What years did Cliff Chambers play?

Cliff Chambers played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1953.

Was Cliff Chambers a pitcher?

Yes. Cliff Chambers pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 374 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Cliff Chambers hit?

Cliff Chambers hit 3 career home runs with 69 hits.

Cliff Chambers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1948-1953)

W–L 48–53

ERA 4.29

WHIP 1.43

SO 374

Pitcher PIV 2857.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 208 lb
Born: 1/10/1922 in Portland, OR, USA
Died: 1/21/2012 in Eagle, ID, USA
MLB Debut: 1948-04-24
Last Game: 1953-09-22

Full name: Clifford Day Chambers

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
48	53	189	113	37	7	1	897.3	924	428	70	361	374	4.29	2857.1

Career ERA 4.29 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — 5.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1948	CHN	NL	2	9	29	12	3	1	0	103.7	100	51	48	51	4.43	4.10 (-8%)	890.7
1949	PIT	NL	13	7	34	21	10	1	0	177.3	186	78	58	93	3.96	4.12 (+4%)	2257.4
1950	PIT	NL	12	15	37	33	11	2	0	249.3	262	119	92	93	4.30	4.36 (+1%)	2647.9
1951	PIT	NL	3	6	10	10	2	1	0	59.7	64	37	31	19	5.58	4.04 (-38%)	-972.1
1951	SLN	NL	11	6	21	16	9	1	0	129.3	120	55	56	45	3.83	4.04 (+5%)	-1129.1
1952	SLN	NL	4	4	26	13	2	1	1	98.3	110	45	33	47	4.12	3.70 (-11%)	357.9
1953	SLN	NL	3	6	32	8	0	0	0	79.7	82	43	43	26	4.86	4.14 (-17%)	-1195.6
Career · 7 seasons			48	53	189	113	37	7	1	897.1	924	428	361	374	4.29	—	2,857

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
189	294	24	69	9	2	3	25	0	16	56	.235	.274	.310	.584	-586

Career AVG .235 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 10.3% below league average.

Career OBP .274 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 18.9% below league average.

Career SLG .310 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 19.8% below league average.

Career OPS .584 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 19.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1948	CHN	NL	29	30	0	4	1	0	0	3	0	3	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	PIT	NL	34	55	5	13	2	1	0	5	5	7	.236	.262 (-10%)	.343 (-13%)	.384 (-20%)	.727 (-16%)	-152.6
1950	PIT	NL	37	90	10	26	1	1	2	9	4	18	.289	.265 (+9%)	.346 (-8%)	.401 (-3%)	.747 (-5%)	-95.9
1951	PIT	NL	10	21	1	7	0	0	1	3	0	3	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	SLN	NL	21	49	3	8	1	0	0	4	4	13	.163	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	SLN	NL	26	32	4	9	3	0	0	1	3	8	.281	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	SLN	NL	32	17	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			189	294	24	69	9	2	3	25	16	56	.235	—	—	—	—	-249

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	92	141	10	27	2	9	.191
Away	97	151	14	41	1	15	.272

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	92	471.2	484	208	173	196	3.97
Away	97	425.2	446	217	189	177	4.59

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	SO
1953-09-22	STL	ATL	W	0	0	0	0	0
1953-09-12	STL	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	1
1953-09-09	STL	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0
1953-09-06	STL	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1953-09-05	STL	ATL	W	0	0	0	0	0
1953-09-01	STL	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0
1953-08-30	STL	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0
1953-08-27	STL	NY1	W	2	1	1	1	0
1953-08-23	STL	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0
1953-08-16	STL	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1953-09-22	STL	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1953-09-12	STL	PIT	L	2.0	3	1	1	2	3	0
1953-09-09	STL	NY1	—	1.0	2	3	3	2	0	0
1953-09-06	STL	ATL	—	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1953-09-05	STL	ATL	W	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1953-09-01	STL	BRO	—	2.0	3	3	3	3	2	0
1953-08-30	STL	BRO	—	0.0	3	4	4	1	0	0
1953-08-27	STL	NY1	—	3.2	2	2	2	4	0	0
1953-08-23	STL	CIN	L	6.1	6	3	3	1	1	1
1953-08-16	STL	CIN	—	6.0	5	2	2	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	189	0	38	146	7	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1948	CHN	P	29	5	20	0	1
1949	PIT	P	34	6	33	0	2
1950	PIT	P	37	9	37	2	1
1951	PIT	P	10	1	4	0	1
1951	SLN	P	21	4	20	3	0
1952	SLN	P	26	10	16	1	3
1953	SLN	P	32	3	16	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	189

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Washington State University	Pullman	WA	1941, 1942

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cliff Chambers

What years did Cliff Chambers play?: Cliff Chambers played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1953.
Was Cliff Chambers a pitcher?: Yes. Cliff Chambers pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 374 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Cliff Chambers hit?: Cliff Chambers hit 3 career home runs with 69 hits.