Ray Chapman

Shortstop

1912—1920

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Shortstop RANK
#60

Player Detail

Raymond Johnson
GIVEN NAME
Chapman
SURNAME
January 15, 1891, in Beaver Dam, KY
BORN
August 17, 1920, in New York, NY, USA
DIED
1912—1920
Playing Career
Played from 21-29
PLAYING AGE
Cleveland Indians
Teams Played For
Shortstop
PRIMARY POSITION
Cleveland Indians
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
none
UNIFORM NUMBER
#2 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-10 / 170
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
August 30, 1912
Major League Debut
August 16, 1920
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Ray Chapman?

One of baseball’s best shortstops; was hit in the skull by a pitch from Carl Mays during penant race in 1920; only fatality in baseball history due to an injury on field.

60

HITTING

40

POWER

60

RUNNING

70

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Ray had a close friendship with Detroit superstar Ty Cobb. The two men frequently went on hunting trips in the off-season.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1051
1053
17
364
.278

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1917 Indians

26 Years Old

.302
AVG
2
HR
36
RBI
98
RUNS
.370
OBP
170
HITS
28
2B
13
3B
.409
SLG
61
BB
52
SB
7.8
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.278
.358
.377

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.735
.630
116.7

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
28.2
55.4

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

Ray Chapman 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
Chapman
495
138
88
21
11
2
48
59
54
30
187
199
.278
.358
.377
735
AVG SS
525
130
64
18
6
2
47
44
18
166
181
.248
.314
.316
.630

Ray Chapman Rankings

AT Shortstop BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
60
70
55
70
91
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Shortstop BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
70
60
56
55
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Ray Chapman PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
29.2
27.2
20.6
15.9
4.50
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
4.89
BLUE = Ray Chapman
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
151.9
136.7
UNK
73.0
23.4
327.4
189.4
134.4
92.3
24.2
BLUE = Ray Chapman
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

— 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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