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Chick Hafey
Charles James Hafey

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut August 28, 1924
Final Game September 30, 1937
Born February 12, 1903 in Berkeley, CA
Died July 2, 1973 in Calistoga, CA
Cousin of Bud Hafey and Cousin of Tom Hafey

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1971.

Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1923. (All Transactions)

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Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1924 21 STL NL  24   91   10   23   5  2   2   22   1  0   4   8  .253  .292  .418   89   38   4           1    
 1925 22 STL NL  93  358   36  108  25  2   5   57   3  7  10  29  .302  .321  .425   87  152   7           0    
 1926 23 STL NL  78  225   30   61  19  2   4   38   2     11  36  .271  .311  .427   94   96   5           2    
 1927 24 STL NL 103  346   62  114  26  5  18   63  12     36  41  .329  .401  .590  159  204   7           5     MVP-26
 1928 25 STL NL 138  520  101  175  46  6  27  111   8     40  53  .337  .386  .604  153  314  22           2     MVP-12
 1929 26 STL NL 134  517  101  175  47  9  29  125   7     45  42  .338  .394  .632  149  327   8           2    
 1930 27 STL NL 120  446  108  150  39 12  26  107  12     46  51  .336  .407  .652  148  291  16           7    
 1931 28 STL NL 122  450   94  157  35  8  16   95  11     39  43  .349  .404  .569  155  256   2           3     MVP-5
 1932 29 CIN NL  83  253   34   87  19  3   2   36   4     22  20  .344  .403  .466  136  118   0           3    
 1933 30 CIN NL 144  568   77  172  34  6   7   62   3     40  44  .303  .351  .421  121  239   2           2  11 MVP-25,AS
 1934 31 CIN NL 140  535   75  157  29  6  18   67   4     52  63  .293  .359  .471  122  252   6           3  10
 1935 32 CIN NL  15   59   10   20   6  1   1    9   1      4   5  .339  .400  .525  150   31   1           2   1
 1937 34 CIN NL  89  257   39   67  11  5   9   41   2     23  42  .261  .324  .447  112  115   3           1   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1283 4625  777 1466 341 67 164  833  70  7 372 477  .317  .372  .526  133 2433  83   0   0  33  28
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        584   98  185  43  8  21  105   9  1  47  60  .317  .372  .526  133  307  10   0   0   4   4
 Career High    144  568  108  175  47 12  29  125  12  7  52  63  .349  .407  .652  159  327  22   0   0   7  11

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1924 21 STL NL  100   72   11   4.1   102| .253  .287| .292  .342| .418  .401| .710  .743|  89  .452  -1.7  -0.2 100%
 1925 22 STL NL  375  264   46   4.6   116| .302  .303| .321  .361| .425  .432| .746  .793|  87  .458  -7.8  -0.7  30%
 1926 23 STL NL  243  169   29   4.6   106| .271  .292| .311  .352| .427  .404| .738  .757|  94  .505  -2.6  -0.3     
 1927 24 STL NL  394  239   80   9.0   107| .329  .294| .401  .353| .590  .405| .991  .758| 159  .773  28.9   2.8     
 1928 25 STL NL  584  367  121   8.9   111| .337  .292| .386  .358| .604  .416| .990  .774| 153  .753  38.4   3.7     
 1929 26 STL NL  572  350  128   9.7   122| .338  .306| .394  .370| .632  .445|1.026  .815| 149  .741  37.4   3.3     
 1930 27 STL NL  515  312  116   9.9   129| .336  .316| .407  .375| .652  .470|1.059  .844| 148  .722  33.6   2.9     
 1931 28 STL NL  494  295  103   9.3   107| .349  .290| .404  .349| .569  .410| .973  .759| 155  .784  34.8   3.4     
 1932 29 CIN NL  278  166   47   7.6   101| .344  .281| .403  .333| .466  .406| .869  .739| 136  .708  14.0   1.4     
 1933 30 CIN NL  612  409   83   5.4    90| .303  .272| .351  .324| .421  .372| .772  .696| 121  .629  15.9   1.7     
 1934 31 CIN NL  596  394   90   6.1   103| .293  .285| .359  .340| .471  .405| .830  .744| 122  .613  16.9   1.6     
 1935 32 CIN NL   66   41   12   7.8   101| .339  .282| .400  .337| .525  .402| .925  .738| 150  .719   4.4   0.4     
 1937 34 CIN NL  284  199   37   5.0    97| .261  .274| .324  .335| .447  .388| .771  .723| 112  .543   3.4   0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     5113 3277  903   7.4   108| .317  .291| .372  .350| .526  .414| .898  .765| 133  .683 215.4  20.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1924 21 STL NL  OF   24     48    3    4    1  .927  .966  2.12  2.24               16    7    1
 1925 22 STL NL  OF   88    180    9    9    2  .955  .967  2.15  2.33               25    5   58
 1926 23 STL NL  OF   64    106    6    3    1  .974  .965  1.75  2.26               28    0   36
 1927 24 STL NL  OF   94    179   19    4    7  .980  .970  2.11  2.35               71    3   22
 1928 25 STL NL  OF  133    287   13   11    3  .965  .972  2.26  2.31              117    0   16
 1929 26 STL NL  OF  130    278    8   10    1  .966  .973  2.20  2.38              130    0    0
 1930 27 STL NL  OF  116    189   11    5    1  .976  .968  1.72  2.28              116    0    0
 1931 28 STL NL  OF  118    226    4    4    1  .983  .973  1.95  2.38              118    0    0
 1932 29 CIN NL  OF   65    131    5    5    0  .965  .976  2.09  2.41               65    0    0
 1933 30 CIN NL  OF  144    364   16    5    5  .987  .977  2.64  2.35               59   85    0 AS
 1934 31 CIN NL  OF  140    380    7   13    1  .968  .973  2.76  2.26               18  122    0
 1935 32 CIN NL  OF   15     31    0    3    0  .912  .972  2.07  2.31                0   15    0
 1937 34 CIN NL  OF   64    128    5    4    0  .971  .974  2.08  2.13               20   44    0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1924 21 STL NL  OF   24     48    3    4    1  .927  .966  2.12  2.24               16    7    1
 1925 22 STL NL  OF   88    180    9    9    2  .955  .967  2.15  2.33               25    5   58
 1926 23 STL NL  OF   64    106    6    3    1  .974  .965  1.75  2.26               28    0   36
 1927 24 STL NL  OF   94    179   19    4    7  .980  .970  2.11  2.35               71    3   22
 1928 25 STL NL  OF  133    287   13   11    3  .965  .972  2.26  2.31              117    0   16
 1929 26 STL NL  OF  130    278    8   10    1  .966  .973  2.20  2.38              130    0    0
 1930 27 STL NL  OF  116    189   11    5    1  .976  .968  1.72  2.28              116    0    0
 1931 28 STL NL  OF  118    226    4    4    1  .983  .973  1.95  2.38              118    0    0
 1932 29 CIN NL  OF   65    131    5    5    0  .965  .976  2.09  2.41               65    0    0
 1933 30 CIN NL  OF  144    364   16    5    5  .987  .977  2.64  2.35               59   85    0
 1934 31 CIN NL  OF  140    380    7   13    1  .968  .973  2.76  2.26               18  122    0
 1935 32 CIN NL  OF   15     31    0    3    0  .912  .972  2.07  2.31                0   15    0
 1937 34 CIN NL  OF   64    128    5    4    0  .971  .974  2.08  2.13               20   44    0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF 1195   2527  106   80   23  .971  .972  2.20  2.32              783  281  133
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      1195   2527  106   80   23  .971  .972  2.20  2.32

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1926   WS    STL NYY     W   7  27   2   5  2  0  0   0   0   7  .185  .185  .259   0  1   2   0   0 
 1928   WS    STL NYY     L   4  15   0   3  0  0  0   0   1   4  .200  .250  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
 1930   WS    STL PHA     L   6  22   2   6  5  0  0   2   1   3  .273  .304  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
 1931   WS    STL PHA     W   6  24   1   4  0  0  0   0   0   5  .167  .167  .167   1  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        2-2  23  88   5  18  7  0  0   2   2  19  .205  .222  .284   1  1   2   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1933   CIN NL   *   4   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      1   4   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .250  .250  .250 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1933 (LF)

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1927-NL-26-0.01
1928-NL-12-0.14
1931-NL-5-0.36
1933-NL-25-0.01
Car-413-0.52 shares

Batting Average
1927 NL-.329-8
1928 NL-.337-8
1931 NL-.349-1
Car-.317-63

On-base %
1927 NL-.401-7
1931 NL-.404-2

Slugging %
1927 NL-.590-1
1928 NL-.604-3
1929 NL-.632-4
1930 NL-.652-4
1931 NL-.569-3
Car-.526-53

OPS
1927 NL-.990-2
1928 NL-.990-5
1929 NL-1.026-7
1930 NL-1.059-5
1931 NL-.973-3
Car-.898-68

Runs
1928 NL-101-7
1931 NL-94-8

Total Bases
1928 NL-314-5
1929 NL-327-8
1931 NL-256-10

Doubles
1928 NL-46-2
1929 NL-47-2
1930 NL-39-10
1933 NL-34-10

Home Runs
1927 NL-18-6
1928 NL-27-3
1929 NL-29-7
1930 NL-26-6
1931 NL-16-7
1934 NL-18-6

RBI
1928 NL-111-4
1929 NL-125-6
1931 NL-95-6

Strikeouts
1928 NL-53-6
1934 NL-63-8

Stolen Bases
1930 NL-12-9

Adjusted OPS+
1927 NL-159-3
1928 NL-153-5
1929 NL-149-7
1930 NL-148-6
1931 NL-155-2

Runs Created
1928 NL-121-7
1929 NL-128-9
1931 NL-103-7

Adjusted Batting Runs
1927 NL-29-8
1928 NL-38-5
1929 NL-37-8
1931 NL-35-5

Batting Wins
1927 NL-2.8-7
1928 NL-3.7-5
1929 NL-3.3-8
1930 NL-2.9-10
1931 NL-3.4-4

Extra-Base Hits
1928 NL-79-2
1929 NL-85-3
1930 NL-77-7
1931 NL-59-6

Offensive Win%
1927 NL-.773-3
1928 NL-.753-4
1929 NL-.741-8
1930 NL-.722-9
1931 NL-.784-2

Hit By Pitch
1930 NL-7-2

Power/Speed Number
1927 NL-14.4-3
1928 NL-12.3-6
1929 NL-11.3-10
1930 NL-16.4-4
1931 NL-13.0-5

At Bats per Home Run
1927 NL-19.2-3
1928 NL-19.3-4
1929 NL-17.8-5
1930 NL-17.2-5
1931 NL-28.1-5
1934 NL-29.7-6

Youngest Player
1924 NL-21-8

Black Ink: Batting - 7 (307) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 79 (295) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 33.0 (215) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 69.0 (261) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1923 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
April 11, 1932: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Harvey Hendrick, Benny Frey, and cash.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1933 (LF)	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1927-NL-26-0.01 1928-NL-12-0.14 1931-NL-5-0.36 1933-NL-25-0.01 Car-413-0.52 shares	Batting Average 1927 NL-.329-8 1928 NL-.337-8 1931 NL-.349-1 Car-.317-63	On-base % 1927 NL-.401-7 1931 NL-.404-2	Slugging % 1927 NL-.590-1 1928 NL-.604-3 1929 NL-.632-4 1930 NL-.652-4 1931 NL-.569-3 Car-.526-53	OPS 1927 NL-.990-2 1928 NL-.990-5 1929 NL-1.026-7 1930 NL-1.059-5 1931 NL-.973-3 Car-.898-68
Runs 1928 NL-101-7 1931 NL-94-8	Total Bases 1928 NL-314-5 1929 NL-327-8 1931 NL-256-10	Doubles 1928 NL-46-2 1929 NL-47-2 1930 NL-39-10 1933 NL-34-10	Home Runs 1927 NL-18-6 1928 NL-27-3 1929 NL-29-7 1930 NL-26-6 1931 NL-16-7 1934 NL-18-6	RBI 1928 NL-111-4 1929 NL-125-6 1931 NL-95-6	Strikeouts 1928 NL-53-6 1934 NL-63-8
Stolen Bases 1930 NL-12-9	Adjusted OPS+ 1927 NL-159-3 1928 NL-153-5 1929 NL-149-7 1930 NL-148-6 1931 NL-155-2	Runs Created 1928 NL-121-7 1929 NL-128-9 1931 NL-103-7	Adjusted Batting Runs 1927 NL-29-8 1928 NL-38-5 1929 NL-37-8 1931 NL-35-5	Batting Wins 1927 NL-2.8-7 1928 NL-3.7-5 1929 NL-3.3-8 1930 NL-2.9-10 1931 NL-3.4-4	Extra-Base Hits 1928 NL-79-2 1929 NL-85-3 1930 NL-77-7 1931 NL-59-6
Offensive Win% 1927 NL-.773-3 1928 NL-.753-4 1929 NL-.741-8 1930 NL-.722-9 1931 NL-.784-2	Hit By Pitch 1930 NL-7-2	Power/Speed Number 1927 NL-14.4-3 1928 NL-12.3-6 1929 NL-11.3-10 1930 NL-16.4-4 1931 NL-13.0-5	At Bats per Home Run 1927 NL-19.2-3 1928 NL-19.3-4 1929 NL-17.8-5 1930 NL-17.2-5 1931 NL-28.1-5 1934 NL-29.7-6	Youngest Player 1924 NL-21-8