Hal Chase

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1905-1919)

Hal Chase was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1919 for 5 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,919 career games, he hit .291 with 2,158 hits, 57 home runs, and 941 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 10,094.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .291
HR 57
RBI 941
H 2,158
OPS .710
PIV 10,094
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 175 lb
Born
2/13/1883 in Los Gatos, CA, USA
Died
5/18/1947 in Colusa, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1905-04-14
Last Game
1919-09-25

Full name: Harold Homer Chase

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Career Batting Statistics

Hal Chase — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,919 7,417 980 2,158 322 124 57 941 363 276 660 .291 .319 .391 .710 10,094

Career AVG .291 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +15.1% above league average.

Career OBP .319 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .391 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +18.3% above league average.

Career OPS .710 vs. league average .647 across their career seasons — +9.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Hal Chase Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1905 NYA AL 128 465 60 116 16 6 3 49 22 15 62 .249 .248 (+1%) .307 (-10%) .322 (+2%) .629 (-4%) -369.5
1906 NYA AL 151 597 84 193 23 10 0 76 28 13 48 .323 .247 (+31%) .307 (+11%) .315 (+25%) .622 (+18%) 1668.5
1907 NYA AL 125 498 72 143 23 3 2 68 32 19 39 .287 .245 (+17%) .304 (+3%) .308 (+16%) .613 (+10%) 654.8
1908 NYA AL 106 405 50 104 11 3 1 36 27 15 34 .257 .240 (+7%) .298 (-4%) .306 (avg) .605 (-2%) -199.1
1909 NYA AL 118 474 60 134 17 3 4 63 25 20 50 .283 .244 (+16%) .306 (+4%) .312 (+14%) .618 (+9%) 610.0
1910 NYA AL 130 524 67 152 20 5 3 73 40 16 41 .290 .249 (+16%) .317 (-2%) .326 (+12%) .644 (+5%) 255.7
1911 NYA AL 133 527 82 166 32 7 3 62 36 21 40 .315 .266 (+18%) .336 (+2%) .356 (+18%) .693 (+10%) 790.0
1912 NYA AL 131 522 61 143 21 9 4 58 33 17 40 .274 .268 (+2%) .335 (-11%) .358 (+4%) .694 (-3%) -448.2
1913 NYA AL 39 146 15 31 2 4 0 9 5 11 13 .212 .259 (-18%) .325 (-18%) .345 (-19%) .670 (-18%) -423.0
1913 CHA AL 102 384 49 110 11 10 2 39 9 16 41 .286 .259 (+10%) .325 (-2%) .345 (+11%) .670 (+5%) -423.0
1914 CHA AL 58 206 27 55 10 5 0 20 9 23 19 .267 .255 (+5%) .322 (+7%) .339 (+7%) .661 (+7%) 241.0
1914 BUF FL 75 291 43 101 19 9 3 48 10 6 31 .347 .255 (+36%) .322 (+13%) .339 (+49%) .661 (+31%) 241.0
1915 BUF FL 145 567 85 165 31 10 17 89 23 20 50 .291 .250 (+16%) .318 (-1%) .332 (+42%) .651 (+21%) 1783.4
1916 CIN NL 142 542 66 184 29 12 4 82 22 19 48 .339 .248 (+37%) .314 (+16%) .326 (+41%) .640 (+28%) 2508.4
1917 CIN NL 152 602 71 167 28 15 4 86 21 15 49 .277 .248 (+12%) .312 (-5%) .323 (+22%) .635 (+8%) 511.1
1918 CIN NL 74 259 30 78 12 6 2 38 5 13 15 .301 .255 (+18%) .318 (+6%) .326 (+28%) .645 (+17%) 635.5
1919 NY1 NL 110 408 58 116 17 7 5 45 16 17 40 .284 .262 (+8%) .322 (-2%) .347 (+14%) .670 (+7%) 351.0
Career · 17 seasons 1,919 7,417 980 2,158 322 124 57 941 363 276 660 .291 — — — — 8,388

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 Pitching Statistics

Hal Chase — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 2.40 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Hal Chase — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1908 NYA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0

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

Hal Chase — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9913742520108037511.289
Away9283679461107920440.293

Pitching — Home / Away

Hal Chase — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away10.100000.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Hal Chase — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1919-09-25 NY1BSNL 101100100
1919-09-15 NY1CINL 100000000
1919-09-06 NY1BROL 000000000
1919-09-04 NY1BROW 311000000
1919-09-01 NY1BSNW 300000010
1919-08-31 NY1BROW 300000101
1919-08-30 NY1BROL 300000001
1919-08-29 NY1BROW 411100101
1919-08-27 NY1PHIW 321000010
1919-08-26 NY1PITL 401000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Hal Chase — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1908-07-25 NYYDET — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Hal Chase — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1815 739 18185 1049 402 934
2B 35 4 69 76 18 9
3B 1 1 2 4 0 1
OF 47 7 87 2 3 1
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 3 1 3 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Hal Chase — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1905 NYA 1B 124 124 1174 61 31 63
1905 NYA 2B 1 0 1 1 1 0
1905 NYA SS 2 1 3 0 0 0
1906 NYA 1B 150 150 1507 89 33 54
1906 NYA 2B 1 1 2 3 0 0
1907 NYA 1B 121 121 1144 77 34 50
1907 NYA OF 4 4 8 2 0 0
1908 NYA 1B 98 98 1020 54 22 35
1908 NYA 2B 3 3 2 7 2 0
1908 NYA 3B 1 1 2 4 0 1
1908 NYA OF 3 3 2 0 2 0
1908 NYA P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1909 NYA 1B 118 117 1202 71 28 53
1909 NYA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1910 NYA 1B 130 129 1373 65 28 68
1911 NYA 1B 124 0 1257 82 36 62
1911 NYA 2B 2 0 3 3 0 1
1911 NYA OF 7 0 11 0 1 1
1912 NYA 1B 122 0 1162 79 27 49
1912 NYA 2B 7 0 11 10 5 1
1913 NYA 1B 29 0 312 16 6 16
1913 NYA 2B 5 0 10 3 4 0
1913 NYA OF 5 0 9 0 0 0
1913 CHA 1B 102 0 1009 71 27 53
1914 CHA 1B 58 0 632 43 13 27
1914 BUF 1B 73 0 690 38 15 33
1915 BUF 1B 143 0 1460 83 26 84
1915 BUF OF 1 0 3 0 0 0
1916 CIN 1B 98 0 932 37 14 66
1916 CIN 2B 16 0 40 49 6 7
1916 CIN OF 25 0 51 0 0 0
1917 CIN 1B 151 0 1499 80 28 100
1918 CIN 1B 67 0 607 38 13 59
1918 CIN OF 2 0 3 0 0 0
1919 NY1 1B 107 0 1205 65 21 62

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Hal Chase Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 1814
Second Base 35
Third Base 1
Shortstop 4
Left Field 22
Center Field 28
Right Field 2

Awards & Honors

Hal Chase — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1917 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1911 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1910 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1909 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1908 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B

College History

Hal Chase — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Santa Clara University Santa Clara CA 1903, 1904

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Hal Chase (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jack Glasscock
    .290 avg, 27 HR
  2. 93
    Harry Davis
    .277 avg, 75 HR
  3. 90
    Del Pratt
    .292 avg, 43 HR
  4. 89
    Bobby Lowe
    .273 avg, 71 HR
  5. 84
    Garry Templeton
    .271 avg, 70 HR
  6. 84
    Jimmy Collins HOF
    .294 avg, 65 HR

Hal Chase: the record in brief

Hal Chase's major league career runs from a debut on April 14, 1905 to a final game on September 25, 1919. Chase played for the New York Highlanders (1905 to 1912), the New York Yankees (1913), the Chicago White Sox (1913 through 1914), the Buffalo Buffeds (1914), the Buffalo Blues (1915), the Cincinnati Reds (1916 to 1918), and the New York Giants (1919). Born on February 13, 1883, in Los Gatos, CA, USA, Chase is listed as a first baseman and hit right-handed while throwing left-handed. Chase's listed size is 6 feet, 0 inches and 175 pounds. The bio records the death on May 18, 1947, in Colusa, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Harold Homer.

In 1,919 games and 7,417 at bats, Chase batted .291 with 2,158 hits; the totals also include 57 home runs, 941 RBI, and 363 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .319 clip and slugging .391, Chase finished with a .710 OPS.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hal Chase

What years did Hal Chase play?
Hal Chase played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1919.
Was Hal Chase a pitcher?
No. Hal Chase was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Hal Chase hit?
Hal Chase hit 57 career home runs with 2158 hits.
What was Hal Chase's career batting average?
Hal Chase batted .291 over his career, with 2,158 hits in 7,417 at bats.
How many RBI did Hal Chase have?
Hal Chase drove in 941 runs in his career.
What was Hal Chase's career ERA?
Hal Chase finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.