Frank Chance
Career 1,288 G · 1,274 H · 20 HR · 596 RBI · .296 AVG
Seasons leading his league
5
4 best in baseball
1 league only
44
Top-5 finishes
4
Title seasons
4
Categories led
1906
Best season
Spanning 1903–1907, peaking at 2 titles in 1906.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 1,150th League titles 5
- 675th Best in baseball 4
- 497th Top-5 finishes 44
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 73rd Stolen Bases 403
- 90th On-Base Percentage .394
- 120th First Base Putouts 9,885
- 145th First Base Assists 615
- 222nd First Base Double Plays 470
- 273rd Batting Average .296
- 289th Triples 79
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 1st | — | 1903 67 1906 57 |
| First Base Fielding Percentage | 1 | 1st | — | 1907 NL .992 1904 #2 1905 #2 1906 #2 1908 #3 |
| On-Base Percentage | 1 | 1st | — | 1905 .450 1903 #3 1904 #3 1906 #2 |
| Runs | 1 | 1st | — | 1906 103 |
| First Base Range Factor | — | #2 | — | 1903 #3 1905 #3 1907 #2 1908 #3 |
| First Base Double Plays | — | #3 | — | 1906 #3 |
| First Base Assists | — | #2 | — | 1904 #2 1907 #3 |
| First Base Putouts | — | #3 | — | 1903 #3 |
| Doubles | — | #3 | — | 1908 #3 |
| Slugging Percentage | — | #3 | — | 1904 #3 1906 #3 |
| On-Base Plus Slug. | — | #2 | — | 1904 #2 1906 #3 |
| Home Runs | — | #3 | — | 1904 #3 |
Title Seasons
4 seasons with at least one titleBatting
led the league 17 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | CHN | NL | 53 | 147 | 32 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | .279 | .338 | .367 | .705 |
| 1899 | CHN | NL | 64 | 192 | 37 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 10 | .287 | .351 | .354 | .705 |
| 1900 | CHN | NL | 56 | 149 | 26 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | .295 | .413 | .396 | .809 |
| 1901 | CHN | NL | 69 | 241 | 38 | 67 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 29 | 24 | 27 | .278 | .376 | .361 | .737 |
| 1902 | CHN | NL | 76 | 242 | 40 | 70 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 37 | 23 | 29 | .289 | .401 | .372 | .773 |
| 1903 | CHN | NL | 125 | 441 | 83 | 144 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 81 | 78 | 41 | 67 | .327 | .439 | .440 | .879 |
| 1904 | CHN | NL | 124 | 451 | 89 | 140 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 36 | 21 | 42 | .310 | .382 | .430 | .812 |
| 1905 | CHN | NL | 118 | 392 | 92 | 124 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 70 | 78 | 26 | 38 | .316 | .450 | .434 | .883 |
| 1906 | CHN | NL | 136 | 474 | 103 | 151 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 71 | 70 | 31 | 57 | .319 | .419 | .430 | .850 |
| 1907 | CHN | NL | 111 | 382 | 58 | 112 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 51 | 21 | 35 | .293 | .395 | .361 | .756 |
| 1908 | CHN | NL | 129 | 452 | 65 | 123 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 27 | .272 | .338 | .363 | .701 |
| 1909 | CHN | NL | 93 | 324 | 53 | 88 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 30 | 32 | 29 | .272 | .341 | .346 | .687 |
| 1910 | CHN | NL | 88 | 295 | 54 | 88 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 16 | .298 | .395 | .393 | .788 |
| 1911 | CHN | NL | 31 | 88 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 9 | .239 | .432 | .409 | .841 |
| 1912 | CHN | NL | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .500 | .200 | .700 |
| 1913 | NYA | AL | 12 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .208 | .406 | .208 | .615 |
| 1914 | NYA | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 1,288 | 4,299 | 798 | 1,274 | 200 | 79 | 20 | 596 | 556 | 320 | 403 | .296 | .394 | .394 | .788 |
Fielding
3 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | CHN | NL | C | 33 | — | 159.0 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 80 | .950 | 2.30 |
| OF | 17 | — | 161.0 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 35 | .800 | 1.65 | |||
| 1B | 3 | — | 16.0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .900 | 6.00 | |||
| 1899 | CHN | NL | C | 57 | — | 454.0 | 166 | 64 | 12 | 6 | 242 | .950 | 4.04 |
| 1B | 1 | — | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |||
| OF | 1 | — | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1900 | CHN | NL | C | 51 | — | 395.0 | 155 | 65 | 16 | 2 | 236 | .932 | 4.31 |
| 1B | 1 | — | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .857 | 6.00 | |||
| 1901 | CHN | NL | OF | 51 | — | 389.0 | 61 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 73 | .932 | 1.33 |
| C | 13 | — | 107.0 | 55 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 76 | .987 | 5.77 | |||
| 1B | 6 | — | 31.0 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 34 | .882 | 5.00 | |||
| 1902 | CHN | NL | 1B | 38 | — | 344.0 | 391 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 424 | .969 | 10.82 |
| C | 30 | — | 233.0 | 118 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 150 | .973 | 4.87 | |||
| OF | 4 | — | 22.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1903 | CHN | NL | 1B | 121 | — | 1045.0 | 1,204 | 68 | 36 | 49 | 1,308 | .973 | 10.51 |
| C | 2 | — | 14.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .889 | 4.00 | |||
| 1904 | CHN | NL | 1B | 123 | 122 | 1077.0 | 1,205 | 106 | 13 | 48 | 1,324 | .990 | 10.66 |
| C | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 9.00 | |||
| 1905 | CHN | NL | 1B | 115 | 115 | 1043.0 | 1,165 | 75 | 13 | 54 | 1,253 | .990 | 10.78 |
| 1906 | CHN | NL | 1B | 136 | 136 | 1221.0 | 1,376 | 82 | 16 | 71 | 1,474 | .989 | 10.72 |
| 1907 | CHN | NL | 1B | 109 | 109 | 949.0 | 1,129 | 80 | 10 | 64 | 1,219 | .992 | 11.09 |
| 1908 | CHN | NL | 1B | 126 | 125 | 1090.0 | 1,291 | 86 | 15 | 56 | 1,392 | .989 | 10.93 |
| 1909 | CHN | NL | 1B | 92 | 92 | 798.0 | 901 | 40 | 6 | 43 | 947 | .994 | 10.23 |
| 1910 | CHN | NL | 1B | 87 | 87 | 717.0 | 773 | 38 | 3 | 48 | 814 | .996 | 9.32 |
| 1911 | CHN | NL | 1B | 29 | — | — | 289 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 303 | .990 | 10.35 |
| 1912 | CHN | NL | 1B | 2 | — | — | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1.000 | 11.00 |
| 1913 | NYA | AL | 1B | 7 | — | — | 86 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 1.000 | 13.00 |
| 1914 | NYA | AL | 1B | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 |
| Career | — | — | 1B | 997 | 786 | 8338.0 | 9,885 | 615 | 135 | 470 | 10,635 | .987 | 10.53 |
| — | — | C | 187 | 1 | 1375.0 | 572 | 192 | 38 | 15 | 802 | .953 | 4.09 | |
| — | — | OF | 73 | — | 574.0 | 88 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 112 | .893 | 1.37 |