What years did Tiny Chaplin play?

Tiny Chaplin played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1936.

Was Tiny Chaplin a pitcher?

Yes. Tiny Chaplin pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 118 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tiny Chaplin hit?

Tiny Chaplin hit 1 career home runs with 21 hits.

Tiny Chaplin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1928-1936)

W–L 15–23

ERA 4.25

WHIP 1.43

SO 118

Pitcher PIV -1562.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 7/13/1905 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Died: 3/25/1939 in National City, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1928-04-13
Last Game: 1936-09-27

Full name: James Bailey Chaplin

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
15	23	87	43	18	0	4	371.0	428	175	31	102	118	4.25	-1562.6

Career ERA 4.25 vs. league average 4.40 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1928	NY1	NL	0	2	12	1	0	0	24.0	27	12	8	5	4.50	4.13 (-9%)	275.3
1930	NY1	NL	2	6	19	8	3	1	73.0	89	42	16	20	5.18	4.80 (-8%)	-923.4
1931	NY1	NL	3	0	16	3	1	1	42.3	39	15	16	7	3.19	4.10 (+22%)	-633.1
1936	BSN	NL	10	15	40	31	14	2	231.7	273	106	62	86	4.12	4.59 (+10%)	-281.4
Career · 4 seasons			15	23	87	43	18	4	371.0	428	175	102	118	4.25	—	-1,563

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
87	119	9	21	2	1	1	13	0	4	26	.176	.203	.235	.439	-572

Career AVG .176 vs. league average .284 across their career seasons — 37.8% below league average.

Career OBP .203 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 41.3% below league average.

Career SLG .235 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 41.9% below league average.

Career OPS .439 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 41.6% 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
1928	NY1	NL	12	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	NY1	NL	19	19	1	2	0	0	1	3	2	6	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	NY1	NL	16	11	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	3	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	BSN	NL	40	84	7	17	1	1	0	8	1	17	.202	.283 (-29%)	.349 (-39%)	.404 (-41%)	.753 (-40%)	-572.3
Career · 4 seasons			87	119	9	21	2	1	1	13	4	26	.176	—	—	—	—	-572

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	42	56	2	12	0	8	.214
Away	45	63	6	9	1	5	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	42	185.0	218	100	52	51	4.86
Away	45	186.0	210	82	50	67	3.97

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1936-09-27	BSN	PHI	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1936-09-22	BSN	BRO	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1936-09-21	BSN	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1936-09-14	BSN	CIN	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
1936-09-10	BSN	STL	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1936-09-05	BSN	NY1	W	5	0	0	0	1	0	1
1936-08-30	BSN	PIT	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
1936-08-29	BSN	CHC	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1936-08-25	BSN	STL	W	4	3	2	0	1	1	1
1936-08-19	BSN	PHI	W	3	0	2	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1936-09-27	BSN	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1936-09-22	BSN	BRO	W	9.0	9	2	2	1	2	0
1936-09-21	BSN	BRO	L	0.2	5	3	3	0	0	0
1936-09-14	BSN	CIN	L	9.0	12	6	6	3	1	1
1936-09-10	BSN	STL	L	9.0	13	3	2	4	3	0
1936-09-05	BSN	NY1	W	9.0	10	3	3	1	2	1
1936-08-30	BSN	PIT	L	8.0	11	4	3	3	3	0
1936-08-29	BSN	CHC	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1936-08-25	BSN	STL	W	9.0	11	3	3	2	4	0
1936-08-19	BSN	PHI	W	9.0	7	1	1	1	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	87	0	27	78	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1928	NY1	P	12	2	3	0	0
1930	NY1	P	19	8	14	0	0
1931	NY1	P	16	4	4	0	0
1936	BSN	P	40	13	57	3	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	87

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Florida	Gainesville	FL	1925, 1926, 1927

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tiny Chaplin

What years did Tiny Chaplin play?: Tiny Chaplin played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1936.
Was Tiny Chaplin a pitcher?: Yes. Tiny Chaplin pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 118 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tiny Chaplin hit?: Tiny Chaplin hit 1 career home runs with 21 hits.