Chris Chambliss stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 1988

First Baseman

Age 77 · 6' 1"

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Chris Chambliss played 17 MLB seasons, 1971 to 1988.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
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.
1971CLE111415491149482.275
1972CLE121466511366443.292
1973CLE1555727015611534.273
1974CLE/NYY127467461196500.255
1975NYY150562661719720.304
1976NYY1566417918817961.293
1977NYY1576009017217904.287
1978NYY1626258117112902.274
1979NYY1495546115518633.280
1980ATL1586028317018727.282
1981ATL107404441108514.272
1982ATL1575345714420867.270
1983ATL1314475912520782.280
1984ATL135389471009441.257
1985ATL10117016403210.235
1986ATL9712213382140.311
1988NYY1100000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1971CLE459169332100
1972CLE499185350200
1973CLE636223433800
1974CLE/NYY499163290200
1975NYY602244511900
1976NYY675283553100
1977NYY652267552500
1978NYY677239415300
1979NYY599242485400
1980ATL661265574600
1981ATL4541633511000
1982ATL5972334701300
1983ATL5132154701500
1984ATL4541412311200
1985ATL18956100400
1986ATL13852100400
1988NYY1000000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
23.4
RC
1,096.0
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.

Advanced by season
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.
1971CLE0.360.85.4.1330.20.546.10
1972CLE1.661.84.9.1050.20.477.70
1973CLE1.379.15.1170.20.8520
1974CLE/NYY0.449.93.8.0940.20.677.80
1975NYY3.084.15.6.1300.20.662.40
1976NYY3.893.35.5.1480.20.337.70
1977NYY2.093.65.8.1580.20.635.30
1978NYY2.880.94.7.1090.20.752.10
1979NYY1.581.45.4.1570.20.630.80
1980ATL2.493.55.7.1580.20.733.40
1981ATL1.160.35.4.1310.21.150.50
1982ATL2.583.35.6.1670.3126.70
1983ATL0.680.16.5.2010.30.922.40
1984ATL-0.355.35.1050.31.143.20
1985ATL0.218.63.8.0940.20.856.70
1986ATL0.220.36.3.1150.20.6610
1988NYY0.0-0.1-2.9.0000000

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
77 yearsDec 26, 1948
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1971
Birthplace
Dayton, OH
College
Montclair State
AL Rookie of the Year
1971
AL Gold Glove
1978

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

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 230th in hits (2,109)
  • 293rd in rbi (972)

Among the 10,544 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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