Sam Chapman
Samuel Blake Chapman
 
 
Born: April 11, 1916 in Tiburon, CA
Died: December 22, 2006 - 90 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'0" Wt: 180
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an Amateur Free Agent in 1938
- Served in the Navy during World War II
- High School: Tamalpais (Mill Valley, CA)
- College/Univ: University of California (1935-1937)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
PHA
AL
22.2
LF
466
-
 
0.9
1.1
-0.6
0.0
-0.4
9.3
7.6
1.8
0.0
0.8
0.8
0.1
0.0
PHA
AL
23.2
CF
554
-
 
0.8
1.5
-0.9
0.0
-0.2
12.3
10.0
2.3
0.0
1.3
1.9
-0.6
0.0
PHA
AL
24.2
CF
562
-
 
1.7
2.0
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
13.9
10.7
3.2
0.0
2.5
2.3
0.3
0.0
PHA
AL
25.2
CF
602
-
 
5.0
4.8
0.1
0.0
-0.1
24.6
19.9
4.6
0.0
12.4
11.0
1.4
0.0
PHA
AL
29.2
CF
32
-
 
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.5
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
PHA
AL
30.2
LF
601
-
 
2.4
2.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.5
12.0
9.1
2.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
PHA
AL
31.2
CF
624
-
 
1.9
1.3
0.5
0.0
-0.2
16.9
10.9
6.1
0.0
4.4
1.6
2.7
0.0
PHA
AL
32.2
CF
506
-
 
1.1
1.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
14.0
10.3
3.7
0.0
3.7
2.9
0.8
0.0
PHA
AL
33.2
CF
674
-
 
3.6
3.4
0.1
0.0
-0.1
23.4
18.1
5.4
0.0
9.9
8.1
1.8
0.0
PHA
AL
34.2
CF
627
-
 
1.4
1.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
12.6
9.4
3.1
0.0
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
PHA
AL
35.2
CF
78
-
 
-0.5
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
-1.2
-1.2
-0.0
0.0
CLE
AL
35.2
CF
274
-
 
-0.6
-0.1
-0.8
0.0
-0.3
4.7
3.5
1.2
0.0
-0.4
-0.6
0.2
0.0
11
2
CF
5600
-
  
17.4
17.8
-2.5
0.0
-2.1
144.3
109.5
34.8
0.0
33.4
26.8
6.6
0.0
162 Game Average
663
-
  
2.1
2.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
  
17.1
13.0
4.1
0.0
  
4.0
3.2
0.8
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
11
CF
5326
-
 
18.0
17.9
-1.6
0.0
-1.8
139.6
106.1
33.5
0.0
33.8
27.4
6.4
0.0
1
CF
274
-
 
-0.6
-0.1
-0.8
0.0
-0.3
4.7
3.5
1.2
0.0
-0.4
-0.6
0.2
0.0
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James