Alvin
Chao
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 200
 
Born: December 2, 1921 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 25 BER YL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 7 7 4 5 5
1948 26 BER YL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 7 7 4 5 5
1949 27 PIT YL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 5
1950 28 PIT YL $ 350,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 6 6 7 8 8 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 7 7 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 8 8 5 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter 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 25 BER YL 27 56 5 15 4 0 0 3 0 0 9 12 .268 .364 .339 .703 7.7 0.9
    AAA   42 105 18 41 8 0 0 16 1 0 14 20 .390 .462 .467 .929 21.1  
1948 26 AAA   135 480 73 141 37 0 4 62 1 0 81 93 .294 .396 .396 .792 77.6  
1949 27 PIT YL 67 118 16 28 4 0 0 13 1 0 9 21 .237 .305 .271 .577 9.8 0.1
1950 28 PIT YL 162 665 73 146 18 0 7 43 0 0 76 140 .220 .304 .278 .582 58.0 0.9
3 Years Sim 256 839 94 189 26 0 7 59 1 0 94 173 .225 .308 .281 .590 75.5 1.9
2 Years AAA 177 585 91 182 45 0 4 78 2 0 95 113 .311 .406 .409 .815 98.6  
162 Game Average 530 59 119 16 0 4 37 0 0 59 109 .225 .308 .281 .590 47.8  
Career Highs 162 665 73 146 18 0 7 43 1 0 76 140 .268 .364 .339 .703 58.0  
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   652 83 154 19 0 7 42 1 0 77 124 .236 .323 .298 .621 66.3
vs LH   187 11 35 7 0 0 17 0 0 17 49 .187 .256 .225 .481 10.2
Home 132 417 44 91 11 0 2 23 0 0 47 83 .218 .301 .259 .560 34.5
Away 124 422 50 98 15 0 5 36 1 0 47 90 .232 .316 .303 .619 42.1
RISP   171 0 36 5 0 1 49 0 0 20 37 .211 .289 .257 .547 13.9
Pinch Hitting   47 8 12 2 0 0 6 0 0 5 9 .255 .340 .298 .637 4.8
Close/Late   113 8 24 4 0 0 8 0 0 8 36 .212 .264 .248 .512 7.1
Mar/Apr 35 113 20 24 1 0 2 8 0 0 11 32 .212 .291 .274 .566 9.3
May 59 174 20 44 11 0 2 10 0 0 20 34 .253 .335 .351 .686 20.6
June 43 148 18 35 5 0 1 18 0 0 15 30 .236 .307 .291 .597 13.8
July 30 110 4 25 1 0 0 8 0 0 12 17 .227 .306 .236 .543 8.6
August 46 145 14 30 1 0 1 10 0 0 18 33 .207 .310 .234 .544 11.2
Sep/Oct 43 149 18 31 7 0 1 5 1 0 18 27 .208 .292 .275 .567 13.0
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 25 BER YL LF 19 18 142.0 35 0 0 0 1.000 2.22   0.4
    SS 1 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 6.77   0.0
1949 27 PIT YL LF 23 21 178.3 51 1 0 0 1.000 2.62   0.6
1950 28 PIT YL 1B 162 162 1449.3 1442 116 15 151 .990 9.67   1.9
  1B 162 162 1449.3 1442 116 15 151 .990 9.67   1.9
  LF 42 39 320.3 86 1 0 0 1.000 2.44   0.9
  SS 1 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 6.77   0.0
Career Totals   205 201 1771.0 1529 117 15 151 .991 8.36   2.8
Career Highs   162 162 1449.3 1442 116 15 151 1.000 9.67    
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.
Games
1950-1-162
At-Bats
1950-1-665
Strikeouts
1950-1-140
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 2
   Gray Ink Test: 2
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ronnie Adams (969)
  2. John Miller (967)
  3. Thomas Timm (956)
  4. Chris Lebaron (954)
  5. Kenneth Maultsby (953)
  6. Leroy Hibner (941)
  7. Zacarias Morales (930)
  8. Walter Reynoso (928)
  9. George Gibson (927)
  10. Robert Feinkohl (924)
History
Drafted in 42nd round, 743rd overall pick, by Berkshire in 1947
Had first career hit on 5/1/1947, off Lavern Bessler (TUL)
Injured on 7/10/1947 with a Tight Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
1/26/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/26/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/26/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 4/18/1950, off Virgil Rice (CB)