What years did Harry Chapman play?

Harry Chapman played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1916.

Was Harry Chapman a pitcher?

No. Harry Chapman was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Harry Chapman hit?

Harry Chapman hit 1 career home runs with 80 hits.

Harry Chapman

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1916)

AVG .198

HR 1

RBI 44

H 80

OPS .519

PIV -983

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 160 lb
Born: 10/26/1885 in Severance, KS, USA
Died: 10/21/1918 in Nevada, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-10-06
Last Game: 1916-07-19

Full name: Harry Edward Chapman

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
147	404	38	80	8	5	1	44	7	37	57	.198	.269	.250	.519	-983

Career AVG .198 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 22.6% below league average.

Career OBP .269 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 16.8% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 26.4% below league average.

Career OPS .519 vs. league average .662 across their career seasons — 21.7% below 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
1912	CHN	NL	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	CIN	NL	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	SLF	FL	64	181	16	38	2	1	0	14	2	13	27	.210	.255 (-18%)	.322 (-16%)	.339 (-32%)	.661 (-24%)	-622.2
1915	SLF	FL	62	186	19	37	6	3	1	29	4	22	24	.199	.250 (-21%)	.318 (-11%)	.332 (-16%)	.651 (-13%)	-361.2
1916	SLA	AL	18	31	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.097	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			147	404	38	80	8	5	1	44	7	37	57	.198	—	—	—	—	-983

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	81	201	23	41	0	29	.204
Away	67	204	16	39	1	17	.191

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1916-07-19	SLA	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0
1916-07-08	SLA	MIN	L	1	0	0	1	1
1916-07-07	SLA	MIN	W	4	0	0	0	0
1916-07-06	SLA	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	1
1916-07-02	SLA	CLE	L	1	0	1	0	0
1916-06-28	SLA	DET	W	3	0	0	0	2
1916-06-27	SLA	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0
1916-06-26	SLA	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0
1916-06-24	SLA	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0
1916-06-20	SLA	CHW	L	3	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	1	0	0	0
2B	1	0	1	0	0
C	119	584	174	14	16
OF	1	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	CHN	C	1	7	3	0	0
1914	SLF	1B	1	1	0	0	0
1914	SLF	2B	1	0	1	0	0
1914	SLF	C	51	247	77	9	8
1914	SLF	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1915	SLF	C	53	293	79	4	6
1916	SLA	C	14	37	15	1	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	119
First Base	1
Second Base	1
Center Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Chapman

What years did Harry Chapman play?: Harry Chapman played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1916.
Was Harry Chapman a pitcher?: No. Harry Chapman was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Harry Chapman hit?: Harry Chapman hit 1 career home runs with 80 hits.