Frank Chance

First Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1898-1914)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1946
AVG .296
HR 20
RBI 596
H 1,274
OPS .788
PIV 20,186
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 190 lb
Born
9/9/1876 in Fresno, CA, USA
Died
9/15/1924 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1898-04-29
Last Game
1914-04-21
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1946 (BBWAA)

Full name: Frank Leroy Chance

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,288 4,299 798 1,274 200 79 20 596 403 556 320 .296 .394 .394 .788 20,186

Career AVG .296 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — +15.0% above league average.

Career OBP .394 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — +23.4% above league average.

Career SLG .394 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — +17.0% above league average.

Career OPS .788 vs. league average .656 across their career seasons — +20.1% 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
1898 CHN NL 53 147 32 41 4 3 1 14 7 7 14 .279 .270 (+3%) .333 (+1%) .347 (+6%) .680 (+4%) 81.5
1899 CHN NL 64 192 37 55 6 2 1 22 10 15 9 .286 .282 (+1%) .343 (+2%) .366 (-3%) .710 (-1%) 2.1
1900 CHN NL 56 149 26 44 9 3 0 13 8 15 12 .295 .279 (+6%) .338 (+22%) .366 (+8%) .705 (+15%) 524.0
1901 CHN NL 69 241 38 67 12 4 0 36 27 29 24 .278 .271 (+2%) .326 (+15%) .359 (avg) .686 (+7%) 459.4
1902 CHN NL 76 242 40 70 9 4 1 31 29 37 23 .289 .266 (+8%) .321 (+25%) .343 (+8%) .665 (+16%) 899.0
1903 CHN NL 125 441 83 144 24 10 2 81 67 78 41 .327 .261 (+25%) .316 (+38%) .345 (+27%) .662 (+33%) 3213.6
1904 CHN NL 124 451 89 140 16 10 6 49 42 36 21 .310 .246 (+26%) .300 (+27%) .321 (+34%) .622 (+30%) 2555.4
1905 CHN NL 118 392 92 124 16 12 2 70 38 78 26 .316 .248 (+27%) .307 (+46%) .322 (+34%) .629 (+40%) 3442.7
1906 CHN NL 136 474 103 151 24 10 3 71 57 70 31 .319 .247 (+29%) .307 (+36%) .315 (+37%) .622 (+36%) 3507.7
1907 CHN NL 111 382 58 112 19 2 1 49 35 51 21 .293 .245 (+20%) .304 (+30%) .308 (+17%) .613 (+23%) 1868.8
1908 CHN NL 129 452 65 123 27 4 2 55 27 37 37 .272 .240 (+13%) .298 (+13%) .306 (+18%) .605 (+16%) 1280.2
1909 CHN NL 93 324 53 88 16 4 0 46 29 30 32 .272 .244 (+11%) .306 (+11%) .312 (+11%) .618 (+11%) 625.0
1910 CHN NL 88 295 54 88 12 8 0 36 16 37 15 .298 .249 (+19%) .317 (+24%) .326 (+20%) .644 (+22%) 1277.1
1911 CHN NL 31 88 23 21 6 3 1 17 9 25 13 .239 .266 (-10%) .336 (+29%) .356 (+15%) .693 (+21%) 449.6
1912 CHN NL 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1913 NYA AL 12 24 3 5 0 0 0 6 1 8 1 .208 — — — — 0.0
1914 NYA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 1,288 4,299 798 1,274 200 79 20 596 403 556 320 .296 — — — — 20,186

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
20 70 11 21 3 1 0 6 9 6 .300

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1910 WS CHN 5 17 1 6 1 1 0 4 0 2 .353
1908 WS CHN 5 19 4 8 0 0 0 2 3 1 .421
1907 WS CHN 4 13 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 .154
1906 WS CHN 6 21 3 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 .238

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home64120593856096221.296
Away651223941566414311.297

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1914-04-21 NYYMINW 000000000
1913-07-26 NYYCLEW 000000000
1913-06-11 NYYCHWL 100000000
1913-06-02 NYYBOSL 200000030
1913-06-02 NYYBOSL 200000110
1913-05-19 NYYSLAW 211000100
1913-05-17 NYYCHWL 100000000
1913-05-11 NYYCLEL 100000000
1913-04-26 NYYBOSL 310000010
1913-04-25 NYYPHAL 301000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 997 786 9885 615 135 470
C 187 1 572 192 38 15
OF 73 0 88 12 12 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1898 CHN 1B 3 0 18 0 2 0
1898 CHN C 33 0 62 14 4 3
1898 CHN OF 17 0 23 5 7 1
1899 CHN 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1899 CHN C 57 0 166 64 12 6
1899 CHN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1900 CHN 1B 1 0 5 1 1 0
1900 CHN C 51 0 155 65 16 2
1901 CHN 1B 6 0 27 3 4 1
1901 CHN C 13 0 55 20 1 2
1901 CHN OF 51 0 61 7 5 0
1902 CHN 1B 38 0 391 20 13 21
1902 CHN C 30 0 118 28 4 2
1902 CHN OF 4 0 4 0 0 0
1903 CHN 1B 121 0 1204 68 36 49
1903 CHN C 2 0 8 0 1 0
1904 CHN 1B 123 122 1205 106 13 48
1904 CHN C 1 1 8 1 0 0
1905 CHN 1B 115 115 1165 75 13 54
1906 CHN 1B 136 136 1376 82 16 71
1907 CHN 1B 109 109 1129 80 10 64
1908 CHN 1B 126 125 1291 86 15 56
1909 CHN 1B 92 92 901 40 6 43
1910 CHN 1B 87 87 773 38 3 48
1911 CHN 1B 29 0 289 11 3 12
1912 CHN 1B 2 0 22 0 0 1
1913 NYA 1B 7 0 86 5 0 2
1914 NYA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 188
First Base 998
Left Field 6
Center Field 2
Right Field 65

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1910 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1909 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B

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Career Spans

Frank Chance (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Hughie Jennings HOF
    .312 avg, 18 HR
  2. 82
    Dan McGann
    .284 avg, 42 HR
  3. 78
    Cupid Childs
    .306 avg, 20 HR
  4. 78
    Chuck Knoblauch
    .289 avg, 98 HR
  5. 77
    Tom Daly
    .278 avg, 49 HR
  6. 75
    Tommy Tucker
    .290 avg, 42 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Chance

What years did Frank Chance play?
Frank Chance played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1914.
Was Frank Chance a pitcher?
No. Frank Chance was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Frank Chance hit?
Frank Chance hit 20 career home runs with 1274 hits.
Is Frank Chance in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Frank Chance was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.