Dave
Chalk
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 198
 
Born: August 30, 1950 in , ,
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1981   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 22 NYG NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 5 5 7 7 7
1974 23 NYG NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1975 24 NYG NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 5 5 7 7 7
1976 25 NYG NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1977 26 NYG NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1978 27 NYG NL     5 5 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1979 28 NYG NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1980 29 NYG NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 5 5 7 7 7
1981 30 NYG NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1982 31 NYG NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1983 32 NYG NL $ 350,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 7
1984 33 NYG NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 6
1985 34 MIN AL $ 640,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 640,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 5 5 7 7 7
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
1973 22 AA   121 342 37 81 12 0 3 31 2 2 57 32 .237 .346 .298 .644 40.0  
1974 23 AAA   127 474 79 134 18 6 4 36 5 7 52 47 .283 .354 .371 .725 61.7  
1975 24 AAA   131 519 66 131 25 1 1 33 5 6 65 67 .252 .336 .310 .646 56.3  
1976 25 AAA   136 510 57 136 22 4 1 28 7 7 40 63 .267 .320 .331 .651 52.7  
1977 26 AAA   133 542 65 150 15 1 2 32 6 9 59 71 .277 .348 .319 .667 61.3  
1978 27 AAA   136 529 57 146 21 1 1 30 13 5 45 60 .276 .333 .325 .658 58.4  
1979 28 NYG NL 53 156 19 40 8 0 1 15 1 0 9 23 .256 .304 .327 .630 16.4 2.7
    AAA   58 223 24 60 12 1 0 17 5 3 20 20 .269 .329 .332 .661 24.3  
1980 29 NYG NL 148 437 61 122 14 4 2 55 0 2 34 56 .279 .339 .343 .682 48.9 8.6
1981 30 NYG NL 75 200 19 51 5 1 1 18 0 2 8 35 .255 .297 .305 .602 16.6 1.4
1982 31 NYG NL 60 132 13 32 5 1 0 13 0 1 8 18 .242 .282 .295 .577 10.4 0.2
1983 32 NYG NL 44 131 17 40 4 0 1 15 0 1 9 11 .305 .348 .359 .706 14.6 2.5
1984 33 NYG NL 80 218 25 61 13 2 0 18 3 0 21 35 .280 .354 .358 .712 28.0 6.3
1985 34 AAA   17 67 10 16 4 1 2 8 0 0 2 13 .239 .261 .418 .679 7.1  
6 Years Sim 460 1274 154 346 49 8 5 134 4 6 89 178 .272 .326 .334 .660 134.7 21.7
7 Years AAA 738 2864 358 773 117 15 11 184 41 37 283 341 .270 .342 .333 .674 321.7  
1 Years AA 121 342 37 81 12 0 3 31 2 2 57 32 .237 .348 .298 .646 40.0  
8 Years Minors 859 3206 395 854 129 15 14 215 43 39 340 373 .266 .342 .329 .671 361.7  
162 Game Average 448 54 121 17 2 1 47 1 2 31 62 .272 .326 .334 .660 47.5  
Career Highs 148 437 61 122 14 4 2 55 3 2 34 56 .305 .354 .359 .712 48.9  
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   818 105 220 27 7 3 93 3 6 58 122 .269 .321 .330 .651 83.5
vs LH   456 49 126 22 1 2 41 1 0 31 56 .276 .334 .342 .676 49.3
Home 241 649 86 182 33 3 1 69 2 4 46 91 .280 .335 .345 .680 70.7
Away 219 625 68 164 16 5 4 65 2 2 43 87 .262 .316 .323 .639 62.1
RISP   323 0 95 12 2 1 123 0 0 27 43 .294 .344 .353 .697 39.5
Pinch Hitting   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
Close/Late   120 15 28 4 0 0 1 0 0 11 16 .233 .303 .267 .570 9.8
Mar/Apr 101 289 32 71 8 1 0 25 1 1 26 36 .246 .310 .280 .591 25.6
May 96 270 35 77 15 3 0 36 0 4 21 37 .285 .352 .363 .715 30.8
June 67 192 21 56 6 0 3 22 2 0 13 33 .292 .340 .370 .710 23.9
July 46 122 21 38 5 2 1 16 0 1 7 15 .311 .349 .410 .759 16.1
August 74 205 22 54 7 2 1 23 0 0 11 32 .263 .304 .332 .636 19.8
Sep/Oct 76 196 23 50 8 0 0 12 1 0 11 25 .255 .307 .296 .603 16.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1979 28 NYG NL SS 53 53 429.0 61 199 15 35 .945 5.45   1.8
1980 29 NYG NL SS 148 147 1223.0 174 544 27 99 .964 5.28   6.4
    2B 2 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.38   0.0
1981 30 NYG NL SS 68 62 518.7 87 193 10 33 .966 4.86   2.8
    2B 12 0 19.0 5 5 1 0 .909 4.74   0.1
1982 31 NYG NL SS 43 39 327.7 34 129 9 18 .948 4.48   1.9
    2B 16 1 41.7 7 15 1 2 .957 4.75   0.1
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1983 32 NYG NL SS 44 39 336.7 54 147 11 20 .948 5.37   1.7
    2B 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.0
1984 33 NYG NL SS 80 79 650.0 105 273 15 50 .962 5.23   3.2
  SS 436 419 3485.0 515 1485 87 255 .958 5.17   17.8
  2B 31 1 66.3 14 21 2 3 .946 4.75   0.2
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   468 420 3552.3 529 1507 89 258 .958 5.16   18.0
Career Highs   150 147 1225.7 175 544 27 99 .964 5.45    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1979 28 NYG NL 7 20 2 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 .300 .364 .300 .664
1980 29 NYG NL 11 33 6 10 2 2 0 4 0 0 4 5 .303 .368 .485 .853
1982 31 NYG NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 19 54 8 16 2 2 0 9 0 0 5 7 .296 .361 .407 .768
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 59th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1973
Injured on 7/12/1974 with a Bruised Jaw, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/9/1977 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/26/1979 with a Fractured Hand, out for 8 weeks
Had first career hit (double) on 8/1/1979, off Dave Geisel (MIL)
Hit first career homerun on 8/30/1979, off Bob Mcclure (PHN)
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1981
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $457,143 through salary arbitration
Released by New York (N) on 10/13/1984
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 7/1/1985 to a 1-year deal worth $640,000 per year
Injured on 7/22/1985 with a Broken Knee, out for full season