Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1971
- College
- Montclair State
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1971
- AL Gold Glove
- 1978
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1971
- College
- Montclair State
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1971
- AL Gold Glove
- 1978
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,175
- AB
- 7,571
- R
- 912
- H
- 2,109
- HR
- 185
- RBI
- 972
- SB
- 40
- AVG
- .279
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CLE | 111 | 415 | 49 | 114 | 9 | 48 | 2 | .275 |
| 1972 | CLE | 121 | 466 | 51 | 136 | 6 | 44 | 3 | .292 |
| 1973 | CLE | 155 | 572 | 70 | 156 | 11 | 53 | 4 | .273 |
| 1974 |  CLE/NYY | 127 | 467 | 46 | 119 | 6 | 50 | 0 | .255 |
| 1975 | NYY | 150 | 562 | 66 | 171 | 9 | 72 | 0 | .304 |
| 1976 | NYY | 156 | 641 | 79 | 188 | 17 | 96 | 1 | .293 |
| 1977 | NYY | 157 | 600 | 90 | 172 | 17 | 90 | 4 | .287 |
| 1978 | NYY | 162 | 625 | 81 | 171 | 12 | 90 | 2 | .274 |
| 1979 | NYY | 149 | 554 | 61 | 155 | 18 | 63 | 3 | .280 |
| 1980 | ATL | 158 | 602 | 83 | 170 | 18 | 72 | 7 | .282 |
| 1981 | ATL | 107 | 404 | 44 | 110 | 8 | 51 | 4 | .272 |
| 1982 | ATL | 157 | 534 | 57 | 144 | 20 | 86 | 7 | .270 |
| 1983 | ATL | 131 | 447 | 59 | 125 | 20 | 78 | 2 | .280 |
| 1984 | ATL | 135 | 389 | 47 | 100 | 9 | 44 | 1 | .257 |
| 1985 | ATL | 101 | 170 | 16 | 40 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .235 |
| 1986 | ATL | 97 | 122 | 13 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .311 |
| 1988 | NYY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 30
- AB
- 114
- R
- 12
- H
- 32
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 15
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .281
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,305
- TB
- 3,140
- XBH
- 619
- HBP
- 27
- IBB
- 99
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CLE | 459 | 169 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CLE | 499 | 185 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CLE | 636 | 223 | 43 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CLE/NYY | 499 | 163 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYY | 602 | 244 | 51 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYY | 675 | 283 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | 652 | 267 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | 677 | 239 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY | 599 | 242 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATL | 661 | 265 | 57 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | ATL | 454 | 163 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATL | 597 | 233 | 47 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATL | 513 | 215 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATL | 454 | 141 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATL | 189 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATL | 138 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 23.4
- RC
- 1096.0
- RC/27
- 5.30
- ISOP
- .136
- SECA
- .220
- BB/K
- 0.68
- AB/HR
- 40.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CLE | 0.3 | 60.8 | 5.4 | .133 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 46.1 | 0 |
| 1972 | CLE | 1.6 | 61.8 | 4.9 | .105 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 77.7 | 0 |
| 1973 | CLE | 1.3 | 79.1 | 5 | .117 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 52 | 0 |
| 1974 | CLE/NYY | 0.4 | 49.9 | 3.8 | .094 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 77.8 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYY | 3.0 | 84.1 | 5.6 | .130 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 62.4 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYY | 3.8 | 93.3 | 5.5 | .148 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37.7 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | 2.0 | 93.6 | 5.8 | .158 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 35.3 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | 2.8 | 80.9 | 4.7 | .109 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 52.1 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY | 1.5 | 81.4 | 5.4 | .157 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 30.8 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATL | 2.4 | 93.5 | 5.7 | .158 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 33.4 | 0 |
| 1981 | ATL | 1.1 | 60.3 | 5.4 | .131 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 50.5 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATL | 2.5 | 83.3 | 5.6 | .167 | 0.3 | 1 | 26.7 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATL | 0.6 | 80.1 | 6.5 | .201 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATL | -0.3 | 55.3 | 5 | .105 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 43.2 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATL | 0.2 | 18.6 | 3.8 | .094 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 56.7 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATL | 0.2 | 20.3 | 6.3 | .115 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 61 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY | 0.0 | -0.1 | -2.9 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Chris Chambliss's career stats?
Chris Chambliss played 17 seasons for the Guardians, the Yankees and the Braves. He was a career .279 hitter with 2,109 hits, 185 home runs and 972 RBI. His best season was 1986: a .311 batting average, 2 home runs and 14 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1971 to 1988
Chris Chambliss finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships ×2
- 1977 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1978 World Series with the New York Yankees
Awards
All-time career rank
- 230th in hits (2,109)
- 293rd in rbi (972)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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