What years did Chris Arnold play?

Chris Arnold played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1976.

Was Chris Arnold a pitcher?

No. Chris Arnold was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Chris Arnold hit?

Chris Arnold hit 4 career home runs with 103 hits.

Chris Arnold

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1976)

AVG .237

HR 4

RBI 51

H 103

OPS .618

PIV -475

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 160 lb
Born: 11/6/1947 in Long Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1971-09-07
Last Game: 1976-10-02

Full name: Christopher Paul Arnold

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
273	435	47	103	12	5	4	51	1	42	76	.237	.303	.315	.618	-475

Career AVG .237 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 6.6% below league average.

Career OBP .303 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 5.6% below league average.

Career SLG .315 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 14.2% below league average.

Career OPS .618 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 10.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1971	SFN	NL	6	13	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	1	2	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	SFN	NL	51	84	8	19	3	1	1	4	0	8	12	.226	.243 (-7%)	.310 (-5%)	.353 (-9%)	.664 (-7%)	-92.7
1973	SFN	NL	49	54	7	16	2	0	1	13	0	8	11	.296	.256 (+15%)	.325 (+17%)	.378 (+3%)	.703 (+9%)	108.3
1974	SFN	NL	78	174	22	42	7	3	1	26	1	15	27	.241	.256 (-6%)	.324 (-7%)	.369 (-10%)	.693 (-8%)	-248.9
1975	SFN	NL	29	41	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	.195	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	SFN	NL	60	69	4	15	0	1	0	5	0	6	16	.217	.255 (-15%)	.320 (-14%)	.360 (-32%)	.681 (-23%)	-241.6
Career · 6 seasons			273	435	47	103	12	5	4	51	1	42	76	.237	—	—	—	—	-475

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	146	221	30	57	3	32	.258
Away	127	214	17	46	1	19	.215

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1976-10-02	SFG	HOU	L	1	0	0	0	1
1976-10-01	SFG	HOU	L	3	0	0	0	0
1976-09-28	SFG	ATL	W	0	0	0	1	0
1976-09-24	SFG	HOU	L	1	0	0	0	1
1976-09-21	SFG	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	1
1976-09-12	SFG	CIN	L	0	0	0	1	0
1976-09-10	SFG	CIN	L	1	1	1	0	0
1976-09-09	SFG	LAD	W	1	0	0	0	0
1976-09-06	SFG	ATL	W	1	1	0	0	0
1976-09-01	SFG	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	1	5	0	0	2
2B	54	41	92	139	7	22
3B	29	17	14	38	3	7
C	9	4	16	1	1	0
OF	4	3	5	1	0	1
SS	6	4	8	11	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1971	SFN	2B	3	2	4	7	1	0
1972	SFN	2B	7	4	12	13	1	0
1972	SFN	3B	17	10	5	27	1	4
1972	SFN	SS	4	3	7	10	0	1
1973	SFN	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1973	SFN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1973	SFN	C	9	4	16	1	1	0
1974	SFN	2B	31	30	64	86	4	16
1974	SFN	3B	7	6	7	8	1	3
1974	SFN	SS	1	1	1	0	0	0
1975	SFN	2B	4	2	5	7	1	4
1975	SFN	OF	4	3	5	1	0	1
1976	SFN	1B	1	1	5	0	0	2
1976	SFN	2B	8	3	7	25	0	2
1976	SFN	3B	4	1	2	3	1	0
1976	SFN	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	9
First Base	1
Second Base	56
Third Base	29
Shortstop	6
Left Field	3
Right Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Arnold

What years did Chris Arnold play?: Chris Arnold played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1976.
Was Chris Arnold a pitcher?: No. Chris Arnold was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Chris Arnold hit?: Chris Arnold hit 4 career home runs with 103 hits.