Sam Chapman

Center Field

1938—1951

Player LeveL

Regular

Top 100 Rank

Center Field RANK

Player Detail

Samuel Blake

GIVEN NAME

Chapman

SURNAME

April 11, 1916, in Tiburon, CA

BORN

December 22, 2006, in Kentfield, CA, USA

DIED

1938—1951

Playing Career

Played from 22-35

PLAYING AGE

Philadelphia A's

Teams Played For

Center Field

PRIMARY POSITION

Philadelphia A's

PRIMARY TEAM

NONE

World Series titles

NONE

NICKNAME

10 UNIFORM NUMBER

#6 IN LINEUP

BATTING ORDER

6-0 / 180

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

Right / Right

BATTED / THREW

May 16, 1938

Major League Debut

September 22, 1951

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Sam Chapman?

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.

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60

HITTING

60

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

Sam was named an All-American in football for the University of California, helping them to win the 1938 Rose Bowl.

Career Stats

GAMES	HITS	HR	RBI	AVG
1368	1329	180	773	.266

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Teammate Team

CATCHER:

First Base:

Second Base:

Shortstop:

Third Base:

Left Field:

Center Field:

Right Field:

Pitcher:

pitcher:

manager:

Blimp Hayes

Ferris Fain

Pete Suder

Eddie Joost

Hank Majeski

Bob Johnson

Barney McCosky

Wally Moses

Nels Potter

Bob Lemon

Connie Mack

BEST SEASON

1941 Philadelphia A's

25 Years Old

.323

AVG

HR

106

RBI

RUNS

.378

OBP

178

HITS

2B

3B

.544

SLG

BB

SB

4.9

WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG	OBP	SLG
.266	.342	.438

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS	LG OPS	COMP
.780	.773	100.9

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
17.0	60.2

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

One Degree Of Separation

Ted Williams

Also a pilot in World War II

Contemporaries

Barney McCosky

Dom DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio

Wally Judnich

Sam 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	534	142	81	23	6	19	83	60	73	4	234	204	.266	.342	.438	780
AVG CF	532	149	80	26	7	11		60	50	7	222	211	.281	.356	.417	.773

Sam Chapman Rankings

AT Center Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG	HALL OF STATS	BASEBALL SCHOLAR	JAWS	BILL JAMES
NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Updated THRU 2021

UPDATED THRU 2021

Updated THRU 2021

UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Center Field BY VALUE

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK
NR	NR	NR	NR

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

Sam Chapman PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	WAR PER SN
17.1	17.0	15.0	11.0	2.02
74.6	45.7	33.5	22.8	5.28

BLUE = Sam Chapman

GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER	WIN SHARES 7	WIN SHARES 5C	WIN SHARES 3	WS PER SN
144.4	117.6	UNK	65.1	17.1
373.6	214.5	156.7	102.8	28.1

BLUE = Sam Chapman

GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMANT

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:

WAR7

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

WAR5C

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

WAR3

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

WAR PER SN

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

WIN SHARES

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.

WS7

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

WS5C

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

WS3

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

WS PER SN

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