Cliff
Chambers
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 188
 
Born: January 10, 1922 in , ,
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 26 NYA AL   8 5 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1949 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 5 4 4 6 5 6 7 7 7
1950 28 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6
1951 29 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 5 4 4 6 5 5 7 7 7
1952 30 NYA AL   8 5 4 4 6 5 6 6 6 6
1953 31 NYA AL   8 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1954 32 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 5 4 4 6 5 6 6 5 5
1955 33 NYA AL   8 5 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 5
1956 34 DET AL $ 300,000 8 4 3 4 6 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 3 4 6 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 5 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 26 NYA AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1949 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1950 28 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1951 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1952 30 NYA AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1953 31 NYA AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1954 32 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1955 33 NYA AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1956 34 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1948 26 AAA   6 10 .375 18 18 1 1 0 128.3 113 35 7 58 77 2.45 .239 .322 .338 .660  
1949 27 NYA AL 10 9 .526 26 26 8 1 0 186.7 205 98 25 76 48 4.73 .289 .358 .463 .822 12.7
    AAA   3 2 .600 7 7 1 0 0 43.3 49 21 5 28 33 4.36 .288 .389 .435 .824  
1950 28 NYA AL 7 16 .304 26 26 7 1 0 190.0 190 103 21 94 78 4.88 .264 .351 .428 .779 13.3
1951 29 NYA AL 5 7 .417 90 0 0 0 9 113.3 143 83 20 56 44 6.59 .306 .381 .505 .887 1.8
1952 30 AAA   3 4 .429 77 0 0 0 11 74.3 87 36 5 42 53 4.36 .303 .392 .397 .789  
1953 31 AAA   11 9 .550 30 30 0 0 0 186.3 230 105 16 97 131 5.07 .301 .380 .404 .784  
1954 32 NYA AL 8 11 .421 25 25 6 1 0 183.0 190 101 30 76 75 4.97 .273 .344 .469 .813 7.0
    AAA   2 5 .286 12 12 1 0 0 79.3 91 43 10 37 51 4.88 .291 .366 .463 .829  
1955 33 NYA AL 4 9 .308 41 11 3 0 3 119.7 137 64 23 48 58 4.81 .285 .351 .465 .816 6.4
1956 34 DET AL 2 8 .200 51 0 0 0 1 61.3 85 52 15 33 22 7.63 .322 .399 .557 .955 0.0
    AAA   2 1 .667 29 0 0 0 2 19.3 20 12 2 10 11 5.59 .278 .366 .431 .796  
1957 35 AAA   5 2 .714 59 0 0 0 3 44.0 45 28 9 20 28 5.73 .259 .335 .443 .778  
6 Years Sim 36 60 .375 259 88 24 3 13 854.0 950 501 134 383 325 5.28 .285 .359 .470 .830 41.2
7 Years AAA 32 33 .492 232 67 3 1 16 575.0 635 280 54 292 384 4.38 .282 .364 .404 .768  
Season Average 6 10 .375 43 14 4 0 2 142.3 158 83 22 63 54 5.28 .285 .359 .470 .830  
Career Highs 10 16 .526 90 26 8 1 9 190.0 205 103 30 94 78 7.63 .322 .399 .557 .955  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   676 329 86 272 204   .299 .375 .477 .851
vs LH   274 172 48 111 121   .254 .324 .458 .782
Home 18 28 .391 132 41 9 1 4 431.6 459 259 61 216 132 5.40 .278 .362 .452 .814
Away 18 32 .360 127 47 15 2 9 422.3 491 242 73 167 193 5.16 .291 .355 .488 .843
Mar/Apr 7 13 .350 54 12 3 1 4 138.3 172 87 19 76 37 5.66 .307 .389 .487 .876
May 4 11 .267 42 14 4 1 0 136.0 137 80 16 67 56 5.29 .266 .350 .426 .776
June 8 16 .333 43 26 9 1 5 217.3 227 131 39 109 81 5.43 .271 .354 .462 .817
July 8 13 .381 38 24 5 0 0 189.3 245 118 36 75 79 5.61 .321 .381 .533 .914
August 3 3 .500 34 7 1 0 2 83.7 88 44 10 31 35 4.73 .279 .344 .448 .792
Sep/Oct 6 4 .600 48 5 2 0 2 89.3 81 41 14 25 37 4.13 .238 .290 .412 .702
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1948 26 AAA   12 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
1949 27 NYA AL 26 63 5 15 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 9 .238 .250 .238 .488 3.4 0.0
1950 28 NYA AL 26 64 5 14 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 9 .219 .219 .219 .438 2.8 0.0
1951 29 NYA AL 90 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.4 0.0
1952 30 AAA   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1954 32 NYA AL 25 62 6 12 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 12 .194 .203 .210 .413 1.5 0.0
1955 33 NYA AL 41 33 3 9 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 4 .273 .294 .273 .567 2.4 0.1
1956 34 DET AL 51 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
    AAA   4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
6 Years Sim 259 239 19 51 1 0 0 23 0 2 3 36 .213 .222 .218 .440 9.2 0.1
3 Years AAA 19 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367 0.1  
162 Game Average 149 11 31 0 0 0 14 0 1 1 22 .213 .222 .218 .440 5.7  
Career Highs 90 64 6 15 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 12 .273 .294 .273 .567 3.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   165 15 34 0 0 0 16 0 2 3 21 .206 .220 .206 .426 4.8
vs LH   74 4 17 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 15 .230 .227 .243 .470 3.2
Home 132 115 9 24 0 0 0 9 0 1 3 18 .209 .229 .209 .438 4.0
Away 98 124 10 27 1 0 0 14 0 1 0 18 .218 .216 .226 .442 4.1
RISP   53 0 15 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 11 .283 .278 .283 .561 3.9
Close/Late   24 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .083 .080 .083 .163 -1.1
Mar/Apr 54 35 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .086 .111 .086 .197 -1.2
May 42 39 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .205 .205 .205 .410 1.0
June 43 65 5 11 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 9 .169 .194 .169 .363 1.0
July 38 63 6 19 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 8 .302 .297 .302 .598 4.6
August 26 19 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 .211 .211 .421 0.6
Sep/Oct 13 18 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .333 .333 .389 .722 2.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1949 27 NYA AL P 26 26 186.7 14 48 3 7 .954 2.99    
1950 28 NYA AL P 26 26 190.0 14 41 0 3 1.000 2.61    
1951 29 NYA AL P 90 0 113.3 9 24 0 2 1.000 2.62    
1954 32 NYA AL P 25 25 183.0 12 37 1 4 .980 2.41    
1955 33 NYA AL P 41 11 119.7 5 30 3 1 .921 2.63    
1956 34 DET AL P 51 0 61.3 3 17 2 1 .909 2.93    
Career Totals   259 88 854.0 57 197 9 18 .966 2.68    
Career Highs   90 26 190.0 14 48 3 7 1.000 2.99    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1950-6-16
Saves
1951-7-9
Games Pitched
1951-2-90
Complete Games
1949-10-8
1950-10-7
Shutouts
1949-5-1
1950-7-1
Homeruns Allowed
1954-8-30
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1948
Had first career hit on 4/4/1949, off Walt Masterson (DET)
Earned first career win on 4/4/1949
Injured on 7/27/1950 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/9/1955 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Released by New York (A) on 9/22/1955
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 3/2/1956 to a minor league contract
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
3/3/1957: Signed a minor league contract extension with Detroit
Released by Detroit on 10/3/1957