Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Chuck Klein
Birthdate:
Oct. 7, 1904 (99 y, 8 m, 21 d)Born In:
Indianapolis, IN, USANationality:
American
Position:
RFBats/Throws:
L/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/185
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1932 | None (MLB) |
| All-Star | 1934 | None (MLB) |
| 1933 | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 62 | 32.8 | 30.3 |
| Grey Ink | 167 | 210.1 | 166.3 |
| HoF Standard | 50 | 52.5 | 47.8 |
| WAR | 54.5 | 66.3 | 60.9 |
| WAR7 | 45.5 | 39.8 | 39.7 |
| JAWS | 50.0 | 53.1 | 50.3 |
Similar Players (RF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Earl Averill R | 912 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 893 |
| Bob Johnson R | 890 |
| Ruben Sierra R | 884 |
| Mo Vaughn | 881 |
| Brian Giles | 880 |
| Reggie Smith R | 875 |
| Del Ennis R | 871 |
| Johnny Mize R | 870 |
| Kal Daniels R | 868 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 156 | 1 |
| 1932 | 154 | 1 |
| 1933 | 152 | 5 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 724 | 4 |
| 1931 | 659 | 9 |
| 1932 | 715 | 3 |
| 1933 | 670 | 7 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 616 | 6 |
| 1929 | 616 | 6 |
| 1930 | 648 | 3 |
| 1930 | 648 | 3 |
| 1931 | 594 | 10 |
| 1931 | 594 | 10 |
| 1932 | 650 | 3 |
| 1932 | 650 | 3 |
| 1933 | 606 | 5 |
| 1933 | 606 | 5 |
| 1936 | 601 | 9 |
| 1936 | 601 | 9 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 219 | 5 |
| 1930 | 250 | 2 |
| 1931 | 200 | 5 |
| 1932 | 226 | 1 |
| 1933 | 223 | 1 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 61 | 3 |
| 1936 | 59 | 8 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 405 | 2 |
| 1930 | 445 | 1 |
| 1931 | 347 | 1 |
| 1932 | 420 | 1 |
| 1933 | 365 | 1 |
| 1936 | 308 | 3 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 45 | 4 |
| 1930 | 59 | 1 |
| 1932 | 50 | 2 |
| 1933 | 44 | 1 |
| 1936 | 35 | 7 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 15 | 3 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 43 | 1 |
| 1930 | 40 | 2 |
| 1931 | 31 | 1 |
| 1932 | 38 | 1 |
| 1933 | 28 | 1 |
| 1934 | 20 | 5 |
| 1935 | 21 | 7 |
| 1936 | 25 | 3 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 20 | 1 |
| 1933 | 15 | 4 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 145 | 4 |
| 1930 | 170 | 2 |
| 1931 | 121 | 1 |
| 1932 | 137 | 2 |
| 1933 | 120 | 1 |
| 1936 | 104 | 4 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 126 | 10 |
| 1930 | 158 | 1 |
| 1931 | 121 | 1 |
| 1932 | 152 | 1 |
| 1933 | 101 | 2 |
| 1936 | 102 | 9 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 59 | 8 |
| 1932 | 60 | 5 |
| 1933 | 56 | 6 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 3 | 1 |
| 1930 | 3 | 2 |
| 1931 | 3 | 1 |
| 1932 | 3 | 1 |
| 1933 | 3 | 1 |
| 1936 | 4 | 1 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 4 | 1 |
| 1930 | 5 | 1 |
| 1931 | 3 | 1 |
| 1932 | 4 | 1 |
| 1933 | 3 | 1 |
| 1936 | 4 | 1 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 94 | 1 |
| 1930 | 107 | 1 |
| 1931 | 75 | 2 |
| 1932 | 103 | 1 |
| 1933 | 79 | 1 |
| 1936 | 67 | 4 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 0.356 | 8 |
| 1930 | 0.386 | 3 |
| 1931 | 0.337 | 2 |
| 1932 | 0.348 | 3 |
| 1933 | 0.368 | 1 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 0.433 | 6 |
| 1931 | 0.396 | 4 |
| 1932 | 0.401 | 4 |
| 1933 | 0.420 | 1 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 0.658 | 2 |
| 1930 | 0.687 | 2 |
| 1931 | 0.584 | 1 |
| 1932 | 0.646 | 1 |
| 1933 | 0.602 | 1 |
| 1936 | 0.513 | 5 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 0.302 | 2 |
| 1930 | 0.301 | 4 |
| 1931 | 0.248 | 2 |
| 1932 | 0.299 | 1 |
| 1933 | 0.234 | 2 |
| 1936 | 0.206 | 4 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1.063 | 4 |
| 1930 | 1.120 | 3 |
| 1931 | 0.980 | 1 |
| 1932 | 1.048 | 1 |
| 1933 | 1.023 | 1 |
| 1936 | 0.869 | 8 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 156 | 1 |
| 1932 | 154 | 1 |
| 1933 | 152 | 5 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 1930 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 1931 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 1932 | 8.7 | 1 |
| 1933 | 9.0 | 1 |
| 1936 | 3.9 | 10 |