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Joe
Chamberlain		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 10, 1910 in Usa, CA, SAN FRANCISCO
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1934 24 DET AL     3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
1935 25 DET AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 1 1 3 3 3
1936 26 DET AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4
1937 27 DET AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4
1938 28 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4
1939 29 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4
1940 30 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4
1941 31 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4
1942 32 DET AL $ 350,000   5 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
1943 33 DET AL     5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
1944 34 MON NL $ 650,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5
1945 35 MON NL $ 650,000   2 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 650,000   5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5
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
1934 24 A   137 565 64 161 25 5 16 59 15 7 37 79 .285 .329 .432 .761 78.0  
1935 25 AAA   137 564 57 148 26 1 12 83 10 8 26 111 .262 .295 .376 .671 59.7  
1936 26 AAA   137 563 62 140 19 4 11 66 10 9 36 131 .249 .294 .355 .649 57.2  
1937 27 AAA   131 548 73 174 29 5 22 87 4 8 18 110 .318 .339 .509 .848 85.1  
1938 28 DET AL 86 177 16 41 8 0 3 21 1 1 5 48 .232 .254 .328 .582 14.0 0.1
    AAA   14 40 4 12 2 0 1 2 2 0 3 4 .300 .349 .425 .774 6.1  
1939 29 DET AL 33 64 9 17 4 1 2 8 0 0 1 17 .266 .277 .453 .730 7.9 1.2
    AAA   52 212 27 59 10 1 10 35 7 3 7 54 .278 .301 .476 .778 29.6  
1940 30 DET AL 45 32 12 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .375 .375 .406 .781 4.4 0.9
1941 31 DET AL 13 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.2 0.0
    AAA   82 323 49 94 14 1 6 32 8 5 25 59 .291 .342 .396 .738 42.6  
1942 32 DET AL 14 40 4 14 5 0 1 6 0 0 3 10 .350 .395 .550 .945 6.9 1.4
    AAA   75 316 37 83 11 3 7 28 2 2 23 69 .263 .313 .383 .696 37.3  
1943 33 DET AL 45 115 15 29 4 1 4 12 0 0 6 30 .252 .289 .409 .698 13.4 1.4
1944 34 MON NL 70 192 22 44 5 1 3 23 0 0 4 47 .229 .242 .313 .555 12.3 0.0
1945 35 MON NL 106 328 20 60 1 2 0 18 1 0 14 75 .183 .216 .198 .415 7.5 0.0
8 Years Sim 412 955 100 218 29 5 13 90 2 1 33 233 .228 .254 .310 .564 66.6 5.0
7 Years AAA 628 2566 309 710 111 15 69 333 43 35 138 538 .277 .314 .412 .727 317.7  
1 Years A 137 565 64 161 25 5 16 59 15 7 37 79 .285 .330 .432 .762 78.0  
8 Years Minors 765 3131 373 871 136 20 85 392 58 42 175 617 .278 .317 .416 .733 395.7  
162 Game Average 375 39 85 11 1 5 35 0 0 12 91 .228 .254 .310 .564 26.2  
Career Highs 106 328 22 60 8 2 4 23 1 1 14 75 .375 .395 .550 .945 14.0  
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   419 49 88 13 2 5 40 1 1 16 104 .210 .240 .286 .526 26.2
vs LH   536 51 130 16 3 8 50 1 0 17 129 .243 .265 .328 .593 44.6
Home 198 468 38 94 11 2 2 42 1 1 14 112 .201 .225 .246 .470 21.1
Away 214 487 62 124 18 3 11 48 1 0 19 121 .255 .281 .372 .653 49.7
RISP   230 0 51 12 1 3 73 0 0 7 48 .222 .241 .322 .562 16.7
Pinch Hitting   66 8 17 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 13 .258 .279 .303 .582 5.1
Close/Late   113 25 27 5 0 3 7 0 0 2 25 .239 .252 .363 .615 9.8
Mar/Apr 67 114 12 25 2 0 0 9 0 0 3 25 .219 .237 .237 .474 5.4
May 80 181 21 42 9 0 5 33 1 0 1 37 .232 .236 .365 .601 14.9
June 72 162 15 35 4 1 4 15 0 0 4 51 .216 .234 .327 .561 11.8
July 71 178 19 45 4 1 0 11 0 1 10 39 .253 .295 .287 .581 14.2
August 66 175 21 42 8 1 2 7 1 0 6 44 .240 .264 .331 .595 14.6
Sep/Oct 56 145 12 29 2 2 2 15 0 0 9 37 .200 .247 .283 .530 9.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1938 28 DET AL SS 17 14 128.3 19 61 3 17 .964 5.61 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    3B 17 9 108.0 7 30 2 5 .949 3.08 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    2B 17 7 87.7 19 36 4 6 .932 5.65 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    1B 4 0 17.3 27 1 0 2 1.000 14.54 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1939 29 DET AL 2B 21 16 143.3 40 64 1 20 .990 6.53 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    SS 1 1 9.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    C 1 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 5.14 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    1B 4 0 5.0 6 1 0 0 1.000 12.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 2 0 5.0 0 2 1 0 .667 3.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1940 30 DET AL 2B 16 4 51.7 13 24 0 4 1.000 6.45 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    3B 6 0 6.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 3 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 3 0 2.7 5 0 0 0 1.000 16.92 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1941 31 DET AL 2B 4 1 11.0 1 6 0 1 1.000 5.73 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    3B 4 0 6.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 2 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1942 32 DET AL 2B 12 12 98.0 17 53 2 13 .972 6.43 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    1B 1 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 13.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1943 33 DET AL 2B 31 26 219.0 67 103 1 18 .994 6.99 0 0 .000 0 1.1
    SS 8 4 40.0 2 16 3 2 .857 4.05 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1944 34 MON NL 2B 56 51 442.7 111 205 7 42 .978 6.42 0 0 .000 0 1.9
    SS 4 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 4 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1945 35 MON NL 1B 66 64 527.3 654 59 5 62 .993 12.17 0 0 .000 0 1.2
    SS 21 13 117.3 21 41 2 11 .969 4.76 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    2B 15 12 104.7 22 53 2 8 .974 6.45 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    3B 6 2 25.0 1 5 1 1 .857 2.16 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  2B 172 129 1158.0 290 544 17 112 .980 6.48 0 0 .000 0 5.0
  1B 81 64 556.3 698 61 5 64 .993 12.28 0 0 .000 0 1.3
  SS 56 32 308.7 46 121 8 31 .954 4.87 0 0 .000 0 1.4
  3B 39 11 155.0 11 40 4 7 .927 2.96 0 0 .000 0 0.3
  C 1 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 5.14 0 0 .000 0 0.1
Career Totals   349 236 2185.0 1047 768 34 214 .982 7.48 0 0 .000 0 8.2
Career Highs   108 91 774.3 698 205 10 82 1.000 9.95 0 0 .000 0  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts
1945-6-75
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 56th overall pick, by Detroit in 1934
Injured on 4/14/1934 with a Bruised Foot, out for 3 days
Injured on 5/10/1935 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 7/4/1937 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 8/7/1937 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Had first career hit on 4/8/1938, off Bob Feller (BRK)
Hit first career homerun on 5/7/1938, off Johnny Allen (MIN)
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/7/1942 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 6/23/1942 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Detroit on 9/1/1943
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/16/1944 to a 1-year deal worth $650,000 per year
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $650,000 through salary arbitration
 
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