Bob Chance
Robert Chance
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 219 lb.

Born: September 10, 1940 in Statesboro, GA
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1963
Final Game: April 29, 1969
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1963 CLE AL 22 OF 14 14 101.0 22 20 0 2 0 .909 -2.9 -34.5 -1.9 -1.3 -0.6 -1 1.78 1.43 .982 2.16 1.91
1963 CLE AL 22 RF 14 14 101.0 23 21 0 2 0 .913 -2.9 -34.5 -1.9 -1.3 -0.6 -1 1.87 1.50 .983 2.01 1.72
1964 CLE AL 23 1B 81 70 632.0 598 567 24 7 47 .988 -9.8 -18.6 -9.8 -7.0 -2.8 0 8.42 7.30 .991 9.43 8.12
1964 CLE AL 23 OF 31 27 217.1 39 39 0 0 0 1.000 -4.1 -22.6 -3.1 -0.1 -3.1 -1 1.62 1.26 .979 2.04 1.79
1964 CLE AL 23 RF 30 27 217.0 39 39 0 0 0 1.000 -4.1 -22.7 -3.1 -0.1 -3.1 -1 1.62 1.30 .985 1.88 1.61
1964 CLE AL 23 LF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.50
1965 WSA AL 24 1B 48 47 403.1 421 391 25 5 39 .988 -3.1 -9.2 -3.1 -1.2 -1.9 0 9.28 8.67 .991 9.56 7.88
1965 WSA AL 24 OF 3 3 23.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 10.4 0.2 -0.4 0.6 0 1.96 1.67 .980 2.03 1.77
1965 WSA AL 24 RF 3 3 23.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 10.4 0.2 -0.4 0.6 0 1.96 1.67 .980 1.84 1.57
1966 WSA AL 25 1B 13 9 78.2 78 73 3 2 6 .974 -1.7 -25.9 -1.7 -2.0 0.3 0 8.69 5.85 .991 9.60 8.18
1967 WSA AL 26 1B 10 10 75.0 80 75 5 0 6 1.000 1.0 16.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0 9.60 8.00 .991 9.53 8.32
1969 CAL AL 28 1B 1 1 8.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -0.1 -15.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 11.25 10.00 .991 9.67 8.30
5 Seasons 1B 153 137 1197.0 1188 1116 57 15 98 .987 -13.7 -13.7 -13.7 -9.8 -3.9 0 8.82 7.67 .991 9.49 8.06
3 Seasons OF 48 44 341.1 66 64 0 2 0 .970 -6.8 -23.9 -4.8 -1.8 -3.1 -2 1.69 1.33 .980 2.08 1.82
3 Seasons RF 47 44 341.0 67 65 0 2 0 .970 -6.8 -23.9 -4.8 -1.8 -3.1 -2 1.72 1.38 .984 1.92 1.64
1 Season LF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.50
6 Seasons TOT 201 181 1538.1 1254 1180 57 17 98 .986 -20.5 -16.0 -18.5 -11.6 -7.0 -2 0 7.24 6.15 .977 7.85 6.57

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
1963 CLE AL 22 16 14 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 2 0
1964 CLE AL 23 120 97 120 120 0 0 81 0 0 0 1 0 30 31 22 0
1965 WSA AL 24 72 50 72 72 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 22 0
1966 WSA AL 25 37 9 37 37 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
1967 WSA AL 26 27 10 27 27 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
1969 CAL AL 28 5 1 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 Seasons 277 181 277 277 0 0 153 0 0 0 1 0 47 48 92 0
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 -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1964 CLE AL 23 2753 61% 73% 23% 107 91% 0 573 34 529 10 41 22 19 3 0 0 7 0 7 0 4 52 0 0 0 45 0 7 0 7 7 86%
1965 WSA AL 24 1843 65% 76% 24% 90 89% 1 388 19 364 5 38 26 19 3 2 2 5 0 3 2 5 39 0 0 1 33 1 6 1 5 8 100%
1966 WSA AL 25 371 67% 80% 24% 14 93% 0 75 2 73 0 7 4 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1967 WSA AL 26 324 69% 72% 25% 20 100% 0 74 6 66 2 10 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1969 CAL AL 28 38 84% 76% 29% 2 50% 0 10 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
5 Seasons 5329 63% 75% 24% 233 91% 1 1120 62 1041 17 96 57 44 8 2 2 15 1 12 2 10 104 0 0 1 91 1 13 1 12 21 90%
MLB Averages 62% 76% 27% 94% 86%

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%
1963 CLE AL 22 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 15 7 46.7% 8 0 0.0% 0 461 62% 77% 27% 47 45%
1964 CLE AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 6 0 4 1 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 5 3 0 32 13 40.6% 19 0 0.0% 0 964 63% 72% 23% 94 41%
1965 WSA AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 94 62% 79% 24% 7 71%
3 Seasons 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 11 0 4 1 0 5 4 0 3 1 0 8 5 0 49 22 44.9% 27 0 0.0% 0 1519 62% 74% 24% 148 44%
MLB Averages 41.3% 3.2% 62% 76% 26% 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%
1964 CLE AL 23 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 1 0% 0% 0% 0
1 Season 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 1 0% 0% 0% 0
MLB Averages 57.0% 2.6% 62% 76% 26% 48%

* 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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