Frank Chance was born on Saturday, September 9, 1876, in Fresno, California. Chance was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 29, 1898, with the Chicago Orphans. 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 Frank Chance baseball stats page.
"If (Frank Chance) has to choose between accepting a pair of spikes in a vital part of his anatomy and getting a put-out, or dodging the spikes and losing the put-out, he always takes the put-out." - Christy Mathewson in Pitching in a Pinch (1912)
Frank Chance |
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Frank ChanceFrank Chance Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Frank ChanceFrank Chance Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1898 | 22 | Orphans | 53 | 147 | 32 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | .279 | .338 | .367 |
1899 | 23 | Orphans | 64 | 192 | 37 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | .286 | .351 | .354 |
1900 | 24 | Orphans | 56 | 149 | 26 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | - | - | 8 | - | 15 | - | .295 | .413 | .396 |
1901 | 25 | Orphans | 69 | 241 | 38 | 67 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 29 | - | - | 4 | - | 9 | - | .278 | .376 | .361 |
1902 | 26 | Cubs | 75 | 240 | 39 | 69 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 35 | - | - | 2 | - | 8 | - | .288 | .396 | .371 |
1903 | 27 | Cubs | 125 | 441 | 83 | 144 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 78 | - | - | 2 | - | 10 | - | .327 | .439 | .440 |
1904 | 28 | Cubs | 124 | 451 | 89 | 140 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 36 | - | - | 11 | - | 16 | - | .310 | .382 | .430 |
1905 | 29 | Cubs | 118 | 392 | 92 | 124 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 78 | - | - | 15 | - | 17 | - | .316 | .450 | .434 |
1906 | 30 | Cubs | 136 | 474 | 103 | 151 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 70 | - | - | 18 | - | 12 | - | .319 | .419 | .430 |
1907 | 31 | Cubs | 111 | 382 | 58 | 112 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 51 | - | - | 5 | - | 13 | - | .293 | .395 | .361 |
1908 | 32 | Cubs | 129 | 452 | 65 | 123 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 37 | - | - | 16 | - | 8 | - | .272 | .338 | .363 |
1909 | 33 | Cubs | 93 | 324 | 53 | 88 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 30 | - | - | 12 | - | 4 | - | .272 | .341 | .346 |
1910 | 34 | Cubs | 88 | 295 | 54 | 88 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 37 | - | 15 | 6 | - | 10 | - | .298 | .395 | .393 |
1911 | 35 | Cubs | 31 | 88 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 25 | - | 13 | 6 | - | 5 | - | .239 | .432 | .409 |
1912 | 36 | Cubs | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .200 | .500 | .200 |
1913 | 37 | Yankees | 12 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .208 | .406 | .208 |
1914 | 38 | Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 1,287 | 4,297 | 797 | 1,273 | 200 | 79 | 20 | 1 | 596 | 554 | 0 | 29 | 111 | 0 | 137 | - | .296 | .394 | .394 |
Frank ChanceFrank Chance Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1898 Orphans | 1B | 3 | - | 6 | 20 | 6.7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 81.00 |
1898 Orphans | C | 33 | - | - | 80 | 2.4 | 76 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | - | - | .950 | 0.00 |
1898 Orphans | OF | 17 | - | - | 35 | 2.1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.00 |
1899 Orphans | 1B | 1 | - | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1899 Orphans | C | 57 | - | - | 242 | 4.2 | 230 | 166 | 64 | 12 | 6 | 7 | - | - | .950 | 0.00 |
1899 Orphans | LF | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1900 Orphans | 1B | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 54.00 |
1900 Orphans | C | 51 | - | - | 236 | 4.6 | 220 | 155 | 65 | 16 | 2 | 13 | - | - | .932 | 0.00 |
1901 Orphans | 1B | 6 | - | 12 | 34 | 5.7 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 67.50 |
1901 Orphans | C | 13 | - | - | 76 | 5.8 | 75 | 55 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | .987 | 0.00 |
1901 Orphans | OF | 51 | - | - | 73 | 1.4 | 68 | 61 | 7 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 0.00 |
1902 Cubs | 1B | 38 | - | 39 | 424 | 11.2 | 411 | 391 | 20 | 13 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 284.54 |
1902 Cubs | C | 29 | - | - | 144 | 5.0 | 140 | 113 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | .972 | 0.00 |
1902 Cubs | RF | 4 | - | - | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1903 Cubs | 1B | 121 | - | 108 | 1,308 | 10.8 | 1,272 | 1,204 | 68 | 36 | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 318.00 |
1903 Cubs | C | 2 | - | - | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | .889 | 0.00 |
1904 Cubs | 1B | 123 | - | 39 | 1,324 | 10.8 | 1,311 | 1,205 | 106 | 13 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 907.62 |
1904 Cubs | C | 1 | - | - | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1905 Cubs | 1B | 115 | - | 39 | 1,253 | 10.9 | 1,240 | 1,165 | 75 | 13 | 54 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 858.46 |
1906 Cubs | 1B | 136 | - | 48 | 1,474 | 10.8 | 1,458 | 1,376 | 82 | 16 | 71 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 820.13 |
1907 Cubs | 1B | 109 | - | 30 | 1,219 | 11.2 | 1,209 | 1,129 | 80 | 10 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 1,088.10 |
1908 Cubs | 1B | 126 | - | 45 | 1,392 | 11.0 | 1,377 | 1,291 | 86 | 15 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 826.20 |
1909 Cubs | 1B | 92 | - | 18 | 947 | 10.3 | 941 | 901 | 40 | 6 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 1,411.50 |
1910 Cubs | 1B | 87 | - | 9 | 814 | 9.4 | 811 | 773 | 38 | 3 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 2,433.00 |
1911 Cubs | 1B | 29 | 29 | 756 | 303 | 10.4 | 300 | 289 | 11 | 3 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.71 |
1912 Cubs | 1B | 2 | - | 0 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1913 Yankees | 1B | 7 | - | 0 | 91 | 13.0 | 91 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1914 Yankees | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 997 | 30 | 1,152 | 10,635 | 10.7 | 10,500 | 9,885 | 615 | 135 | 470 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 246.09 | |
C Totals | 186 | 0 | 0 | 796 | 4.3 | 758 | 567 | 191 | 38 | 15 | 30 | n/a | n/a | .952 | 0.00 | |
OF Totals | 68 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 1.6 | 96 | 84 | 12 | 12 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 0.00 | |
RF Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
17 Years | 1,256 | 30 | 1,152 | 11,543 | 9.2 | 11,358 | 10,540 | 818 | 185 | 486 | 30 | n/a | n/a | .984 | 266.20 |
Frank ChanceFrank Chance Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1898 Orphans | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 147.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
1899 Orphans | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 192.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1900 Orphans | 8 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
1901 Orphans | 27 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1902 Cubs | 27 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 240.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1903 Cubs | 67 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 220.5 | 0.0 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1904 Cubs | 42 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 75.2 | 0.0 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1905 Cubs | 38 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 196.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1906 Cubs | 57 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 158.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1907 Cubs | 35 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 382.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1908 Cubs | 27 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 226.0 | 0.0 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1909 Cubs | 29 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1910 Cubs | 16 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 19.7 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1911 Cubs | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 88.0 | 6.8 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1912 Cubs | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1913 Yankees | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 24.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
1914 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 401 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 214.9 | 148.2 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
Frank ChanceFrank Chance Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1898 Chicago Orphans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1899 Chicago Orphans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1900 Chicago Orphans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1901 Chicago Orphans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1902 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1903 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1904 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1905 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1906 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1907 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1908 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1909 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1910 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1911 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1912 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1913 New York Yankees | n/a | $25,000.00 | n/a | - |
1914 New York Yankees | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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