Sam Chapman was born on Tuesday, April 11, 1916, in Tiburon, California. Chapman was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 16, 1938, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Sam Chapman baseball stats page.
"I bought some new spikes and joined the team. I was planning on meeting Mr. Mack and being assigned to the minors, but he said, 'You're my left-handed outfielder from California.' I said, 'No, sir, I'm your new right-handed shortstop.' But he said, 'You're playing outfield today.' The first ball that was hit to me was a routine fly that I lost because I was fooling around with the new flip-down glasses they had given me, and when I picked up the ball I was so nervous I threw it into the stands. I thought that would be my last day ever in the majors, but when I got back to the dugout, Mr. Mack said, 'Don't worry, Sam; it shows you have a good arm.'" - Sam Chapman in the San Francisco Chronicle (Dwight Chapin, 12/30/2006)
Sam ChapmanSam Chapman Autograph on a Play Ball Reprint (#44) |
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Sam ChapmanSam Chapman 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 |
Sam ChapmanSam Chapman 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 |
1938 | 22 | Athletics | 114 | 406 | 60 | 105 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 63 | 55 | 3 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .259 | .353 | .461 |
1939 | 23 | Athletics | 140 | 498 | 74 | 134 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 64 | 51 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .269 | .338 | .432 |
1940 | 24 | Athletics | 134 | 508 | 88 | 140 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 75 | 46 | 1 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .276 | .337 | .474 |
1941 | 25 | Athletics | 143 | 552 | 97 | 178 | 29 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 106 | 47 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .322 | .378 | .543 |
1945 | 29 | Athletics | 9 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .267 |
1946 | 30 | Athletics | 146 | 545 | 77 | 142 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 67 | 54 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .261 | .327 | .429 |
1947 | 31 | Athletics | 149 | 551 | 84 | 139 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 83 | 65 | 3 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .252 | .331 | .379 |
1948 | 32 | Athletics | 123 | 445 | 58 | 115 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 70 | 55 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .258 | .341 | .413 |
1949 | 33 | Athletics | 154 | 589 | 89 | 164 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 108 | 80 | 2 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .278 | .367 | .455 |
1950 | 34 | Athletics | 144 | 553 | 93 | 139 | 20 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 95 | 68 | 1 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .251 | .338 | .434 |
1951 | 35 | Athletics | 18 | 65 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .169 | .299 | .185 |
1951 | 35 | Indians | 94 | 246 | 24 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .228 | .304 | .346 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
11 Years | 1,368 | 4,988 | 754 | 1,329 | 210 | 52 | 180 | 9 | 773 | 562 | 24 | 682 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 147 | .266 | .342 | .438 |
Sam ChapmanSam Chapman Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1938 Athletics | CF | 8 | 8 | 180 | 19 | 2.4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.70 |
1938 Athletics | LF | 103 | 102 | 2,601 | 230 | 2.2 | 219 | 212 | 7 | 11 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.27 |
1939 Athletics | 1B | 19 | 14 | 378 | 156 | 8.2 | 152 | 147 | 5 | 4 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 10.86 |
1939 Athletics | CF | 117 | 115 | 2,819 | 378 | 3.2 | 361 | 350 | 11 | 17 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.46 |
1940 Athletics | CF | 129 | 127 | 3,249 | 375 | 2.9 | 361 | 348 | 13 | 14 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 3.00 |
1941 Athletics | CF | 141 | 141 | 3,723 | 452 | 3.2 | 437 | 416 | 21 | 15 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 3.17 |
1945 Athletics | CF | 8 | 7 | 186 | 18 | 2.3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.61 |
1946 Athletics | CF | 65 | 61 | 1,539 | 201 | 3.1 | 192 | 185 | 7 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.37 |
1946 Athletics | LF | 84 | 84 | 2,064 | 193 | 2.3 | 190 | 184 | 6 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.49 |
1947 Athletics | CF | 134 | 134 | 3,570 | 418 | 3.1 | 412 | 399 | 13 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 3.12 |
1947 Athletics | LF | 12 | 11 | 294 | 32 | 2.7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.94 |
1948 Athletics | CF | 118 | 117 | 3,093 | 383 | 3.2 | 376 | 368 | 8 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 3.28 |
1949 Athletics | CF | 154 | 154 | 4,068 | 471 | 3.1 | 461 | 450 | 11 | 10 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 3.06 |
1950 Athletics | CF | 140 | 140 | 3,691 | 440 | 3.1 | 430 | 419 | 11 | 10 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 3.15 |
1951 Athletics | CF | 17 | 17 | 448 | 47 | 2.8 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.71 |
1951 Indians | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1951 Indians | CF | 45 | 20 | 768 | 67 | 1.5 | 67 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.36 |
1951 Indians | LF | 37 | 31 | 828 | 64 | 1.7 | 62 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.02 |
1951 Indians | RF | 7 | 5 | 135 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.80 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
CF Totals | 1,076 | 1,041 | 27,334 | 3,269 | 3.0 | 3,178 | 3,080 | 98 | 91 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 3.14 | |
LF Totals | 236 | 228 | 5,787 | 519 | 2.2 | 503 | 486 | 17 | 16 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.35 | |
1B Totals | 20 | 14 | 381 | 157 | 7.9 | 153 | 148 | 5 | 4 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 10.84 | |
RF Totals | 7 | 5 | 135 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.80 | |
11 Years | 1,339 | 1,288 | 33,637 | 3,949 | 2.9 | 3,838 | 3,718 | 120 | 111 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 3.08 |
Sam ChapmanSam Chapman 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 |
1938 Athletics | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 23.9 | 4.3 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1939 Athletics | 11 | 4 | .733 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 33.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1940 Athletics | 2 | 6 | .250 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 22.1 | 5.3 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1941 Athletics | 6 | 9 | .400 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 22.1 | 11.3 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1945 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.5 | 30.0 | - | - | - |
1946 Athletics | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 27.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1947 Athletics | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 39.4 | 7.9 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1948 Athletics | 6 | 1 | .857 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 34.2 | 8.9 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1949 Athletics | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 24.5 | 8.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1950 Athletics | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 24.0 | 7.0 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1951 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.4 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
1951 Indians | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 7 | n/a | 41.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
11 Years | 41 | 38 | .519 | 47 | 8 | n/a | 27.7 | 7.3 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
Sam ChapmanSam Chapman Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1938 Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1939 Philadelphia Athletics | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1940 Philadelphia Athletics | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1941 Philadelphia Athletics | 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
1945 Philadelphia Athletics | 10 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1946 Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1947 Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1948 Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1949 Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1950 Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1951 Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1951 Cleveland Indians | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
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