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