Frank Chance
Frank Leroy Chance (Husk and The Peerless Leader)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 9, 1876 in Fresno, CA
High School: Fresno (Fresno, CA)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Orphans in 1898. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1898
Final Game: April 21, 1914
Died: September 15, 1924 in Los Angeles, CA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1946.
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Standard Batting

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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
1898 21 CHC NL 53 162 147 32 41 4 3 1 14 7 7 .279 .338 .367 .705 102 54 6 2 2O/3
1899 22 CHC NL 64 213 192 37 55 6 2 1 22 10 15 .286 .351 .354 .705 96 68 4 2 2/3O
1900 23 CHC NL 56 187 149 26 44 9 3 0 13 8 15 .295 .413 .396 .809 127 59 15 8 2/3
1901 24 CHC NL 69 283 241 38 67 12 4 0 36 27 29 .278 .376 .361 .737 118 87 9 4 O2/3
1902 25 CHC NL 75 285 240 39 69 9 4 1 31 27 35 .288 .396 .371 .767 139 89 8 2 32/O
1903 26 CHC NL 125 531 441 83 144 24 10 2 81 67 78 .327 .439 .440 .878 154 194 10 2 *3/2
1904 27 CHC NL 124 514 451 89 140 16 10 6 49 42 36 .310 .382 .430 .812 150 194 16 11 *3/2
1905 28 CHC NL 118 502 392 92 124 16 12 2 70 38 78 .316 .450 .434 .883 159 170 17 15 *3
1906 29 CHC NL 136 574 474 103 151 24 10 3 71 57 70 .319 .419 .430 .849 158 204 12 18 *3
1907 30 CHC NL 111 451 382 58 112 19 2 1 49 35 51 .293 .395 .361 .756 131 138 13 5 *3
1908 31 CHC NL 129 513 452 65 123 27 4 2 55 27 37 .272 .338 .363 .701 120 164 8 16 *3
1909 32 CHC NL 93 370 324 53 88 16 4 0 46 29 30 .272 .341 .346 .686 110 112 4 12 3
1910 33 CHC NL 88 348 295 54 88 12 8 0 36 16 37 15 .298 .395 .393 .788 131 116 10 6 3
1911 34 CHC NL 31 124 88 23 21 6 3 1 17 9 25 13 .239 .432 .409 .841 136 36 5 6 3
1912 35 CHC NL 2 9 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .200 .500 .200 .700 95 1 0 1 /3
1913 36 NYY AL 12 33 24 3 5 0 0 0 6 1 8 1 .208 .406 .208 .615 81 5 0 1 /3
1914 37 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /3
17 Seasons 1287 5099 4297 797 1273 200 79 20 596 401 554 29 .296 .394 .394 .787 135 1691 137 111
162 Game Avg. 162 642 541 100 160 25 10 3 75 50 70 .296 .394 .394 .787 135 213 17 14
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
CHC (15 yrs) 1274 5066 4273 794 1268 200 79 20 590 400 546 28 .297 .394 .395 .788 136 1686 137 110
NYY (2 yrs) 13 33 24 3 5 0 0 0 6 1 8 1 .208 .406 .208 .615 81 5 0 1
NL (15 yrs) 1274 5066 4273 794 1268 200 79 20 590 400 546 28 .297 .394 .395 .788 136 1686 137 110
AL (2 yrs) 13 33 24 3 5 0 0 0 6 1 8 1 .208 .406 .208 .615 81 5 0 1

Advanced Batting

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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
1898 21 CHC NL 162 108 17 4.1 91 .274 .279 .278 .338 .342 .367 .357 .705 .699 102 .517 -0.0 0.0 .698 .184 .088 1.8
1899 22 CHC NL 213 139 23 4.3 97 .283 .286 .286 .351 .348 .354 .372 .705 .721 96 .497 -0.7 -0.1 .708 .198 .068 1.8
1900 23 CHC NL 187 113 21 4.9 95 .295 .295 .282 .413 .343 .396 .372 .809 .714 127 .559 7.7 0.8 .924 .255 .101 .0
1901 24 CHC NL 283 178 31 4.6 85 .278 .278 .271 .376 .325 .361 .353 .737 .679 118 .572 7.8 0.8 .874 .315 .083 .0
1902 25 CHC NL 285 173 34 5.2 76 .285 .288 .263 .396 .318 .371 .324 .767 .641 139 .682 13.8 1.5 .930 .342 .083 1.9
1903 26 CHC NL 531 299 83 7.3 90 .323 .327 .274 .439 .337 .440 .357 .878 .693 154 .755 36.9 3.8 1.175 .442 .113 3.9
1904 27 CHC NL 514 322 70 5.7 78 .301 .310 .258 .382 .316 .430 .333 .812 .649 150 .734 27.2 3.1 .926 .293 .120 10.5
1905 28 CHC NL 502 283 73 6.9 87 .313 .316 .269 .450 .332 .434 .351 .883 .683 159 .772 36.3 4.0 1.131 .413 .117 3.8
1906 29 CHC NL 574 341 83 6.4 80 .314 .319 .259 .419 .327 .430 .330 .849 .658 158 .787 37.3 4.3 1.062 .380 .112 5.7
1907 30 CHC NL 451 275 52 5.0 79 .291 .293 .259 .395 .326 .361 .329 .756 .654 131 .709 18.4 2.2 .878 .293 .068 1.9
1908 31 CHC NL 513 345 54 4.2 74 .269 .272 .251 .338 .313 .363 .324 .701 .637 120 .652 11.6 1.4 .717 .232 .091 3.7
1909 32 CHC NL 370 248 37 4.0 79 .272 .272 .255 .341 .324 .346 .329 .686 .653 110 .599 4.5 0.5 .742 .256 .074 .0
1910 33 CHC NL 348 213 44 5.5 87 .314 .298 .262 .395 .336 .393 .347 .788 .683 131 .680 13.2 1.4 .865 .275 .095 .0
1911 34 CHC NL 124 73 15 5.5 96 .270 .239 .268 .432 .346 .409 .370 .841 .715 136 .643 6.5 0.7 1.119 .557 .170 1.8
1912 35 CHC NL 9 5 1 5.4 100 .200 .200 .280 .500 .350 .200 .382 .700 .732 95 .603 0.4 0.0 1.250 .800 .000 .0
1913 36 NYY AL 33 20 2 2.7 87 .217 .208 .265 .406 .336 .208 .347 .615 .683 81 .363 0.2 0.0 .737 .375 .000 .0
17 Seasons 5099 3135 640 5.4 83 .295 .296 .264 .394 .328 .394 .342 .787 .670 135 .689 220.9 24.4 .920 .320 .097 38.1
162 Game Avg. 642 395 81 5.4 83 .295 .296 .264 .394 .328 .394 .342 .787 .670 135 .689 28 3 .920 .320 .097 5
CHC (15 yrs) 5066 3115 638 5.4 83 .295 .297 .264 .394 .328 .395 .341 .788 .670 136 .691 220.7 24.4 .921 .319 .098 38.1
NYY (2 yrs) 33 20 2 2.7 87 .217 .208 .265 .406 .336 .208 .347 .615 .683 81 .363 0.2 0.0 .737 .375 .000 .0
NL (15 yrs) 5066 3115 638 5.4 83 .295 .297 .264 .394 .328 .395 .341 .788 .670 136 .691 220.7 24.4 .921 .319 .098 38.1
AL (2 yrs) 33 20 2 2.7 87 .217 .208 .265 .406 .336 .208 .347 .615 .683 81 .363 0.2 0.0 .737 .375 .000 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1906 29 CHC NL WS CHW L 6 25 21 3 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 .238 .360 .286 .646 6 0 2 0 0 0
1907 30 CHC NL WS DET W 4 18 13 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 2 .154 .389 .231 .620 3 0 1 0 0 0
1908 31 CHC NL WS DET W 5 22 19 4 8 0 0 0 2 5 0 3 1 .421 .500 .421 .921 8 0 0 0 0 0
1910 33 CHC NL WS PHA L 5 17 17 1 6 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 .353 .353 .529 .882 9 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 20 82 70 11 21 3 1 0 6 10 1 9 6 .300 .402 .371 .774 26 0 3 0 0 0
4 WS 20 82 70 11 21 3 1 0 6 10 1 9 6 .300 .402 .371 .774 26 0 3 0 0 0

Cumulative Batting

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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
1898 21 53 162 147 32 41 4 3 1 14 7 7 .279 .338 .367 .705 102 54 6 2
1899 22 117 375 339 69 96 10 5 2 36 17 22 .283 .345 .360 .705 98 122 10 4
1900 23 173 562 488 95 140 19 8 2 49 25 37 .287 .367 .371 .738 107 181 25 12
1901 24 242 845 729 133 207 31 12 2 85 52 66 .284 .370 .368 .738 111 268 34 16
1902 25 317 1130 969 172 276 40 16 3 116 79 101 .285 .377 .368 .745 118 357 42 18
1903 26 442 1661 1410 255 420 64 26 5 197 146 179 .298 .397 .391 .787 129 551 52 20
1904 27 566 2175 1861 344 560 80 36 11 246 188 215 .301 .393 .400 .794 134 745 68 31
1905 28 684 2677 2253 436 684 96 48 13 316 226 293 .304 .404 .406 .810 138 915 85 46
1906 29 820 3251 2727 539 835 120 58 16 387 283 363 .306 .406 .410 .817 142 1119 97 64
1907 30 931 3702 3109 597 947 139 60 17 436 318 414 .305 .405 .404 .809 141 1257 110 69
1908 31 1060 4215 3561 662 1070 166 64 19 491 345 451 .300 .397 .399 .796 138 1421 118 85
1909 32 1153 4585 3885 715 1158 182 68 19 537 374 481 .298 .392 .395 .787 136 1533 122 97
1910 33 1241 4933 4180 769 1246 194 76 19 573 390 518 15 .298 .393 .394 .787 136 1649 132 103
1911 34 1272 5057 4268 792 1267 200 79 20 590 399 543 28 .297 .393 .395 .788 136 1685 137 109
1912 35 1274 5066 4273 794 1268 200 79 20 590 400 546 28 .297 .394 .395 .788 136 1686 137 110
1913 36 1286 5099 4297 797 1273 200 79 20 596 401 554 29 .296 .394 .394 .787 135 1691 137 111
1914 37 1287 5099 4297 797 1273 200 79 20 596 401 554 29 .296 .394 .394 .787 135 1691 137 111

Neutralized Batting

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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
1898 21 56 165 152 30 40 4 3 1 13 7 7 0 .263 .321 .349 .670 16 53
1899 22 67 215 197 34 53 6 2 1 20 10 14 0 .269 .330 .335 .665 21 64
1900 23 64 199 167 27 47 10 3 0 13 9 16 0 .281 .397 .377 .774 22 56
1901 24 80 323 279 44 78 14 5 0 42 31 34 0 .280 .378 .366 .743 36 69
1902 25 86 337 283 52 87 11 5 1 41 34 44 0 .307 .418 .392 .811 45 75
1903 26 145 605 506 91 162 27 11 2 89 75 88 0 .320 .431 .429 .860 91 125
1904 27 129 537 479 104 156 18 11 7 57 47 40 0 .326 .399 .453 .852 82 124
1905 28 123 515 413 100 133 17 13 2 76 41 84 0 .322 .456 .441 .897 79 118
1906 29 143 610 515 127 175 28 12 3 87 66 81 0 .340 .443 .458 .901 102 136
1907 30 117 495 418 75 134 23 2 1 64 42 61 0 .321 .426 .392 .819 67 111
1908 31 134 546 491 87 149 33 5 2 73 33 45 0 .303 .374 .403 .777 72 129
1909 32 97 389 349 65 102 19 5 0 57 34 35 0 .292 .365 .375 .740 46 93
1910 33 92 366 314 62 98 13 9 0 41 18 41 16 .312 .410 .411 .821 50 88
1911 34 32 123 92 24 22 6 3 1 18 9 26 14 .239 .431 .402 .833 16 31
1912 35 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .000 .375 .000 .375 0 2
1913 36 13 33 25 3 5 0 0 0 6 1 8 1 .200 .394 .200 .594 2 12
16 Seasons 1380 5466 4685 925 1441 229 89 21 697 458 627 31 .308 .407 .408 .814 747 1286
162 Game Avg. 162 642 550 109 169 27 10 2 82 54 74 .308 .407 .408 .814 88 1286

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1904 NL--.310--6th
1905 NL--.316--6th
1906 NL--.319--5th
1907 NL--.293--6th

On-Base% s c a p y
1903 NL--.439--3rd
1904 NL--.382--4th
1905 NL--.450--1st
1906 NL--.419--3rd
1907 NL--.395--3rd
Career--.394--81st

Slugging % s c a p y
1904 NL--.430--5th
1905 NL--.434--7th
1906 NL--.430--5th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1903 NL--.878--6th
1904 NL--.812--4th
1905 NL--.883--4th
1906 NL--.849--4th
1907 NL--.756--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1904 NL--89--7th
1906 NL--103--1st

Hits s c a p y
1906 NL--151--10th

Total Bases s c a p y
1906 NL--204--7th

Doubles s c a p y
1906 NL--24--6th
1908 NL--27--3rd

Triples s c a p y
1906 NL--10--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1904 NL--6--3rd
1906 NL--3--10th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1903 NL--81--6th
1906 NL--71--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1903 NL--78--4th
1905 NL--78--4th
1906 NL--70--7th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1902 NL--27--10th
1903 NL--67--1st
1904 NL--42--4th
1905 NL--38--6th
1906 NL--57--1st
1907 NL--35--7th
Career--401--66th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1903 NL--154--6th
1904 NL--150--4th
1905 NL--159--4th
1906 NL--158--4th
Career--135--108th

Runs Created s c a p y
1903 NL--83--8th
1904 NL--70--7th
1906 NL--83--4th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1903 NL--37--5th
1904 NL--27--4th
1905 NL--36--5th
1906 NL--37--3rd
1907 NL--18--7th
Career--221--218th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1903 NL--3.8--4th
1904 NL--3.1--4th
1905 NL--4.0--5th
1906 NL--4.3--3rd
1907 NL--2.2--7th
Career--24.4--181st

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1906 NL--37--8th

Times On Base s c a p y
1903 NL--232--7th
1906 NL--233--4th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1903 NL--.755--6th
1904 NL--.734--5th
1905 NL--.772--4th
1906 NL--.787--4th
1907 NL--.709--6th
Career--.689--91st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1900 NL--15--6th
1901 NL--9--9th
1902 NL--8--9th
1903 NL--10--7th
1904 NL--16--3rd
1905 NL--17--2nd
1906 NL--12--6th
1907 NL--13--2nd
1908 NL--8--7th
1910 NL--10--7th
Career--137--28th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1904 NL--10.5--2nd
1906 NL--5.7--9th

AB per HR s c a p y
1904 NL--75.167--5th

Oldest s c a p y
1912 NL--born 1876-09-09--7th
1913 AL--born 1876-09-09--10th
1914 AL--born 1876-09-09--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 7 (266), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 48 (409), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 22 (722), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 24 (454), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Billy Southworth (919) *
  2. Jack Smith (917)
  3. Jimmy Wolf (915)
  4. Mike Kreevich (915)
  5. Fred Schulte (915)
  6. Duff Cooley (914)
  7. John Titus (912)
  8. Darryl Hamilton (911)
  9. Sam Mertes (910)
  10. Luis Polonia (908)
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  2. Jerry Coleman (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Luke Appling (962) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Larry Gardner (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Bip Roberts (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Emmet Heidrick (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Harry Rice (925)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Harry Rice (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Charlie Jamieson (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Jack Smith (916)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Billy Southworth (920) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Billy Southworth (919) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. John Titus (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Mike Kreevich (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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