Hal Chase

First Base
1905—1919
BORN
February 13, 1883, in Los Gatos, CA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Left
HT / WT
6-0 / 175
MLB DEBUT
April 14, 1905
FINAL GAME
September 25, 1919
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Yankees
.291
BATTING AVERAGE
2158
HITS
22.8
WAR
.319
ON-BASE PCT
57
17.9
WAR7
.391
SLUGGING
.710
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
1.9
WAR PER SEASON
Hal Chase
 
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.

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Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Chase
22.8
17.9
10.8
10.2
20.4
1.9
AVG HOFer
61.0
42.1
30.8
21.0
51.6
4.7

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Hal Chase Rank?

Ranking Among First Basemen by Wins Above Replacement

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
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WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 First Basemen