Ben Chapman

Ben Chapman

1930–1946 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'0", 190 lb · b. 1908 Nashville, TN

Career 1,717 G · 1,958 H · 90 HR · 977 RBI · .302 AVG · 8–6 · 4.40 ERA · 65 SO · 141.0 IP

Seasons leading his league

5

4 best in baseball 1 league only

17 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

2 Categories led

1931 Best season

Spanning 1931–1937, peaking at 1 titles in 1931.

Led in Stolen Bases for 3 straight seasons (1931–1933) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

400th League titles 5
215th Best in baseball 4
653rd Top-5 finishes 17

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

140th Triples 107
160th On-Base Percentage .383
184th Stolen Bases 287
184th Doubles 407
186th Batting Average .302
229th Runs 1,144
248th Walks 824
318th Hits 1,958
318th On-Base Plus Slug. .823
331st Runs Batted In 977
391st Total Bases 2,849

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	4	1st	3 yrs (1931–1933)	1931 61 1932 38 1933 27 1937 35 1934 #3
Triples	1	1st	—	1934 AL 13
Doubles	—	#3	—	1936 #3 1938 #3
Batting Average	—	#3	—	1938 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1937	1	SB 35
1934	1	3B 13
1933	1	SB 27
1932	1	SB 38
1931	1	SB 61

Batting

15 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1930	NYA	AL	138	513	74	162	31	10	10	81	43	58	14	.316	.371	.474	.845
1931	NYA	AL	149	600	120	189	28	11	17	122	75	77	61	.315	.396	.483	.879
1932	NYA	AL	151	581	101	174	41	15	10	107	71	55	38	.300	.381	.473	.854
1933	NYA	AL	147	565	112	176	36	4	9	98	72	45	27	.312	.393	.437	.830
1934	NYA	AL	149	588	82	181	21	13	5	86	67	68	26	.308	.382	.413	.795
1935	NYA	AL	140	553	118	160	38	8	8	74	61	39	17	.289	.361	.430	.791
1936	WS1 +1	AL	133	540	110	170	50	10	5	81	84	38	20	.315	.408	.472	.880
1937	BOS +1	AL	148	553	99	164	30	12	7	69	83	42	35	.297	.389	.432	.822
1938	BOS	AL	127	480	92	163	40	8	6	80	65	33	13	.340	.418	.494	.912
1939	CLE	AL	149	545	101	158	31	9	6	82	87	30	18	.290	.390	.413	.802
1940	CLE	AL	143	548	82	157	40	6	4	50	78	45	13	.287	.377	.403	.781
1941	CHA +1	AL	85	300	35	71	15	1	3	29	29	20	4	.237	.304	.323	.627
1944	BRO	NL	20	38	11	14	4	0	0	11	5	4	1	.368	.442	.474	.916
1945	PHI +1	NL	37	73	6	19	2	0	0	7	4	2	0	.260	.299	.288	.586
1946	PHI	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career	—	—	1,717	6,478	1,144	1,958	407	107	90	977	824	556	287	.302	.383	.440	.823

Pitching

3 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1944	BRO	NL	5	3	3.40	11	9	0	79.1	75	30	4	33	37	1.36
1945	BRO +1	NL	3	3	5.79	13	7	0	60.2	71	39	3	38	27	1.80
1946	PHI	NL	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.00
Career	—	—	8	6	4.40	25	16	0	141.0	147	69	7	71	65	1.55

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
OF	1,495	3,476	156	125	31	.967
3B	96	102	156	26	12	.908
2B	56	157	179	20	40	.944
P	25	5	20	2	1	.926
SS	1	2	1	1	0	.750