Nick
Chumley
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: July 7, 1945 in Australia
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 27 PHX JL $ 2,790,000 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
1974 28 BIR FL $ 2,790,000 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
1975 29 BIR FL $ 2,790,000 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
1976 30 BIR FL $ 2,790,000 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1977 31 BIR FL $ 300,000 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1978 32 SLC FL $ 300,000 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1979 33 SLC FL   4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings   4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,790,000 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 27 PHX JL 154 489 68 139 49 2 14 72 4 0 39 99 .284 .346 .479 .824 75.5 13.3
1974 28 BIR FL 162 612 66 111 33 0 16 71 3 2 65 145 .181 .272 .314 .585 54.1 1.8
1975 29 BIR FL 106 193 31 56 15 0 6 36 1 0 19 44 .290 .353 .461 .815 30.8 6.3
1976 30 BIR FL 75 265 24 69 27 1 6 21 1 0 18 80 .260 .314 .438 .751 35.2 6.2
    AAA   65 90 21 28 8 0 5 19 0 0 10 14 .311 .380 .567 .947 17.9  
1977 31 BIR FL 11 17 2 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 .235 .316 .412 .728 1.8 0.3
    AAA   113 388 48 97 39 3 11 76 0 1 36 111 .250 .314 .451 .765 53.0  
1978 32 SLC FL 11 29 3 12 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 .414 .433 .690 1.123 6.9 2.1
    AAA   38 135 28 42 11 1 10 34 0 0 11 36 .311 .363 .630 .993 28.2  
6 Years Sim 519 1605 194 391 132 3 43 206 9 2 144 375 .244 .314 .410 .724 204.3 30.1
3 Years AAA 216 613 97 167 58 4 26 129 0 1 57 161 .272 .332 .507 .840 99.1  
162 Game Average 500 60 122 41 0 13 64 2 0 44 117 .244 .314 .410 .724 63.8  
Career Highs 162 612 68 139 49 2 16 72 4 2 65 145 .414 .433 .690 1.123 75.5  
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   1121 138 273 88 3 27 140 6 2 99 254 .244 .314 .400 .714 135.6
vs LH   484 56 118 44 0 16 66 3 0 45 121 .244 .313 .434 .747 64.4
Home 256 796 101 202 73 3 23 112 4 1 68 171 .254 .320 .440 .759 106.8
Away 263 809 93 189 59 0 20 94 5 1 76 204 .234 .308 .381 .689 93.2
RISP   421 0 98 26 0 8 147 0 0 43 105 .233 .309 .352 .661 45.9
Pinch Hitting   92 14 30 9 0 5 21 1 0 11 16 .326 .394 .587 .981 19.6
Close/Late   230 25 57 20 0 9 35 0 0 23 54 .248 .327 .452 .779 32.6
Mar/Apr 83 259 32 68 17 1 7 33 0 0 26 66 .263 .336 .417 .753 35.4
May 67 199 17 47 15 0 6 36 1 0 17 38 .236 .308 .402 .710 23.8
June 74 225 35 57 18 0 9 40 3 1 27 45 .253 .337 .453 .791 34.2
July 97 297 36 64 23 1 4 29 2 0 29 90 .215 .296 .340 .636 29.2
August 103 336 41 79 29 1 8 35 1 1 17 72 .235 .283 .399 .681 34.9
Sep/Oct 95 289 33 76 30 0 9 33 2 0 28 64 .263 .333 .460 .794 42.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 27 PHX JL 1B 147 114 1073.3 1143 57 5 103 .996 10.06   2.4
    2B 1 0 3.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.0
1974 28 BIR FL 1B 162 162 1451.3 1382 88 13 105 .991 9.12   2.1
1975 29 BIR FL 1B 48 38 346.7 361 29 1 36 .997 10.13   0.6
    RF 2 0 8.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38   0.0
1976 30 BIR FL 1B 74 73 630.0 555 51 3 49 .995 8.66   1.0
1977 31 BIR FL 1B 4 1 22.0 18 0 1 0 .947 7.36   0.0
1978 32 SLC FL 3B 8 8 74.0 1 13 1 2 .933 1.70   0.1
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  1B 436 388 3524.3 3460 225 23 293 .994 9.41   6.2
  3B 8 8 74.0 1 13 1 2 .933 1.70   0.1
  RF 2 0 8.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38   0.0
  2B 1 0 3.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   448 396 3610.7 3465 238 24 295 .994 9.23   6.3
Career Highs   162 162 1451.3 1382 88 13 105 .997 10.04    
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
1974-1-162
At-Bats
1974-2-612
Doubles
1973-1-49
1974-9-33
Strikeouts
1974-1-145
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Wenceslao Viga (960)
  2. Donald Silber (958)
  3. Malcolm Jordan (957)
  4. Julian Fontanals (936)
  5. Victor Suniga (933)
  6. Paco Alvarez (928)
  7. Kevin Werden (926)
  8. Oscar Vizcaino (926)
  9. Luke Khan (925)
  10. Byron Sutton (922)
History
Drafted in 12th round, 287th overall pick, by Phoenix in 1973
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/1/1973, off Johan Schmatzhagen (CHI)
Drove in 6 runs against Valencia on 8/21/1973
Traded from Phoenix to Birmingham on 1/31/1974 (Going to BIR: RF P. Butte, 1B N. Chumley, 3B C. Quintana, C R. Barrett. Going to PHX: 1B D. Yetnikoff, 3B K. Woodson)
Signed as a free agent by Salt Lake City on 6/1/1978 to a minor league deal
Injured on 8/16/1978 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season