Retired
Ben Chapman
Birthdate:
Dec. 25, 1908 (117 y, 10 m, 3 d)Born In:
Nashville, TN, USANationality:
American
Position:
CFBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/190
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star | 1936 | None (MLB) |
| 1935 | None (MLB) | |
| 1934 | None (MLB) | |
| 1933 | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 17 | 31.7 | 26.2 |
| Grey Ink | 103 | 174.3 | 151.1 |
| HoF Standard | 45 | 51.0 | 45.6 |
| WAR | 37.4 | 64.7 | 59.1 |
| WAR7 | 27.1 | 39.6 | 38.2 |
| JAWS | 32.2 | 52.1 | 48.6 |
Similar Players (CF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Dixie Walker R | 917 |
| Paul Hines R | 913 |
| Sam West R | 907 |
| Jimmy Collins R | 898 |
| Bing Miller R | 894 |
| Wally Moses R | 885 |
| Minnie Minoso R | 885 |
| Gee Walker R | 884 |
| Frank Baker R | 879 |
| George Kell R | 874 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 148 | 9 |
| 1932 | 149 | 8 |
| 1939 | 145 | 10 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 686 | 7 |
| 1934 | 666 | 10 |
| 1939 | 654 | 5 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 600 | 7 |
| 1931 | 600 | 7 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 189 | 7 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 58 | 9 |
| 1931 | 77 | 3 |
| 1932 | 55 | 10 |
| 1934 | 68 | 4 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 290 | 8 |
| 1932 | 275 | 10 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 41 | 7 |
| 1933 | 36 | 8 |
| 1935 | 38 | 3 |
| 1936 | 50 | 3 |
| 1938 | 40 | 2 |
| 1939 | 31 | 10 |
| 1940 | 40 | 6 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 11 | 10 |
| 1932 | 15 | 4 |
| 1934 | 13 | 1 |
| 1937 | 12 | 7 |
| 1939 | 9 | 10 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 17 | 6 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 14 | 9 |
| 1931 | 61 | 1 |
| 1932 | 38 | 1 |
| 1933 | 27 | 1 |
| 1934 | 26 | 3 |
| 1935 | 17 | 4 |
| 1936 | 20 | 3 |
| 1937 | 35 | 1 |
| 1938 | 13 | 8 |
| 1939 | 18 | 5 |
| 1940 | 13 | 8 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 122 | 6 |
| 1933 | 98 | 10 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 120 | 4 |
| 1933 | 112 | 4 |
| 1935 | 118 | 4 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 75 | 9 |
| 1939 | 87 | 7 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 3 | 1 |
| 1931 | 3 | 1 |
| 1932 | 3 | 1 |
| 1933 | 3 | 3 |
| 1934 | 3 | 2 |
| 1935 | 3 | 1 |
| 1936 | 3 | 8 |
| 1937 | 3 | 1 |
| 1939 | 3 | 1 |
| 1940 | 3 | 3 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 5 | 8 |
| 1932 | 5 | 2 |
| 1933 | 4 | 3 |
| 1934 | 3 | 8 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 14 | 7 |
| 1939 | 20 | 2 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 4 | 5 |
| 1931 | 3 | 1 |
| 1932 | 4 | 1 |
| 1933 | 3 | 1 |
| 1934 | 4 | 1 |
| 1936 | 4 | 1 |
| 1937 | 4 | 2 |
| 1939 | 4 | 3 |
| 1940 | 4 | 7 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 66 | 9 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 0.340 | 3 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0.391 | 9 |
| 1936 | 0.405 | 9 |
| 1938 | 0.416 | 7 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 0.483 | 9 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 0.168 | 9 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 0.877 | 9 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 149 | 9 |
| 1932 | 151 | 8 |
| 1939 | 149 | 6 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 5.0 | 8 |