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Fred Chapman

William Fred Chapman (Chappie)

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 17, 1916 in Liberty, SC (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1939
Team: Athletics 1939-1941

Final Game: September 23, 1941
Died: March 27, 1997 in Kannapolis, NC
Buried: Carolina Memorial Park, Concord, NC
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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
1939 22 PHA AL 15 51 49 5 14 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 .286 .300 .347 .647 67 17 0 0 1 6
1940 23 PHA AL 26 79 69 6 11 1 0 0 4 1 1 6 10 .159 .227 .174 .401 7 12 2 0 4 6
1941 24 PHA AL 35 73 69 1 11 1 0 0 4 1 2 4 15 .159 .205 .174 .379 2 12 1 0 0 6/54
1942 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1943 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1944 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1945 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
3 Yrs 76 203 187 12 36 3 1 0 9 3 3 11 28 .193 .237 .219 .457 21 41 3 0 5
162 Game Avg. 162 433 399 26 77 6 2 0 19 6 6 23 60 .193 .237 .219 .457 21 87 6 0 11

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
1939 22 PHA AL 15 51 -2 0 0 -2 1 -3 -0.3 2 -2 -0.1 .480 .498 0.0 -0.1 0 $ 6
1940 23 PHA AL 26 79 -10 -0 0 -6 1 -15 -1.4 2 -13 -1.2 .445 .491 -0.7 -0.4 -7 $ 6
1941 24 PHA AL 35 73 -10 -1 0 0 1 -9 -0.9 2 -7 -0.7 .474 .494 -0.7 0.1 -7 $ 6/54
3 Seasons 76 203 -22 -1 0 -8 3 -27 -2.6 5 -21 -2.0 .465 .495 -1.4 -0.4 -13 $

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
1939 22 PHA AL 51 36 5 3.7 111 .304 .286 .283 .300 .357 .347 .418 .647 .775 67 .358 -2.7 -0.2 .543 .102 .061 .0
1940 23 PHA AL 79 65 3 1.2 108 .186 .159 .276 .227 .348 .174 .418 .401 .766 7 .072 -9.5 -0.9 .295 .101 .014 .0
1941 24 PHA AL 73 61 2 0.9 104 .204 .159 .272 .205 .348 .174 .401 .379 .749 2 .044 -9.8 -1.0 .246 .058 .014 .0
3 Yrs 203 162 10 1.6 107 .226 .193 .276 .237 .350 .219 .412 .457 .762 21 .119 -22.0 -2.1 .331 .086 .027 .0
162 Game Avg. 433 345 21 1.6 107 .226 .193 .276 .237 .350 .219 .412 .457 .762 21 .119 -22.0 -2.1 .331 .086 .027

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
1939 22 PHA AL 51 0.0% 5.9% 2.0% 3.9% 14% 3.00 16.3 49.0 90%
1940 23 PHA AL 79 0.0% 12.7% 7.6% 1.3% 9% 1.67 6.9 17.3 75%
1941 24 PHA AL 73 0.0% 20.6% 5.5% 1.4% 9% 3.75 4.6 17.3 74%
3 Yrs 203 0.0% 13.8% 5.4% 2.0% 11% 2.55 6.7 20.8 78%
MLB Averages 1.5% 9.2% 8.9% 6.7% 28% 1.03 9.7 59.1 8.0 78%

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
1939 22 15 51 49 5 14 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 .286 .300 .347 .647 67 17 0 0 1
1940 23 41 130 118 11 25 2 1 0 5 2 1 7 13 .212 .256 .246 .502 32 29 2 0 5
1941 24 76 203 187 12 36 3 1 0 9 3 3 11 28 .193 .237 .219 .457 21 41 3 0 5

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
1939 22 16 52 50 4 13 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 .260 .275 .320 .595 4 15
1940 23 27 80 71 5 10 1 0 0 3 1 5 10 .141 .197 .155 .352 2 26
1941 24 36 74 70 1 10 1 0 0 3 1 4 16 .143 .189 .157 .346 2 35
3 Yrs 79 206 191 10 33 3 1 0 7 3 10 29 .173 .214 .199 .413 8 76
162 Game Avg. 162 422 392 21 68 6 2 0 14 6 21 59 .173 .214 .199 .413 16 76

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