 18 11 61.1% 5 2 11.1% 0 907 59% 76% 43% 80 61%
3 Seasons 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 3 0 3 32 29 0 26 6 2 23 12 1 12 6 0 19 18 1 112 71 63.4% 37 4 3.6% 2 4984 57% 75% 41% 466 58%
MLB Averages 60.0% 2.5% 56% 76% 39% 51%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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