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Ralph Kiner League
5-30-2064
Vic "King Kong" Chapman First Base
Retired (1987, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .286 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .809 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 1283 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 12-20-1951
HR 151 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1969)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(159 games)
RBI 676
SB 144
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D    Mentor vR B 
Speed A- Bunt C- Control D+   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 2
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 2
2B F  (0.2%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 8
3B F  (1.9%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1971 LHP 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.500 .500 1.000 .500 .500
1971 RHP 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .125 .125 .000 .000 .000
1972 LHP 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .650 .400 .250 .000 .250
1972 RHP 10 28 7 0 0 1 6 3 7 .670 .312 .357 .107 .250
1973 LHP 29 58 19 1 0 2 10 6 12 .827 .379 .448 .121 .328
1973 RHP 58 198 51 5 1 4 25 17 34 .675 .321 .354 .096 .258
1974 LHP 34 79 26 2 0 1 10 8 13 .779 .386 .392 .063 .329
1974 RHP 49 125 29 5 2 4 14 13 16 .705 .305 .400 .168 .232
1975 LHP 64 132 48 8 1 5 32 16 24 .986 .433 .553 .189 .364
1975 RHP 73 168 49 7 1 4 23 16 32 .772 .355 .417 .125 .292
1976 LHP 49 105 35 6 0 4 23 13 11 .913 .408 .505 .171 .333
1976 RHP 80 223 53 7 0 9 28 20 35 .691 .300 .390 .152 .238
1977 LHP 50 110 40 7 0 8 26 8 15 1.049 .403 .645 .282 .364
1977 RHP 123 411 106 20 2 14 54 33 78 .729 .310 .418 .161 .258
1978 LHP 55 96 27 3 2 6 20 13 13 .902 .360 .542 .260 .281
1978 RHP 128 432 119 24 2 13 53 33 81 .757 .326 .431 .155 .275
1979 LHP 56 144 49 6 3 8 18 19 19 1.007 .417 .590 .250 .340
1979 RHP 114 215 51 9 1 5 22 28 48 .689 .331 .358 .121 .237
1980 LHP 46 104 32 11 1 2 14 18 24 .900 .410 .490 .183 .308
1980 RHP 92 98 36 8 2 4 26 13 12 1.054 .441 .612 .245 .367
1981 LHP 64 128 36 4 4 9 32 16 24 .951 .366 .586 .305 .281
1981 RHP 124 382 120 21 6 13 54 44 76 .888 .385 .503 .188 .314
1982 LHP 42 96 30 4 1 6 21 16 13 .970 .407 .562 .250 .312
1982 RHP 90 147 41 9 0 1 17 22 23 .729 .368 .361 .082 .279
1983 LHP 58 79 18 4 2 3 14 12 20 .773 .330 .443 .215 .228
1983 RHP 115 325 92 17 5 11 44 40 65 .834 .366 .468 .185 .283
1984 LHP 46 69 19 6 2 1 15 7 9 .806 .342 .464 .188 .275
1984 RHP 93 148 45 8 3 1 15 18 29 .794 .375 .419 .115 .304
1985 LHP 41 48 16 1 1 3 9 5 10 .980 .396 .583 .250 .333
1985 RHP 99 128 35 4 2 3 18 14 25 .756 .350 .406 .133 .273
1986 LHP 31 39 14 4 0 1 9 2 5 .919 .381 .538 .179 .359
1986 RHP 42 111 26 1 1 2 13 5 24 .583 .267 .315 .081 .234
1987 LHP 13 15 2 0 0 1 4 3 3 .611 .278 .333 .200 .133
1987 RHP 15 39 10 0 0 2 4 5 12 .751 .341 .410 .154 .256
Total LHP 682 1308 413 68 17 60 259 163 216 .922 .390 .531 .216 .316
Total RHP 1310 3185 870 145 28 91 417 325 598 .763 .341 .422 .149 .273
Total 1602 4493 1283 213 45 151 676 488 814 .809 .355 .454 .168 .286
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Vic "King Kong" Chapman has retired from the Pittsburgh Maulers
1987-06-25The Pittsburgh Maulers have placed Vic "King Kong" Chapman on the trade block.
1986-05-09Vic King Kong Chapman of the Pittsburgh Maulers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1982-04-09Vic King Kong Chapman of the Pittsburgh Maulers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1980-08-05The Pittsburgh Maulers have removed Vic "King Kong" Chapman from the trade block.
1980-04-20Vic King Kong Chapman of the Pittsburgh Maulers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1980-04-15The Pittsburgh Maulers have placed Vic "King Kong" Chapman on the trade block.
1979-06-15A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Maulers. The Pittsburgh Maulers receive Mike Verhoeven, Rick French, Vic "King Kong" Chapman from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Deacon Cobb.
1979-05-25The Philadelphia Phillies have placed Vic "King Kong" Chapman on the trade block.
1974-07-21Vic King Kong Chapman of the Philadelphia Phillies is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1973-08-14The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent D.J. Gray to the minors.
1973-06-03The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the minors.
1973-04-11The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the major league team.
1972-06-15The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Dave Ilsley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the minors.
1971-09-16The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have designated Dave Ilsley for assignment.
1971-06-01The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Sammy Franco to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the minors.
1971-06-01The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have designated Johnnie Black for assignment.
1970-04-14The Philadelphia Phillies have renamed Vic Chapman to Vic "King Kong" Chapman.
1969-05-30A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Detroit Tortfeasors. The Detroit Tortfeasors receive Gil Smith, Jason "The Fire" Marshall, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 2 (CIN) from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Vic Chapman, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 1 (DET).