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Chet Laabs

Chester Peter Laabs

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 30, 1912 in Milwaukee, WI (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1937
Teams (by GP): Browns/Tigers/Athletics 1937-1947

Final Game: June 3, 1947
Died: January 26, 1983 in Warren, MI
Buried: St. Clement Cemetery, Center Line, MI
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All-Star

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
1937 25 DET AL 72 267 242 31 58 13 5 8 37 6 2 24 66 .240 .308 .434 .742 83 105 0 1 O87
1938 26 DET AL 64 229 211 26 50 7 3 7 37 3 2 15 52 .237 .288 .398 .686 65 84 0 3 O87
1939 27 TOT AL 100 374 333 53 100 21 6 10 64 4 1 35 62 .300 .369 .489 .858 116 163 8 1 5 O8/79
1939 27 DET AL 5 18 16 1 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 .313 .389 .500 .889 119 8 1 0 0 /7O
1939 27 SLB AL 95 356 317 52 95 20 5 10 62 4 1 33 62 .300 .368 .489 .856 115 155 7 1 5 O8/97
1940 28 SLB AL 105 253 218 32 59 11 5 10 40 3 3 34 59 .271 .372 .505 .876 123 110 2 1 0 O879
1941 29 SLB AL 118 449 392 64 109 23 6 15 59 5 2 51 59 .278 .361 .482 .843 119 189 9 0 6 O978
1942 30 SLB AL 144 614 520 90 143 21 7 27 99 0 3 88 88 .275 .380 .498 .878 144 259 12 0 6 *O978 MVP-19
1943 31 SLB AL 151 666 580 83 145 27 7 17 85 5 7 73 105 .250 .338 .409 .747 115 237 13 4 8 *O78/9 AS,MVP-23
1944 32 SLB AL 66 235 201 28 47 10 2 5 23 3 1 29 33 .234 .330 .378 .709 96 76 3 0 5 O79/8
1945 33 SLB AL 35 131 109 15 26 4 3 1 8 0 0 16 17 .239 .352 .358 .709 101 39 2 3 3 O7/89
1946 34 SLB AL 80 285 264 40 69 13 0 16 52 3 1 20 50 .261 .316 .492 .808 119 130 11 1 0 O9/7
1947 35 PHA AL 15 36 32 5 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 4 .219 .306 .344 .649 79 11 0 0 0 /O79
11 Yrs 950 3539 3102 467 813 151 44 117 509 32 22 389 595 .262 .346 .452 .798 113 1403 60 10 37
162 Game Avg. 162 603 529 80 139 26 8 20 87 5 4 66 101 .262 .346 .452 .798 113 239 2 6
SLB (8 yrs) 794 2989 2601 404 693 129 35 101 428 23 18 344 473 .266 .354 .459 .814 120 1195 59 10 33
DET (3 yrs) 141 514 469 58 113 21 9 15 76 9 4 41 118 .241 .302 .420 .722 76 197 1 0 4
PHA (1 yr) 15 36 32 5 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 4 .219 .306 .344 .649 79 11 0 0 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
1937 25 DET AL 72 267 -10 0 0 -3 -2 -14 -1.3 8 -5 -0.4 .482 .492 -0.2 -0.4 -2 $ O87
1938 26 DET AL 64 229 -15 -0 0 0 -1 -16 -1.5 7 -9 -0.8 .477 .491 -0.8 -0.1 -9 $ O87
1939 27 DET AL 5 18 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .506 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ /7O
1939 27 SLB AL 95 356 5 1 0 -3 -1 2 0.2 11 13 1.3 .502 .501 1.6 -0.3 16 $ O8/97
1940 28 SLB AL 105 253 6 -0 0 -4 -2 -1 -0.1 6 6 0.6 .499 .500 1.0 -0.5 10 $ O879
1941 29 SLB AL 118 449 9 1 0 0 -4 6 0.6 11 17 1.7 .505 .503 1.7 -0.4 17 $ O978
1942 30 SLB AL 144 614 29 -1 0 -4 -6 19 2.0 13 32 3.3 .514 .512 3.8 -1.0 36 $ *O978 MVP-19
1943 31 SLB AL 151 666 10 -1 0 -1 -6 2 0.2 14 16 1.6 .502 .501 1.7 -0.8 17 $ *O78/9 AS,MVP-23
1944 32 SLB AL 66 235 -1 0 0 0 -3 -3 -0.4 5 2 0.1 .494 .498 0.1 -0.3 2 $ O79/8
1945 33 SLB AL 35 131 0 0 0 0 -2 -1 -0.2 3 2 0.1 .496 .499 0.1 -0.2 2 $ O7/89
1946 34 SLB AL 80 285 5 0 0 1 -3 3 0.4 7 11 1.1 .505 .502 1.0 -0.3 10 $ O9/7
1947 35 PHA AL 15 36 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .492 .499 0.0 -0.0 -0 $ /O79
11 Seasons 950 3539 38 0 0 -14 -30 -5 -0.1 87 83 8.7 .500 .500 10.1 -4.4 97 $
SLB (8 yrs) 794 2989 63 0 0 -11 -26 26 2.7 70 97 9.8 .503 .502 11.0 -3.8 108 $
DET (3 yrs) 141 514 -24 0 0 -3 -3 -30 -2.7 16 -14 -1.1 .480 .494 -0.9 -0.5 -11 $
PHA (1 yr) 15 36 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .492 .499 0.0 -0.0 -0 $

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
1937 25 DET AL 267 187 33 4.7 119 .298 .240 .292 .308 .368 .434 .436 .742 .804 83 .446 -8.0 -0.7 .715 .310 .194 6.9
1938 26 DET AL 229 166 24 3.8 124 .283 .237 .299 .288 .379 .398 .445 .686 .824 65 .355 -13.7 -1.3 .613 .237 .161 4.2
1939 27 TOT AL 374 247 60 6.4 116 .345 .300 .289 .369 .365 .489 .428 .858 .792 116 .608 7.0 0.6 .835 .303 .189 5.7
1939 27 DET AL 18 12 3 6.6 120 .313 .313 .295 .389 .371 .500 .436 .889 .807 119 .620 0.4 0.0 .833 .313 .188
1939 27 SLB AL 356 235 57 6.4 116 .347 .300 .289 .368 .364 .489 .427 .856 .791 115 .607 6.6 0.6 .835 .303 .189 5.7
1940 28 SLB AL 253 164 40 6.5 113 .329 .271 .282 .372 .355 .505 .427 .876 .782 123 .620 7.2 0.7 .884 .390 .234 4.6
1941 29 SLB AL 449 300 68 6.1 109 .296 .278 .279 .361 .356 .482 .411 .843 .768 119 .612 9.8 0.9 .827 .342 .204 7.5
1942 30 SLB AL 614 398 97 6.5 96 .286 .275 .268 .380 .343 .498 .375 .878 .718 144 .700 30.5 3.1 .878 .387 .223 .0
1943 31 SLB AL 666 463 77 4.5 89 .279 .250 .260 .338 .334 .409 .358 .747 .693 115 .581 10.7 1.2 .686 .281 .159 7.7
1944 32 SLB AL 235 163 25 4.2 97 .258 .234 .276 .330 .344 .378 .377 .709 .721 96 .512 -0.8 -0.1 .677 .299 .144 3.8
1945 33 SLB AL 131 88 13 4.0 93 .275 .239 .268 .352 .342 .358 .365 .709 .706 101 .510 0.5 0.0 .682 .266 .119 .0
1946 34 SLB AL 285 207 41 5.3 100 .268 .261 .270 .316 .345 .492 .388 .808 .732 119 .608 4.9 0.5 .739 .314 .231 5.1
1947 35 PHA AL 36 25 3 3.2 98 .222 .219 .264 .306 .344 .344 .379 .649 .723 79 .381 -1.0 -0.1 .600 .250 .125 .0
11 Yrs 3539 2408 481 5.4 104 .291 .262 .276 .346 .351 .452 .396 .798 .747 113 .584 47.1 4.9 .764 .319 .190 50.3
162 Game Avg. 603 411 82 5.4 104 .291 .262 .276 .346 .351 .452 .396 .798 .747 113 .584 8 1 .764 .319 .190 9
SLB (8 yrs) 2989 2018 418 5.6 101 .292 .266 .272 .354 .347 .459 .388 .814 .735 120 .615 69.3 7.0 .783 .327 .193 37.5
DET (3 yrs) 514 365 60 4.3 121 .292 .241 .295 .302 .373 .420 .440 .722 .813 76 .413 -21.3 -2.0 .673 .277 .179 11.3
PHA (1 yr) 36 25 3 3.2 98 .222 .219 .264 .306 .344 .344 .379 .649 .723 79 .381 -1.0 -0.1 .600 .250 .125 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1944 32 SLB AL WS STL L 5 17 15 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 .200 .294 .400 .694 6 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 17 15 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 .200 .294 .400 .694 6 1 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 SLB AL 31 as CF 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 1 0 0 0 0

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
1937 25 DET AL 267 3.0% 24.7% 9.0% 9.7% 45% 2.75 3.7 30.3 6.5 63%
1938 26 DET AL 229 3.1% 22.7% 6.6% 7.4% 34% 3.47 4.1 30.1 5.7 66%
1939 27 TOT AL 374 2.7% 16.6% 9.4% 9.9% 37% 1.77 5.4 33.3 5.2 70%
1939 27 DET AL 18 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 11.1% 40% 0.00 8.0 89%
1939 27 SLB AL 356 2.8% 17.4% 9.3% 9.8% 37% 1.88 5.1 31.7 5.1 69%
1940 28 SLB AL 253 4.0% 23.3% 13.4% 10.3% 44% 1.74 3.7 21.8 5.5 59%
1941 29 SLB AL 449 3.3% 13.1% 11.4% 9.8% 40% 1.16 6.6 26.1 6.6 71%
1942 30 SLB AL 614 4.4% 14.3% 14.3% 9.0% 39% 1.00 5.9 19.3 5.3 66%
1943 31 SLB AL 666 2.6% 15.8% 11.0% 7.7% 35% 1.44 5.5 34.1 6.8 69%
1944 32 SLB AL 235 2.1% 14.0% 12.3% 7.2% 36% 1.14 6.1 40.2 8.7 69%
1945 33 SLB AL 131 0.8% 13.0% 12.2% 6.1% 31% 1.06 6.4 109.0 13.6 69%
1946 34 SLB AL 285 5.6% 17.5% 7.0% 10.2% 42% 2.50 5.3 16.5 5.1 69%
1947 35 PHA AL 36 2.8% 11.1% 11.1% 5.6% 29% 1.00 8.0 32.0 6.4 75%
11 Yrs 3539 3.3% 16.8% 11.0% 8.8% 38% 1.53 5.2 26.5 6.1 68%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.1% 8.9% 6.2% 26% 1.02 9.8 66.6 8.4 79%

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
1937 25 72 267 242 31 58 13 5 8 37 6 2 24 66 .240 .308 .434 .742 83 105 0 1
1938 26 136 496 453 57 108 20 8 15 74 9 4 39 118 .238 .299 .417 .716 75 189 0 4
1939 27 236 870 786 110 208 41 14 25 138 13 5 74 180 .265 .329 .448 .777 92 352 8 1 9
1940 28 341 1123 1004 142 267 52 19 35 178 16 8 108 239 .266 .338 .460 .799 99 462 10 2 9
1941 29 459 1572 1396 206 376 75 25 50 237 21 10 159 298 .269 .345 .466 .811 104 651 19 2 15
1942 30 603 2186 1916 296 519 96 32 77 336 21 13 247 386 .271 .355 .475 .830 114 910 31 2 21
1943 31 754 2852 2496 379 664 123 39 94 421 26 20 320 491 .266 .351 .460 .810 114 1147 44 6 29
1944 32 820 3087 2697 407 711 133 41 99 444 29 21 349 524 .264 .349 .453 .803 113 1223 47 6 34
1945 33 855 3218 2806 422 737 137 44 100 452 29 21 365 541 .263 .349 .450 .799 113 1262 49 9 37
1946 34 935 3503 3070 462 806 150 44 116 504 32 22 385 591 .263 .347 .453 .800 113 1392 60 10 37
1947 35 950 3539 3102 467 813 151 44 117 509 32 22 389 595 .262 .346 .452 .798 113 1403 60 10 37

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
1937 25 75 268 245 27 54 12 5 7 32 6 22 69 .220 .285 .396 .681 28 72
1938 26 68 233 216 22 46 6 3 6 31 3 14 55 .213 .261 .352 .613 20 64
1939 27 105 378 339 47 94 20 6 9 56 4 33 65 .277 .343 .451 .794 53 100
1940 28 110 255 222 29 56 10 5 9 36 3 32 62 .252 .349 .464 .813 37 105
1941 29 123 457 401 60 107 23 6 15 56 5 50 61 .267 .348 .466 .814 64 118
1942 30 152 652 552 97 153 22 7 29 107 0 94 93 .277 .382 .500 .882 106 144
1943 31 159 714 620 96 162 30 8 19 98 6 82 110 .261 .351 .427 .779 92 151
1944 32 69 245 210 29 49 10 2 5 24 3 30 34 .233 .329 .371 .701 26 66
1945 33 37 141 117 17 29 4 3 1 9 0 18 18 .248 .362 .359 .721 15 35
1946 34 84 299 277 43 73 14 0 17 56 3 21 52 .264 .318 .498 .816 44 80
1947 35 16 39 34 6 8 1 0 1 6 0 5 4 .235 .333 .353 .686 4 15
11 Yrs 998 3681 3233 473 831 152 45 118 511 33 401 623 .257 .341 .441 .782 489 950
162 Game Avg. 162 598 525 77 135 25 7 19 83 5 65 101 .257 .341 .441 .782 79 950

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1943 (CF)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1942 AL (19, 3%)
1943 AL (23, 2%)
0.05 Career Shares (1113th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1942 AL  3.8 (10th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1942 AL  .498 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1942 AL  .878 (5th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1943 AL  666 (5th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1942 AL  90 (9th)
1943 AL  83 (6th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1942 AL  259 (7th)
1943 AL  237 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1942 AL  27 (2nd)
1943 AL  17 (5th)
1946 AL  16 (10th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1942 AL  99 (6th)
1943 AL  85 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1942 AL  88 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1937 AL  66 (8th)
1939 AL  62 (7th)
1942 AL  88 (2nd)
1943 AL  105 (1st)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1942 AL  144 (7th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1942 AL  97 (6th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1942 AL  31 (7th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1942 AL  3.1 (7th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1942 AL  55 (6th)
1943 AL  51 (6th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1942 AL  .700 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1943 AL  4 (9th)
1945 AL  3 (10th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1943 AL  7.7 (9th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1940 AL  21.8 (10th)
1942 AL  19.3 (2nd)
1943 AL  34.1 (7th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1943 AL  463 (7th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 31 (769), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1494), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1388), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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