Sam chapman

Sam Chapman

#117 RANKED AT POSITION
1938—1951
Center Field
BORN
April 11, 1916, in Tiburon, CA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 180
PRIMARY TEAM
Philadelphia A's
.266
BATTING AVERAGE
1368
GAMES
17.3
WAR
.342
ON-BASE PCT
754
RUNS
17.0
WAR7
.438
SLUGGING
1329
HITS
10.7
WAR3
.780
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
180
HOME RUNS
2.0
WAR PER SEASON
An All-American football player at the University of California, and later a Navy pilot during World War II (missing almost four full seasons of baseball in his prime). Chapman was a reckless but good outfielder who led the AL in putouts four times. He placed in the top ten three times in home runs. He played more games in center field for the Philadelphia A’s than any other man.
1-TIME
ALL-STAR

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Chapman
CAREER
17.3
LONG PEAK
17.0
PRIME
15.0
SHORT PEAK
10.7
JAWS
17.2
WAR PER
2.0
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
74.6
LONG PEAK
45.7
PRIME
33.5
SHORT PEAK
22.8
JAWS
60.2
WAR PER
5.4

Where Does Sam Chapman Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
117
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 Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Chapman
Average HOF Center Field
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.017.3171510.717.1274.645.733.522.860.25.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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