Hal Chase

First Base

1905—1919

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
NR

Player Detail

Harold Homer
GIVEN NAME
Chase
SURNAME
February 13, 1883, in Los Gatos, CA
BORN
May 18, 1947, in Colusa, CA, USA
DIED
1905—1919
Playing Career
Played from 22-36
PLAYING AGE
New York Yankees
BUF
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Yankees
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Prince Hal
NICKNAME
none
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 175
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Left
BATTED / THREW
April 14, 1905
Major League Debut
September 25, 1919
FINAL GAME

WHO IS 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.

60

HITTING

50

POWER

50

RUNNING

60

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
Considered one of the best defensive first basemen in the game, Hal occassionally fielded bunts on the third base side of the diamond.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1919
2158
57
941
.291

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1916 Reds

33 Years Old

.340
AVG
4
HR
82
RBI
66
RUNS
.363
OBP
184
HITS
29
2B
12
3B
.459
SLG
19
BB
22
SB
4.2
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.291
.319
.391

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.710
.676
105.0

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

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
20.3
52.3

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

Hal Chase 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
Chase
561
163
74
24
9
4
71
21
44
27
219
186
.291
.319
.391
710
AVG 1B
539
145
62
22
8
3
38
45
20
191
188
.268
.322
.354
.676

Hal Chase Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
123
NR
NR
41
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

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

Hal Chase PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
22.8
17.9
10.8
10.2
1.92
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Hal Chase
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
230.6
139.6
92.2
66.3
19.4
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Hal Chase
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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