What years did Bob Chance play?

Bob Chance played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1969.

Was Bob Chance a pitcher?

No. Bob Chance was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Bob Chance hit?

Bob Chance hit 24 career home runs with 195 hits.

Bob Chance

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963-1969)

AVG .261

HR 24

RBI 112

H 195

OPS .728

PIV 937

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 215 lb
Born: 9/10/1940 in Statesboro, GA, USA
Died: 10/3/2013 in Charleston, WV, USA
MLB Debut: 1963-09-04
Last Game: 1969-04-29

Full name: Robert Chance

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
277	747	76	195	34	1	24	112	3	68	195	.261	.323	.406	.728	937

Career AVG .261 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.

Career OBP .323 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .406 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.

Career OPS .728 vs. league average .682 across their career seasons — +6.7% above 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
1963	CLE	AL	16	52	5	15	4	0	2	7	0	1	10	.288	.246 (+17%)	.308 (-2%)	.371 (+29%)	.680 (+15%)	96.0
1964	CLE	AL	120	390	45	109	16	1	14	75	3	40	101	.279	.250 (+12%)	.312 (+11%)	.377 (+15%)	.690 (+13%)	964.0
1965	WS2	AL	72	199	20	51	9	0	4	14	0	18	44	.256	.245 (+4%)	.310 (+2%)	.371 (-3%)	.682 (-1%)	-8.0
1966	WS2	AL	37	57	1	10	3	0	1	8	0	2	23	.175	.248 (-29%)	.309 (-35%)	.376 (-25%)	.685 (-30%)	-280.4
1967	WS2	AL	27	42	5	9	2	0	3	7	0	7	13	.214	—	—	—	—	164.9
1969	CAL	AL	5	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			277	747	76	195	34	1	24	112	3	68	195	.261	—	—	—	—	937

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	134	366	39	102	13	60	.279
Away	143	381	37	93	11	52	.244

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1969-04-29	LAA	MIL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1969-04-20	LAA	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1969-04-16	LAA	OAK	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
1969-04-14	LAA	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1969-04-09	LAA	MIL	W	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
1967-09-25	TEX	BAL	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1967-09-24	TEX	DET	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1967-09-22	TEX	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1967-09-21	TEX	BAL	W	1	1	1	1	3	0	0
1967-09-20	TEX	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	153	137	1116	57	15	98
OF	48	44	64	0	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1963	CLE	OF	14	14	20	0	2	0
1964	CLE	1B	81	70	567	24	7	47
1964	CLE	OF	31	27	39	0	0	0
1965	WS2	1B	48	47	391	25	5	39
1965	WS2	OF	3	3	5	0	0	0
1966	WS2	1B	13	9	73	3	2	6
1967	WS2	1B	10	10	75	5	0	6
1969	CAL	1B	1	1	10	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	153
Left Field	1
Right Field	46

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Chance

What years did Bob Chance play?: Bob Chance played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1969.
Was Bob Chance a pitcher?: No. Bob Chance was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Bob Chance hit?: Bob Chance hit 24 career home runs with 195 hits.