Chuck Klein

Hall of Fame

Right Field

1928—1944

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Right Field RANK
#37

Player Detail

Charles Herbert
GIVEN NAME
Klein
SURNAME
October 7, 1904, in Indianapolis, IN
BORN
March 28, 1958, in Indianapolis, IN, USA
DIED
1928—1944
Playing Career
Played from 23-39
PLAYING AGE
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Teams Played For
Right Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Philadelphia Phillies
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
The Hoosier Hammer
NICKNAME
multiple
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 185
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
July 30, 1928
Major League Debut
June 11, 1944
FINAL GAME
— MEMBER OF THE Hall of Fame —
— Top 50 Right Fielder —
— Phillies ALL-TIME TEAM —

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Sporting News Clipping File

WHO IS Chuck Klein?

Smashed the ball in puny Baker Bowl, but hit pretty damn well everywhere else too.
On September 4, 1940, the Phils held “Chuck Klein Night” at Shibe Park. That night the team gave their star a new automobile, a new icebox, and several other gifts.
  • Chuck Klein Scouting Report

70

HITTING

50

POWER

50

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

70

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1753
2076
300
1201
.320
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
1932 NL MVP

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
41.3
58.5

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.922
.802
114.9

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.320
.379
.543

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Paul Waner
Mel Ott
Babe Herman

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Gabby Hartnett
Charlie Grimm
Billy Herman
Dick Bartell
Stan Hack
Freddie Lindstrom
Augie Galan
Danny Litwhiler
Lon Warneke
Bill Lee
Burt Shotton

Chuck Klein Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Klein
543
174
98
33
6
25
101
50
44
7
295
225
.320
.379
.543
922
AVG RF
536
158
81
28
7
12
53
46
7
236
214
.294
.361
.441
.802

Chuck Klein Rankings

AT Right Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
37
29
34
31
42
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Right Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
30
27
14
15
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Chuck Klein PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
46.0
36.7
31.3
22.0
4.25
73.7
43.4
30.3
21.5
5.03
BLUE = Chuck Klein
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
237.8
176.2
141.1
90.5
21.9
389.8
205.2
143.3
96.9
26.7
BLUE = Chuck Klein
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF