Chet Laabs
1937–1947 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns
950G
.262AVG
.346OBP
.452SLG
813H
117HR
508RBI
32SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 950 | 3,539 | 3,102 | 467 | 813 | 151 | 44 | 117 | 508 | 390 | 594 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1,403 | .262 | .346 | .452 | .798 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1942-09-05 to 1942-09-16
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1938-10-02 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1941-07-16 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1939-08-12 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 520 | 1913 | 459 | 71 | 284 | 232 | 305 | .277 | .361 | .483 |
| Away | 430 | 1626 | 354 | 46 | 224 | 158 | 289 | .245 | .315 | .417 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 50 | 179 | 38 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 26 | .250 | .363 | .441 |
| May | 140 | 531 | 121 | 16 | 68 | 55 | 87 | .257 | .331 | .440 |
| June | 195 | 729 | 182 | 26 | 117 | 59 | 132 | .275 | .331 | .478 |
| July | 186 | 671 | 155 | 31 | 115 | 83 | 115 | .269 | .355 | .513 |
| August | 206 | 792 | 172 | 22 | 98 | 103 | 127 | .254 | .347 | .414 |
| September | 166 | 614 | 140 | 15 | 78 | 62 | 100 | .258 | .329 | .413 |
| October | 7 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | .227 | .261 | .545 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 152 | 584 | 125 | 23 | 82 | 62 | 115 | .242 | .320 | .429 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 149 | 554 | 136 | 18 | 77 | 64 | 80 | .281 | .361 | .481 |
| new-york-yankees | 138 | 492 | 121 | 19 | 72 | 42 | 78 | .274 | .331 | .472 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 133 | 521 | 122 | 28 | 101 | 70 | 90 | .276 | .369 | .566 |
| cleveland-guardians | 128 | 461 | 98 | 8 | 55 | 48 | 81 | .243 | .317 | .395 |
| chicago-white-sox | 125 | 476 | 117 | 12 | 68 | 47 | 71 | .277 | .345 | .444 |
| detroit-tigers | 108 | 394 | 83 | 8 | 48 | 48 | 69 | .241 | .332 | .372 |
| st-louis-browns | 17 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | .229 | .351 | .312 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 |  Detroit Tigers | 72 | 242 | 58 | 8 | 36 | 6 | .240 | – | – |
| 1938 | Detroit Tigers | 64 | 211 | 50 | 7 | 38 | 3 | .237 | – | – |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns | 100 | 333 | 100 | 10 | 64 | 4 | .300 | – | – |
| 1940 |  St. Louis Browns | 105 | 218 | 59 | 10 | 39 | 3 | .271 | – | – |
| 1941 | St. Louis Browns | 118 | 392 | 109 | 15 | 59 | 5 | .278 | – | – |
| 1942 | St. Louis Browns | 144 | 520 | 143 | 27 | 99 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 1943 | St. Louis Browns | 151 | 580 | 145 | 17 | 85 | 5 | .250 | – | – |
| 1944 | St. Louis Browns | 66 | 201 | 47 | 5 | 23 | 3 | .234 | – | – |
| 1945 | St. Louis Browns | 35 | 109 | 26 | 1 | 8 | – | .239 | – | – |
| 1946 | St. Louis Browns | 80 | 264 | 69 | 16 | 52 | 3 | .261 | – | – |
| 1947 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 5 | – | .219 | – | – |