Hal Chase

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100

1905—1919

First Base

BORN

February 13, 1883, in Los Gatos, CA

BATS / THROWS

Right / Left

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-0 / 175

PRIMARY TEAM

New York Yankees

.291

BATTING AVERAGE

1919

GAMES

23.3 WAR

.319

ON-BASE PCT

980 RUNS

18.2 WAR7

.391

SLUGGING

2158

HITS

10.3 WAR3

.710

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

57 HOME RUNS

2.0 WAR PER SEASON

Was such a great con man that he convinced people how charming he was and how well he could play first base. Actually, Chase was a shyster who frequently threw games and bet against his teammates. He was run off numerous teams and eventually banned from organized baseball.

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Chase	CAREER 23.3	LONG PEAK 18.2	PRIME 10.8	SHORT PEAK 10.3	JAWS 20.8	WAR PER 2.0
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 61.0	LONG PEAK 42.1	PRIME 30.8	SHORT PEAK 21.0	JAWS 51.6	WAR PER 4.7

Where Does Hal Chase Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING NR	CAREER NR	LONG PEAK NR	PRIME NR	SHORT PEAK NR	JAWS NR
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame First Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison