#30 Ben Chapman, Third Base, 25 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Friday, 10/20/1934 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Chapman
12/25/1908 25 USA,TN,NASHVILLE 6"0 190
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Normal 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,528,571 1934 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 150 Days (838 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 159 Days (847 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Talent | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 5 5 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 2 (Range), .936 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 5 (Range), .927 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | WAS | L 5-8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/24 | WAS | W 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | @BOS | W 6-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | @BOS | W 7-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | CLE | W 7-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/29 | PHA | W 7-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/30 | DET | W 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @NYY | W 9-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/2 | CHA | W 4-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/4 | @CHA | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 160 | 607 | 133 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 78 | 78 | 82 | .219 | .312 | .318 | .630 | .593 | .099 |
Projected | 160 | 607 | 133 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 78 | 78 | 82 | .219 | .312 | .318 | .630 | .593 | .099 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 158 | 696 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 193 | 45 | 26 | 17 | 60.5 | 68.8 | 3.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 118 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .203 | .329 | .280 | .608 |
vs. RHP | 489 | 109 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 61 | 56 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .223 | .307 | .327 | .634 |
Close/Late | 75 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .187 | .311 | .280 | .591 |
Scoring Position | 144 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .264 | .359 | .333 | .692 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 299 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 30 | 37 | 39 | .201 | .294 | .278 | .572 |
Road | 81 | 308 | 73 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 48 | 41 | 43 | .237 | .326 | .357 | .683 |
March/April | 26 | 99 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 12 | .232 | .339 | .364 | .703 |
May | 26 | 108 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 12 | .296 | .377 | .435 | .812 |
June | 26 | 105 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 19 | .190 | .301 | .267 | .567 |
July | 26 | 90 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | .222 | .320 | .333 | .654 |
August | 27 | 97 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 14 | .165 | .231 | .216 | .448 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 108 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 12 | .204 | .287 | .287 | .574 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1930 | 135 | 497 | 121 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 77 | 65 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 11 | 10 | .243 | .309 | .376 | .685 | SLA |
1931 | 72 | 227 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 5 | .194 | .272 | .339 | .611 | SLA |
1932 | 160 | 598 | 153 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 102 | 74 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 15 | 20 | .256 | .340 | .383 | .723 | SLA |
1933 | 141 | 440 | 113 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 67 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 19 | 6 | .257 | .334 | .439 | .773 | SLA |
1934 | 160 | 607 | 133 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 78 | 78 | 5 | 2 | 82 | 26 | 17 | .219 | .312 | .318 | .630 | SLA |
Total | 668 | 2369 | 564 | 154 | 28 | 35 | 328 | 316 | 275 | 12 | 14 | 287 | 78 | 58 | .238 | .319 | .371 | .690 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1930, AAA | 27 | 100 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .410 | .504 | .730 | 1.234 |
1931, AAA | 27 | 100 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 4 | .320 | .415 | .660 | 1.075 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 11 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 52 | 3 | .942 | 87.0 | 5.38 | | | | |
Third Base | 149 | 148 | 92 | 298 | 26 | 414 | 24 | .942 | 1334.0 | 2.79 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1930... Had first career hit on 5/4/1930, off Lee Thompson (NYY)... Hit first career homerun on 5/18/1930, off Si Johnson (CLE)... Injured on 6/20/1931 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1933, hitting .522 with 1 HR, 7 RBI... 1/31/1934: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1932 - 10 - 5th
| BB 1932 - 73 - 10th
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