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Chet
Farnsworth		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 225
 
Born: February 23, 1926 in Tupelo, MS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
GOLD GLOVE AWARD 1951   
All-Star Selections 1950    1951   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won BATTER OF THE YEAR or ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 21 CHA AL 148 525 77 160 24 4 11 94 10 8 65 69 .305 .378 .429 .806 84.3 18.5
1948 22 CHA AL 148 536 82 145 21 8 9 85 16 21 77 68 .271 .369 .390 .759 80.8 13.2
1949 23 CHA AL 148 562 106 149 21 7 16 90 6 4 71 81 .265 .355 .413 .768 84.9 12.6
1950 24 CHA AL 148 569 118 166 15 8 41 128 0 3 85 80 .292 .382 .562 .944 116.4 21.1
1951 25 CHA AL 147 555 123 183 32 10 29 142 2 5 90 68 .330 .425 .580 1.005 126.5 29.5
5 Years Sim 739 2747 506 803 113 37 106 539 34 41 388 366 .292 .382 .476 .858 492.8 94.9
162 Game Average 602 110 176 24 8 23 118 7 8 85 80 .292 .382 .476 .858 108.0  
Career Highs 148 569 123 183 32 10 41 142 16 21 90 81 .330 .425 .580 1.005 126.5  
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   1698 304 498 65 24 53 329 19 15 211 242 .293 .374 .453 .827 281.2
vs LH   1049 202 305 48 13 53 210 15 26 177 124 .291 .394 .513 .907 203.0
Home 374 1362 244 379 39 21 49 244 15 20 191 178 .278 .369 .446 .814 222.4
Away 365 1385 262 424 74 16 57 295 19 21 197 188 .306 .395 .506 .901 261.9
RISP   781 0 225 34 12 29 398 0 0 140 109 .288 .389 .474 .863 147.9
Pinch Hitting   16 3 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 5 1 .125 .333 .375 .708 2.5
Close/Late   338 61 100 12 3 11 68 0 0 57 42 .296 .400 .447 .846 61.1
Mar/Apr 65 256 48 84 15 1 9 43 3 3 20 37 .328 .388 .500 .888 44.2
May 140 514 93 150 23 11 22 113 3 5 79 64 .292 .387 .508 .895 97.5
June 142 514 90 145 22 5 21 107 7 9 80 71 .282 .384 .467 .851 89.9
July 138 507 104 161 24 7 20 112 12 10 83 67 .318 .410 .511 .920 102.3
August 142 532 86 149 20 8 14 98 4 11 73 69 .280 .369 .427 .796 81.6
Sep/Oct 112 424 85 114 9 5 20 66 5 3 53 58 .269 .350 .455 .806 68.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won GOLD GLOVE AWARD.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 21 CHA AL 1B 146 139 1239.0 1389 110 16 138 .989 10.89   3.9
1948 22 CHA AL 1B 148 146 1308.0 1565 127 11 132 .994 11.64   3.5
1949 23 CHA AL 1B 147 144 1323.3 1584 116 15 138 .991 11.56   2.3
1950 24 CHA AL 1B 147 144 1301.7 1495 97 11 95 .993 11.01   3.0
1951 25 CHA AL 1B 146 145 1311.7 1618 119 16 135 .991 11.92   2.9
Career Totals   734 718 6483.7 7651 569 69 638 .992 11.41   15.7
Career Highs   148 146 1323.3 1618 127 16 138 .994 11.92    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1950 24 CHA AL 6 19 4 8 2 0 0 4 1 0 6 3 .421 .560 .526 1.086
1951 25 CHA AL 6 22 3 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 .182 .286 .273 .558
Career Post-Season Batting 12 41 7 12 4 0 0 7 1 0 8 8 .293 .415 .390 .805
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
CAR-42-.450
 OPS
CAR-48-.820
 At Bats per Home Run
CAR-30-28.5
 Home Run Value
CAR-47-1.2
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 39)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 193)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 59)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. John Skelton (893)
  2. Wilhelm Krumenhacker (893)
  3. Jack Bumford (884)
  4. Carl Driscoll (879)
  5. Ralph Cahill (871)
  6. Perry Dawsey (870)
  7. Roy McCoy (864)
  8. Mitch Gilstrap (860)
  9. Theodore Grignon (859)
  10. Joseph Zoltan (857)
 
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