Chase Utley
Born: 12/17/1978 in Pasadena, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2003-04-04 | Final Game: 2018-09-30
Bats: L | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 195 lbs
Full name: Chase Cameron Utley
Biography
Chase Utley, born in 1978, was a prominent figure in Major League Baseball during his career from 2003 to 2018. Known for his exceptional skills as a position player, Utley became a cornerstone of the Philadelphia Phillies during a period of heightened competitiveness in the National League. Over the course of 1,937 games, he amassed 1,885 hits, 259 home runs, and 1,025 RBIs, culminating in a career batting average of .275. His ability to blend power with a keen eye at the plate was complemented by his speed, as he recorded 154 stolen bases throughout his tenure.
Utley was selected as an All-Star six times, showcasing his status as one of the elite second basemen of his generation. He played a significant role in helping the Phillies secure their second World Series championship in 2008, solidifying his legacy in franchise history. Renowned for his gritty playing style and leadership on the field, Utley's impact extended beyond statistics; he was respected by teammates and opponents alike for his work ethic and determination. As the game evolved during the 2000s and 2010s, Utley remained a symbol of excellence at his position, contributing to the narrative of an era marked by both offensive power and strategic play.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 6857 | 1103 | 1885 | 411 | 58 | 259 | 1025 | 154 | 724 | 1193 | 0.275 | 0.358 | 0.465 | 0.823 | 17188.7 |
Career AVG .275 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.
Career OBP .358 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — +9.9% above league average.
Career SLG .465 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — +12.7% above league average.
Career OPS 0.823 vs. league average 0.739 across their career seasons — +11.4% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | PHI | NL | 43 | 134 | 13 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 0.239 | .264 (-10%) | .332 (-3%) | .422 (-12%) | .754 (-8%) | -175.6 |
| 2004 | PHI | NL | 94 | 267 | 36 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 57 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 0.266 | .266 (avg) | .335 (-8%) | .427 (+9%) | .762 (+2%) | 9.2 |
| 2005 | PHI | NL | 147 | 543 | 93 | 158 | 39 | 6 | 28 | 105 | 16 | 69 | 109 | 0.291 | .264 (+10%) | .330 (+14%) | .418 (+29%) | .749 (+22%) | 2527.0 |
| 2006 | PHI | NL | 160 | 658 | 131 | 203 | 40 | 4 | 32 | 102 | 15 | 63 | 132 | 0.309 | .269 (+15%) | .336 (+13%) | .431 (+22%) | .768 (+18%) | 2637.5 |
| 2007 | PHI | NL | 132 | 530 | 104 | 176 | 48 | 5 | 22 | 103 | 9 | 50 | 89 | 0.332 | .268 (+24%) | .335 (+22%) | .422 (+34%) | .758 (+29%) | 3245.1 |
| 2008 | PHI | NL | 159 | 607 | 113 | 177 | 41 | 4 | 33 | 104 | 14 | 64 | 104 | 0.292 | .263 (+11%) | .333 (+14%) | .416 (+29%) | .749 (+22%) | 2944.5 |
| 2009 | PHI | NL | 156 | 571 | 112 | 161 | 28 | 4 | 31 | 93 | 23 | 88 | 110 | 0.282 | .262 (+7%) | .332 (+19%) | .417 (+22%) | .750 (+21%) | 2873.2 |
| 2010 | PHI | NL | 115 | 425 | 75 | 117 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 65 | 13 | 63 | 63 | 0.275 | .257 (+7%) | .325 (+19%) | .402 (+10%) | .728 (+14%) | 1474.4 |
| 2011 | PHI | NL | 103 | 398 | 54 | 103 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 14 | 39 | 47 | 0.259 | .255 (+1%) | .320 (+7%) | .399 (+6%) | .719 (+7%) | 588.7 |
| 2012 | PHI | NL | 83 | 301 | 48 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 0.256 | .254 (+1%) | .318 (+14%) | .405 (+6%) | .724 (+10%) | 666.8 |
| 2013 | PHI | NL | 131 | 476 | 73 | 135 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 69 | 8 | 45 | 79 | 0.284 | .253 (+12%) | .317 (+10%) | .396 (+20%) | .714 (+15%) | 1379.8 |
| 2014 | PHI | NL | 155 | 589 | 74 | 159 | 36 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 10 | 53 | 85 | 0.270 | .251 (+7%) | .313 (+8%) | .386 (+5%) | .700 (+7%) | 799.5 |
| 2015 | PHI | NL | 73 | 249 | 23 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 22 | 35 | 0.217 | .254 (-15%) | .316 (-10%) | .404 (-18%) | .721 (-14%) | -691.7 |
| 2015 | LAD | NL | 34 | 124 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 0.202 | .254 (-21%) | .316 (-8%) | .404 (-10%) | .721 (-9%) | -691.7 |
| 2016 | LAD | NL | 138 | 512 | 79 | 129 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 2 | 40 | 115 | 0.252 | .255 (-1%) | .321 (-1%) | .417 (-5%) | .738 (-3%) | -275.7 |
| 2017 | LAD | NL | 127 | 309 | 43 | 73 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 6 | 32 | 57 | 0.236 | .254 (-7%) | .324 (avg) | .425 (-5%) | .750 (-3%) | -166.7 |
| 2018 | LAD | NL | 87 | 164 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 0.213 | .247 (-14%) | .318 (-4%) | .409 (-26%) | .727 (-16%) | -453.5 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NLCS | LAN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | NLDS1 | LAN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | WS | LAN | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | NLCS | LAN | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | NLDS2 | LAN | 5 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.188 |
| 2015 | NLDS2 | LAN | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 |
| 2011 | NLDS1 | PHI | 5 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.438 |
| 2010 | NLCS | PHI | 6 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.182 |
| 2010 | NLDS1 | PHI | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.273 |
| 2009 | NLCS | PHI | 5 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.211 |
| 2009 | NLDS2 | PHI | 4 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.429 |
| 2009 | WS | PHI | 6 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0.286 |
| 2008 | NLCS | PHI | 5 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0.353 |
| 2008 | NLDS2 | PHI | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.133 |
| 2008 | WS | PHI | 5 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0.167 |
| 2007 | NLDS2 | PHI | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.182 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 52 | 35 | 301 | 30 | 2 | 26 |
| 2B | 1743 | 1685 | 3426 | 4535 | 147 | 993 |
| 3B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | PHI | 2B | 37 | 36 | 65 | 107 | 3 | 31 |
| 2004 | PHI | 1B | 13 | 11 | 94 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 2004 | PHI | 2B | 50 | 46 | 100 | 123 | 4 | 29 |
| 2005 | PHI | 1B | 8 | 6 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | PHI | 2B | 135 | 135 | 296 | 376 | 15 | 72 |
| 2006 | PHI | 1B | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | PHI | 2B | 156 | 155 | 357 | 424 | 18 | 115 |
| 2007 | PHI | 1B | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | PHI | 2B | 132 | 129 | 289 | 372 | 10 | 85 |
| 2008 | PHI | 1B | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | PHI | 2B | 159 | 157 | 340 | 463 | 13 | 102 |
| 2009 | PHI | 2B | 155 | 154 | 354 | 408 | 12 | 97 |
| 2010 | PHI | 2B | 114 | 114 | 228 | 347 | 11 | 86 |
| 2011 | PHI | 2B | 100 | 100 | 208 | 275 | 5 | 48 |
| 2012 | PHI | 2B | 81 | 81 | 156 | 209 | 7 | 32 |
| 2013 | PHI | 2B | 125 | 123 | 247 | 317 | 17 | 65 |
| 2014 | PHI | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | PHI | 2B | 147 | 147 | 292 | 423 | 11 | 87 |
| 2015 | PHI | 1B | 4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | PHI | 2B | 62 | 62 | 100 | 149 | 6 | 32 |
| 2015 | LAN | 1B | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | LAN | 2B | 26 | 25 | 54 | 81 | 2 | 21 |
| 2015 | LAN | 3B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | LAN | 2B | 134 | 118 | 195 | 266 | 5 | 49 |
| 2016 | LAN | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | LAN | 1B | 17 | 10 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | LAN | 2B | 80 | 68 | 94 | 131 | 5 | 33 |
| 2018 | LAN | 1B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | LAN | 2B | 50 | 35 | 51 | 64 | 3 | 9 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 52 |
| Second Base | 1743 |
| Third Base | 4 |
| Designated Hitter | 9 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Silver Slugger | 2B |
| 2008 | Player of the Month | April |
| 2008 | Player of the Week | Week of 2008-05-31 |
| 2008 | Silver Slugger | 2B |
| 2008 | This Year in Baseball Postseason Moment of the Year | MLB.com GIBBY |
| 2007 | Player of the Week | Week of 2007-04-28 |
| 2007 | Silver Slugger | 2B |
| 2007 | TSN All-Star | 2B |
| 2006 | Player of the Month | July |
| 2006 | Player of the Week | Week of 2006-05-06 |
| 2006 | Player of the Week | Week of 2006-07-29 |
| 2006 | Silver Slugger | 2B |
| 2006 | TSN All-Star | 2B |
| 2005 | Player of the Week | Week of 2005-07-16 |
Featured In Rankings
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LAN | NL | $7,000,000 |
| 2015 | PHI | NL | $15,000,000 |
| 2014 | PHI | NL | $15,000,000 |
| 2013 | PHI | NL | $15,285,714 |
| 2012 | PHI | NL | $15,285,714 |
| 2011 | PHI | NL | $15,285,714 |
| 2010 | PHI | NL | $15,285,714 |
| 2009 | PHI | NL | $11,285,714 |
| 2008 | PHI | NL | $7,785,714 |
| 2007 | PHI | NL | $4,785,714 |
| 2006 | PHI | NL | $500,000 |
| 2005 | PHI | NL | $345,000 |
| 2003 | PHI | NL | $300,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $123,144,998 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 8th | 84.0 | 448 | 0 |
| 2008 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 14th | 30.0 | 448 | 0 |
| 2007 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 8th | 89.0 | 448 | 0 |
| 2006 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 7th | 98.0 | 448 | 0 |
| 2005 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 13th | 22.0 | 448 | 0 |
