Cliff Chambers Stats

Cliff Chambers was born on Tuesday, January 10, 1922, in Portland, Oregon. Chambers was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 24, 1948, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Cliff Chambers baseball stats page.

"Seldom changes up and tries to go it on fast balls alone. Pirates board of strategy attempted to interest him in a curve, but he preferred to stick with swift." - Columnist Milt Richman in Baseball Digest (January 1951)

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Cliff Chambers

Cliff Chambers Autograph on a 1951 Picture Card Reprint (#131)

Cliff Chambers Autograph on a 1951 Picture Card Reprint (#131)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Clifford Day Chambers
Nickname:   Cliff or Lefty
Born On:   01-10-1922
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Portland, Oregon
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Washington State College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   208
First Game:   04-24-1948 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-22-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable
Cliff Chambers

Cliff Chambers Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1948 Cubs 29 12 10 2 9 .182 4.43 3 1 0 103.2 452 100 51 57 4 48 - 51 0 3 0 -
1949 Pirates 34 21 6 13 7 .650 3.96 10 1 0 177.1 765 186 78 89 15 58 - 93 1 5 0 -
1950 Pirates 37 33 2 12 15 .444 4.30 11 2 0 249.1 1,097 262 119 138 18 92 - 93 4 6 1 -
1951 Pirates 10 10 0 3 6 .333 5.58 2 1 0 59.2 272 64 37 38 5 31 - 19 2 4 0 -
1951 Cardinals 21 16 1 11 6 .647 3.83 9 1 0 129.1 543 120 55 59 13 56 - 45 2 0 0 -
1952 Cardinals 26 13 4 4 4 .500 4.12 2 1 1 98.1 428 110 45 51 8 33 - 47 1 2 1 -
1953 Cardinals 32 8 9 3 6 .333 4.86 0 0 0 79.2 362 82 43 50 7 43 - 26 3 1 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
6 Years 189 113 32 48 53 .475 4.29 37 7 1 897.1 3,919 924 428 482 70 361 - 374 13 21 3 -
Cliff Chambers

Cliff Chambers Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1948 Cubs 29 30 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 3 - 0 1 .133 .133 .167
1949 Pirates 34 55 5 13 2 1 0 0 5 5 - 7 6 - 0 1 .236 .300 .309
1950 Pirates 37 90 10 26 1 1 2 0 9 4 - 18 2 - 0 2 .289 .319 .389
1951 Pirates 10 21 1 7 0 0 1 0 3 0 - 3 1 - 0 0 .333 .333 .476
1951 Cardinals 21 49 3 8 1 0 0 0 4 4 - 13 1 - 0 2 .163 .226 .184
1952 Cardinals 26 32 4 9 3 0 0 0 1 3 - 8 1 - 0 0 .281 .343 .375
1953 Cardinals 32 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 0 - 0 0 .118 .118 .176
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 189 294 24 69 9 2 3 0 25 16 - 56 14 - 0 6 .235 .274 .310
Cliff Chambers

Cliff Chambers Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1948 Cubs P 29 12 311 25 0.9 25 5 20 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.17 -
1949 Pirates P 34 21 532 39 1.1 39 6 33 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.98 -
1950 Pirates P 37 33 748 48 1.3 46 9 37 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.66 -
1951 Pirates P 10 10 179 5 0.5 5 1 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.75 -
1951 Cardinals P 21 16 388 27 1.3 24 4 20 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.67 -
1952 Cardinals P 26 13 295 27 1.0 26 10 16 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.38 -
1953 Cardinals P 32 8 239 20 0.6 19 3 16 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.15 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 189 113 2,692 191 1.0 184 38 146 7 9 n/a n/a n/a .963 1.85 --
6 Years 189 113 2,692 191 1.0 184 38 146 7 9 n/a n/a n/a .963 1.85 --
Cliff Chambers

Cliff Chambers Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1948 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 10.0 10.0 1.06 4.43 4.17
1949 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 7.9 11.0 1.60 4.72 2.94
1950 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 45.0 5.0 10.0 1.01 3.36 3.32
1951 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 21.0 7.0 7.0 0.61 2.87 4.68
1951 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.8 12.3 0.80 3.13 3.90
1952 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 32.0 1.42 4.30 3.02
1953 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.3 0.0 0.60 2.94 4.86
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 98.0 5.3 11.8 1.04 3.75 3.62
Cliff Chambers

Cliff Chambers Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1948 Chicago Cubs 32 Undetermined - -
1949 Pittsburgh Pirates 23 Undetermined - -
1950 Pittsburgh Pirates 23 Undetermined - -
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 23 Undetermined - -
1951 St. Louis Cardinals 28 Undetermined - -
1952 St. Louis Cardinals 28 Undetermined - -
1953 St. Louis Cardinals 28 Undetermined - -


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