Hal Chase

Hal Chase

1905–1919 · Bats R · Throws L · 6'0", 175 lb · b. 1883 Los Gatos, CA

Career 1,919 G · 2,158 H · 57 HR · 941 RBI · .291 AVG · 0.1 IP

Seasons leading his league

7

1 best in baseball 6 league only

71 Top-5 finishes

4 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1911 Best season

Spanning 1911–1919, peaking at 3 titles in 1911.

Team records #1 Buffalo Blues career HR #1 Buffalo Blues career RBI #1 Buffalo Blues 1915 HR #1 Buffalo Blues 1915 R #2 Buffalo Blues career H #2 Buffalo Blues career R #2 Buffalo Blues 1915 RBI #2 Buffalo Blues 1915 H #2 Buffalo Blues 1915 OPS #4 Buffalo Blues career SB

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

808th League titles 7
1,845th Best in baseball 1
149th Top-5 finishes 71

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

Career leaderboards

14th First Base Range Factor 10.60
20th First Base Putouts 18,185
49th First Base Assists 1,049
91st Triples 124
100th Stolen Bases 363
106th First Base Double Plays 934
139th First Base Fielding Percentage .980
207th Hits 2,158
370th Batting Average .291
370th Total Bases 2,899
373rd Runs Batted In 941
385th Runs 980
404th Doubles 322

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
First Base Range Factor	2	1st	—	1919 11.87 1911 AL 10.80 1910 #2 1912 #2 1913 #2 1914 #3 1915 #2
First Base Double Plays	1	1st	—	1911 AL 62 1905 #2 1910 #2 1912 #3 1915 #2 1917 #2
First Base Putouts	1	1st	—	1911 AL 1,257 1906 #2 1912 #2 1913 #3 1914 #3 1915 #3 1917 #3
Hits	1	1st	—	1916 NL 184
Home Runs	1	1st	—	1915 FL 17
Batting Average	1	1st	—	1916 NL .340 1906 #3
First Base Fielding Percentage	—	#3	—	1911 #3 1912 #3
First Base Assists	—	#2	—	1911 #2 1912 #2 1913 #2 1914 #2 1915 #2 1917 #3
Total Bases	—	#2	—	1915 #2 1916 #3
Triples	—	#3	—	1914 #3 1917 #3
Doubles	—	#3	—	1915 #3
Slugging Percentage	—	#2	—	1915 #3 1916 #2
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#3	—	1916 #3
Runs Batted In	—	#2	—	1915 #3 1916 #2 1917 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1919	1	1B RF 11.87
1916	2	AVG .340 H 184
1915	1	HR 17
1911	3	1B PO 1,257 1B DP 62 1B RF 10.80

Batting

led the league 15 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1905	NYA	AL	128	465	60	116	16	6	3	49	15	62	22	.250	.277	.329	.606
1906	NYA	AL	151	597	84	193	23	10	0	76	13	48	28	.323	.341	.395	.736
1907	NYA	AL	125	498	72	143	23	3	2	68	19	39	32	.287	.315	.357	.672
1908	NYA	AL	106	405	50	104	11	3	1	36	15	34	27	.257	.285	.306	.591
1909	NYA	AL	118	474	60	134	17	3	4	63	20	50	25	.283	.317	.357	.674
1910	NYA	AL	130	524	67	152	20	5	3	73	16	41	40	.290	.312	.365	.677
1911	NYA	AL	133	527	82	166	32	7	3	62	21	40	36	.315	.342	.419	.762
1912	NYA	AL	131	522	61	143	21	9	4	58	17	40	33	.274	.299	.372	.671
1913	CHA +1	AL	141	530	64	141	13	14	2	48	27	54	14	.266	.305	.355	.660
1914	BUF +1	FL	133	497	70	156	29	14	3	68	29	50	19	.314	.355	.447	.802
1915	BUF	FL	145	567	85	165	31	10	17	89	20	50	23	.291	.316	.471	.787
1916	CIN	NL	142	542	66	184	29	12	4	82	19	48	22	.340	.363	.459	.822
1917	CIN	NL	152	602	71	167	28	15	4	86	15	49	21	.277	.296	.394	.690
1918	CIN	NL	74	259	30	78	12	6	2	38	13	15	5	.301	.339	.417	.756
1919	NY1	NL	110	408	58	116	17	7	5	45	17	40	16	.284	.318	.397	.715
Career	—	—	1,919	7,417	980	2,158	322	124	57	941	276	660	363	.291	.319	.391	.710

Pitching

1 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1908	NYA	AL	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Career	—	—	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Fielding

6 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1905	NYA	AL	1B	124	124	1068.0	1,174	61	31	63	1,266	.976	9.96
			SS	2	1	5.0	3	0	0	0	3	1.000	1.50
			2B	1	0	5.0	1	1	1	0	3	.667	2.00
1906	NYA	AL	1B	150	150	1309.0	1,507	89	33	54	1,629	.980	10.64
			2B	1	1	9.0	2	3	0	0	5	1.000	5.00
1907	NYA	AL	1B	121	121	1056.0	1,144	77	34	50	1,255	.973	10.09
			OF	4	4	36.0	8	2	0	0	10	1.000	2.50
1908	NYA	AL	1B	98	98	856.0	1,020	54	22	35	1,096	.980	10.96
			2B	3	3	24.0	2	7	2	0	11	.818	3.00
			OF	3	3	27.0	2	0	2	0	4	.500	0.67
			3B	1	1	8.0	2	4	0	1	6	1.000	6.00
			P	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1909	NYA	AL	1B	118	117	1029.0	1,202	71	28	53	1,301	.979	10.79
			SS	1	0	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1910	NYA	AL	1B	130	129	1150.0	1,373	65	28	68	1,466	.981	11.06
1911	NYA	AL	1B	124	—	—	1,257	82	36	62	1,375	.974	10.80
			OF	7	—	—	11	0	1	1	12	.917	1.57
			2B	2	—	—	3	3	0	1	6	1.000	3.00
1912	NYA	AL	1B	122	—	—	1,162	79	27	49	1,268	.979	10.17
			2B	7	—	—	11	10	5	1	26	.808	3.00
1913	CHA	AL	1B	131	—	—	1,321	87	33	69	1,441	.977	10.75
			2B	5	—	—	10	3	4	0	17	.765	2.60
			OF	5	—	—	9	0	0	0	9	1.000	1.80
1914	BUF	FL	1B	131	—	—	1,322	81	28	60	1,431	.980	10.71
1915	BUF	FL	1B	143	—	—	1,460	83	26	84	1,569	.983	10.79
			OF	1	—	—	3	0	0	0	3	1.000	3.00
1916	CIN	NL	1B	98	—	—	932	37	14	66	983	.986	9.89
			OF	25	—	—	51	0	0	0	51	1.000	2.04
			2B	16	—	—	40	49	6	7	95	.937	5.56
1917	CIN	NL	1B	151	—	—	1,499	80	28	100	1,607	.983	10.46
1918	CIN	NL	1B	67	—	—	607	38	13	59	658	.980	9.63
			OF	2	—	—	3	0	0	0	3	1.000	1.50
1919	NY1	NL	1B	107	—	—	1,205	65	21	62	1,291	.984	11.87
Career	—	—	1B	1,815	739	6468.0	18,185	1,049	402	934	19,636	.980	10.60
	—	—	OF	47	7	63.0	87	2	3	1	92	.967	1.89
	—	—	2B	35	4	38.0	69	76	18	9	163	.890	4.14
	—	—	SS	3	1	11.0	3	0	0	0	3	1.000	1.00
	—	—	3B	1	1	8.0	2	4	0	1	6	1.000	6.00
	—	—	P	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00