What years did Chet Ross play?

Chet Ross played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1944.

Was Chet Ross a pitcher?

No. Chet Ross was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Chet Ross hit?

Chet Ross hit 34 career home runs with 316 hits.

Chet Ross

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1939-1944)

AVG .241

HR 34

RBI 170

H 316

OPS .701

PIV 131

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 4/1/1917 in Buffalo, NY, USA
Died: 2/21/1989 in Buffalo, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1939-09-13
Last Game: 1944-08-04

Full name: Chester James Ross

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
413	1,309	156	316	53	21	34	170	6	124	281	.241	.309	.392	.701	131

Career AVG .241 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Career OBP .309 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 6.4% below league average.

Career SLG .392 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — +6.5% above league average.

Career OPS .701 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — near 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
1939	BSN	NL	11	31	4	10	1	1	0	0	0	2	10	.323	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	BSN	NL	149	569	84	160	23	14	17	89	4	59	127	.281	.267 (+5%)	.335 (+5%)	.387 (+19%)	.722 (+12%)	1354.4
1941	BSN	NL	29	50	1	6	1	0	0	4	0	9	17	.120	.262 (-54%)	.332 (-24%)	.373 (-62%)	.705 (-44%)	-327.9
1942	BSN	NL	76	220	20	43	7	2	5	19	0	16	37	.195	.253 (-23%)	.323 (-23%)	.349 (-10%)	.672 (-16%)	-592.6
1943	BSN	NL	94	285	27	62	12	2	7	32	1	26	67	.218	.255 (-15%)	.324 (-12%)	.346 (avg)	.671 (-6%)	-294.6
1944	BSN	NL	54	154	20	35	9	2	5	26	1	12	23	.227	.261 (-13%)	.325 (-12%)	.357 (+14%)	.683 (+2%)	-8.2
Career · 6 seasons			413	1,309	156	316	53	21	34	170	6	124	281	.241	—	—	—	—	131

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	212	654	86	174	21	94	.266
Away	201	655	70	142	13	74	.217

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1944-08-04	BSN	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1944-08-01	BSN	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944-07-31	BSN	PIT	L	4	0	0	0	1	0	2
1944-07-30	BSN	PIT	W	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
1944-07-27	BSN	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1944-07-26	BSN	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944-07-26	BSN	CIN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944-07-23	BSN	STL	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
1944-07-20	BSN	CHC	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944-07-19	BSN	CHC	W	3	1	2	0	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	337	0	750	32	19	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1939	BSN	OF	8	19	1	0	1
1940	BSN	OF	149	347	12	14	2
1941	BSN	OF	12	21	1	0	0
1942	BSN	OF	57	123	2	1	0
1943	BSN	OF	73	165	8	4	1
1944	BSN	OF	38	75	8	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	312
Center Field	1
Right Field	28

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Frequently Asked Questions about Chet Ross

What years did Chet Ross play?: Chet Ross played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1944.
Was Chet Ross a pitcher?: No. Chet Ross was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Chet Ross hit?: Chet Ross hit 34 career home runs with 316 hits.