What years did Chet Boak play?

Chet Boak played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1961.

Was Chet Boak a pitcher?

No. Chet Boak was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Chet Boak hit?

Chet Boak hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Chet Boak's career batting average?

Chet Boak batted .100 over his career, with 2 hits in 20 at bats.

How many RBI did Chet Boak have?

Chet Boak drove in 1 runs in his career.

Is Chet Boak in the Hall of Fame?

No. Chet Boak has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Chet Boak

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1961)

Chet Boak was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1961 for the Kansas City Athletics and the Washington Senators, a span of 2 seasons. In 10 career games, he hit .100 with 2 hits and 1 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .100

HR 0

RBI 1

H 2

OPS .274

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 6/19/1935 in New Castle, PA, USA
Died: 11/28/1983 in Emporium, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-09-18
Last Game: 1961-05-04

Full name: Chester Robert Boak

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Career Batting Statistics

Chet Boak — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
10	20	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	.100	.174	.100	.274	0

Career AVG .100 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 61.1% below league average.

Career OBP .174 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Career SLG .100 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 74.6% below league average.

Career OPS .274 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 62.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chet Boak — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1960	KC1	AL	5	13	1	2	1	0	0	2	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	WS2	AL	5	7	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			10	20	1	2	1	1	1	3	.100	—	—	—	—	0

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

Chet Boak — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	7	18	1	2	0	1	.111
Away	3	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chet Boak — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1961-05-04	TEX	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1961-04-29	TEX	BAL	L	3	0	0	0	1	0
1961-04-28	TEX	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1961-04-25	TEX	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1961-04-23	TEX	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1960-10-01	KC1	DET	L	3	0	1	0	0	0
1960-09-30	KC1	DET	L	4	1	1	0	0	1
1960-09-28	KC1	CLE	W	3	0	0	1	0	1
1960-09-27	KC1	CLE	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
1960-09-18	KC1	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chet Boak — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	6	5	12	13	1	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chet Boak — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	KC1	2B	5	4	11	11	1	4
1961	WS2	2B	1	1	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chet Boak — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Second Base	6

Chet Boak: the record in brief

Chet Boak's major league career runs from a debut on September 18, 1960 to a final game on May 4, 1961. The season rows list, in order, the Kansas City Athletics (1960) and the Washington Senators (1961). Boak played primarily as a second baseman and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on June 19, 1935, in New Castle, PA, USA and a listed size of 180 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Boak died on November 28, 1983, in Emporium, PA, USA. The bio lists the given name Chester Robert.

Boak finished with 2 hits from 20 at bats in 10 games, which works out to .100, adding 1 runs batted in. Measured against the leagues Boak played in, the .100 career average compares with a .257 league average over the same seasons, 61.1% below the league. By OPS the gap is 62.0% below league average (.274 against .720). The hits column peaks at 2, in 1960.

Boak appears at one position only: second base, in 6 games.

Boak's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 10 games from Retrosheet.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chet Boak

What years did Chet Boak play?: Chet Boak played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1961.
Was Chet Boak a pitcher?: No. Chet Boak was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Chet Boak hit?: Chet Boak hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Chet Boak's career batting average?: Chet Boak batted .100 over his career, with 2 hits in 20 at bats.
How many RBI did Chet Boak have?: Chet Boak drove in 1 runs in his career.
Is Chet Boak in the Hall of Fame?: No. Chet Boak has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.