Kelvin Chapman

Kelvin Keith Chapman (born June 2, 1956) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Mets.

Early career Kelvin Chapman attended Santa Rosa Junior College. He was signed by the Mets organization as an amateur free agent on December 3, 1975. His first season as a professional was with the Met's Rookie League team, Marion Mets of the Appalachian League in 1976. That season he played 62 games and had a batting average of .269, a slugging percentage of .347, and an on-base percentage of .342.

The following year he was promoted to the Mets A-league team, the Wausau Mets of the Midwest League. In 127 games his batting average improved to .306, his slugging percentage improved to .456 and his on-base percentage improved to .378. He posted a batting average of .266, a slugging percentage of .383, and an on-base percentage of .347. He got 2 hits in 5 at-bats in his debut. Chapman played 75 games for the Mets in 1984, finishing with a batting average of .289, a slugging percentage of .401 and an on-base percentage of .356, Chapman also posted a league average fielding percentage in 57 games at second base of .979 that season, also playing 3 games at third base for the Mets. However, Chapman did not hit as well as he did the prior season. With a batting average of just .174,