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Kelvin Chapman

Kelvin Keith Chapman

Positions: Second Baseman and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 173 lb.

Born: June 2, 1956 in Willits, CA
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1975. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 1979
Team: Mets 1979-1985

Final Game: July 24, 1985
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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
1979 23 NYM NL 35 87 80 7 12 1 2 0 4 0 0 5 15 .150 .198 .213 .410 15 17 1 0 1 1 0 4/5
1984 28 NYM NL 75 223 197 27 57 13 0 3 23 8 7 19 30 .289 .356 .401 .757 114 79 7 2 4 1 0 4/5
1985 29 NYM NL 62 159 144 16 25 3 0 0 7 5 4 9 15 .174 .231 .194 .425 21 28 2 2 3 1 0 4/5
3 Yrs 172 469 421 50 94 17 2 3 34 13 11 33 60 .223 .284 .295 .579 63 124 10 4 8 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 442 397 47 89 16 2 3 32 12 10 31 57 .223 .284 .295 .579 63 117 9 4 8 3 0

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
1979 23 NYM NL 35 87 -10 1 0 -1 0 -10 -1.0 2 -7 -0.8 .469 .493 -0.7 -0.1 -6 $ 4/5
1984 28 NYM NL 75 223 3 -1 -1 -3 1 -2 -0.1 7 5 0.6 .498 .499 0.9 -0.2 9 $40,000 4/5
1985 29 NYM NL 62 159 -10 -1 -0 -1 1 -11 -1.2 5 -6 -0.7 .480 .492 -0.7 0.1 -5 $ 4/5
3 Seasons 172 469 -17 -1 -1 -5 3 -22 -2.4 14 -8 -0.9 .486 .495 -0.5 -0.2 -2 $40,000

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
1979 23 NYM NL 87 71 4 1.5 95 .182 .150 .263 .198 .328 .213 .390 .410 .718 15 .125 -9.6 -1.0 .319 .125 .063
1984 28 NYM NL 223 159 26 4.4 93 .327 .289 .262 .356 .327 .401 .381 .757 .708 114 .523 4.3 0.4 .656 .213 .112 4.4
1985 29 NYM NL 159 129 7 1.5 94 .192 .174 .259 .231 .327 .194 .386 .425 .712 21 .126 -15.3 -1.6 .320 .090 .021 .0
3 Yrs 469 359 37 2.8 94 .252 .223 .261 .284 .327 .295 .385 .579 .712 63 .317 -20.6 -2.1 .468 .154 .071 4.9
162 Game Avg. 442 338 35 2.8 94 .252 .223 .261 .284 .327 .295 .385 .579 .712 63 .317 -20.6 -2.1 .468 .154 .071 5

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
1979 23 NYM NL 87 0.0% 17.2% 5.8% 3.5% 25% 3.00 5.3 20.0 1.59 76%
1984 28 NYM NL 223 1.4% 13.5% 8.5% 7.2% 28% 1.58 6.6 65.7 8.6 1.35 74%
1985 29 NYM NL 159 0.0% 9.4% 5.7% 1.9% 12% 1.67 9.6 20.6 0.73 82%
3 Yrs 469 0.6% 12.8% 7.0% 4.7% 23% 1.82 7.0 140.3 12.4 1.11 77%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.2% 8.4% 6.6% 28% 1.58 6.8 43.8 8.5 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1979 23 NYM NL -9.7 -1.0 88 -1.2 1.2 -2.3 1.30 -0.9 -0.0 -8.0 -0.8 0.90 -9.9 1.28 10
1984 28 NYM NL 4.3 0.4 243 0.0 4.5 -4.5 1.10 -0.1 0.1 4.0 0.4 0.98 1.9 1.73 14
1985 29 NYM NL -15.3 -1.6 168 -1.3 1.9 -3.2 1.11 -1.0 -0.2 -8.9 -0.9 0.97 -11.1 1.49 20
3 Yrs -20.7 -2.2 499 -2.4 7.6 -10.0 1.13 -1.9 -0.2 -12.9 -1.4 0.96 -19.1 1.52 44

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1979 23 NYM NL 0 0 41% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 70% 7 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 2
1984 28 NYM NL 1 0 32% 77 8 7 53% 5 7 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 9 56% 6 2 3 2 1 1 10 3 6
1985 29 NYM NL 7 0 44% 46 5 4 56% 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 42% 6 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 0
3 Yrs 8 0 37% 149 13 11 54% 9 10 4 0 0 1 2 0 7 16 55% 19 7 10 8 4 4 13 4 8

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1979 23 NYM NL 87 28% 12 10 2 0 0 1.28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 10 1 10% 11 5 45% 44 4 9% 5 2 40% 5 3 60% 0
1984 28 NYM NL 223 81% 57 14 5 0 1 1.73 3 1 4 0 3 1 2 0 4 4 100% 37 7 19% 20 9 45% 125 21 17% 11 5 45% 13 9 69% 0
1985 29 NYM NL 159 89% 25 20 6 0 3 1.49 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 27 2 7% 15 5 33% 82 8 10% 4 3 75% 2 2 100% 0
3 Yrs 469 74% 94 44 13 0 4 1.52 3 1 7 0 3 1 2 0 8 8 100% 74 10 14% 46 19 41% 251 33 13% 20 10 50% 20 14 70% 0
MLB Averages 58% 83% 11% 35% 15% 52% 55%

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
1979 23 35 87 80 7 12 1 2 0 4 0 0 5 15 .150 .198 .213 .410 15 17 1 0 1 1 0
1980 24 35 87 80 7 12 1 2 0 4 0 0 5 15 .150 .198 .213 .410 15 17 1 0 1 1 0
1981 25 35 87 80 7 12 1 2 0 4 0 0 5 15 .150 .198 .213 .410 15 17 1 0 1 1 0
1982 26 35 87 80 7 12 1 2 0 4 0 0 5 15 .150 .198 .213 .410 15 17 1 0 1 1 0
1983 27 35 87 80 7 12 1 2 0 4 0 0 5 15 .150 .198 .213 .410 15 17 1 0 1 1 0
1984 28 110 310 277 34 69 14 2 3 27 8 7 24 45 .249 .311 .347 .658 85 96 8 2 5 2 0
1985 29 172 469 421 50 94 17 2 3 34 13 11 33 60 .223 .284 .295 .579 63 124 10 4 8 3 0

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
1979 23 35 88 81 8 13 1 2 0 5 0 5 15 .160 .207 .222 .429 4 35
1984 28 75 228 201 30 61 14 0 3 26 9 20 30 .303 .371 .418 .788 31 75
1985 29 62 162 146 18 27 3 0 0 8 5 10 15 .185 .245 .205 .451 7 62
3 Yrs 172 478 428 56 101 18 2 3 39 14 35 60 .236 .298 .308 .606 42 172
162 Game Avg. 162 450 403 53 95 17 2 3 37 13 33 57 .236 .298 .308 .606 40 172

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