Chester
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Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: January 13, 1923 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 29 LB CL $ 5,680,000  
1953 30 LB CL $ 5,680,000  
1954 31 LB CL $ 7,500,000  
1955 32 LB CL $ 7,500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,680,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,500,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 29 LB CL 139 511 88 154 32 3 34 98 1 0 39 96 .301 .349 .575 .924 96.1 16.0
1953 30 LB CL 135 519 81 150 32 1 28 107 0 0 42 125 .289 .342 .516 .859 84.9 11.4
1954 31 LB CL 140 510 73 147 34 0 18 82 1 0 42 102 .288 .346 .461 .807 76.1 12.0
1955 32 LB CL 131 462 57 149 30 0 19 95 2 0 26 81 .323 .360 .511 .871 75.9 13.6
4 Years Sim 545 2002 299 600 128 4 99 382 4 0 149 404 .300 .349 .516 .865 333.0 53.0
162 Game Average 595 88 178 38 1 29 113 1 0 44 120 .300 .349 .516 .865 99.0  
Career Highs 140 519 88 154 34 3 34 107 2 0 42 125 .323 .360 .575 .924 96.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1518 224 457 92 4 79 305 3 0 118 309 .301 .351 .523 .875 264.0
vs LH   484 75 143 36 0 20 77 1 0 31 95 .295 .341 .494 .835 76.2
Home 275 1013 159 319 74 1 47 188 3 0 68 190 .315 .357 .529 .886 177.5
Away 270 989 140 281 54 3 52 194 1 0 81 214 .284 .341 .503 .843 162.6
RISP   596 0 174 37 3 19 259 0 0 47 111 .292 .340 .460 .800 90.1
Pinch Hitting   36 2 14 2 0 1 10 0 0 5 6 .389 .452 .528 .980 8.0
Close/Late   227 24 64 11 0 13 37 0 0 19 37 .282 .343 .502 .845 37.5
Mar/Apr 60 235 44 67 16 0 9 38 0 0 22 59 .285 .344 .468 .812 36.8
May 107 395 59 124 26 1 21 83 2 0 32 72 .314 .363 .544 .907 73.2
June 103 372 46 103 24 0 16 59 0 0 22 82 .277 .320 .470 .790 53.5
July 97 355 58 113 18 1 20 71 0 0 34 70 .318 .381 .544 .924 68.1
August 110 413 69 129 25 2 23 92 1 0 27 73 .312 .358 .550 .908 74.8
Sep/Oct 68 232 23 64 19 0 10 39 1 0 12 48 .276 .310 .487 .798 33.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 29 LB CL 1B 136 129 1138.3 1274 101 8 92 .994 10.87   2.0
1953 30 LB CL 1B 134 129 1141.0 1208 87 8 113 .994 10.21   1.8
1954 31 LB CL 1B 133 127 1103.0 1192 86 9 90 .993 10.43   2.0
1955 32 LB CL 1B 121 115 973.7 894 77 4 67 .996 8.98   1.1
Career Totals   524 500 4356.0 4568 351 29 362 .994 10.16   6.9
Career Highs   136 129 1141.0 1274 101 9 113 .996 10.87    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1952-3-.575
1955-10-.511
OPS
1952-9-.924
XR
CAR-42-333.0
Games
1952-5-139
1954-2-140
CAR-21-545
At-Bats
1954-8-510
CAR-18-2002
Hits
CAR-29-600
Total Bases
1952-2-294
CAR-17-1033
Singles
CAR-50-369
Doubles
CAR-25-128
Homeruns
1952-1-34
1953-2-28
CAR-10-99
RBIs
1952-5-98
1953-4-107
1955-8-95
CAR-8-382
Strikeouts
1953-1-125
1954-3-102
CAR-3-404
 
   Black Ink Test: 4
   Gray Ink Test: 29
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25
 
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History
Drafted in 10th round, 184th overall pick, by Long Beach in 1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/14/1952, off Michael Knepper (LA)
7/14/1953: Signed a contract extension with Long Beach, $7,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1953, hitting .423 with 4 HR, 14 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1955, hitting .471 with 2 HR, 3 RBI