Oscar Charleston - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Oscar Charleston



Oscar McKinley Charleston
(Charlie)


Born: October 14, 1896 in Indianapolis, IN
Died: October 5, 1954 - 57 years old

Bats: L
Throws: L
Ht: 5'8"
Wt: 185

Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976
• Buried: Floral Park Cemetery (Indianapolis, IN)
• Relatives: Bennie Charleston (Brother)
• Visit Player Page


Wins Above Replacement


# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
4
1932
1936
MULT
16.7
-0.3
0.0
17.0
0.0
2
C
5
1932
1936
MULT
16.3
15.6
0.6
-0.2
0.3
3
SP
6
1933
1938
MULT
11.8
-0.1
0.0
11.9
0.0
4
RF
6
1924
1937
HBG/PC
6.0
6.7
0.0
0.2
-0.9
5
SP
4
1932
1935
PC
5.6
0.4
0.1
5.0
0.0
6
SP
5
1932
1936
PC
5.1
0.2
0.0
5.0
0.0
7
SS
7
1932
1938
MULT
5.1
2.1
1.3
0.0
1.7
8
SS
4
1925
1938
MULT
4.8
4.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.8
9
CF
6
1932
1937
MULT
4.8
7.1
-2.0
0.0
-0.3
10
SP
3
1924
1926
HBG
4.6
-0.6
0.0
5.2
0.0
11
SP
2
1937
1938
NAS/PC
4.5
0.0
-0.1
4.6
0.0
12
LF
5
1924
1938
MULT
4.4
4.4
0.8
0.0
-0.8
13
SS
1
1948
1948
PS
4.1
2.3
1.5
0.0
0.3
14
SP
4
1924
1929
HBG/HIL
4.0
0.5
0.1
3.5
0.0
15
SS
1
1929
1929
HIL
3.9
2.5
0.0
1.4
0.1
16
SP
4
1934
1938
PC
3.6
0.1
0.0
3.6
0.0
17
SP
2
1941
1948
PS
3.5
0.2
0.1
3.2
0.0
18
RP
6
1933
1940
NAS/PC
3.5
0.3
0.1
3.0
0.0
19
2B
2
1932
1933
PC
3.4
0.7
2.3
0.0
0.4
20
LF
4
1935
1938
MULT
3.1
3.0
0.5
0.0
-0.3
21
SP
1
1948
1948
PS
2.8
0.0
0.0
2.8
0.0
22
SP
2
1929
1937
HIL/PC
2.7
0.0
0.0
2.6
0.0
23
2B
3
1935
1941
PC/PS
2.6
2.0
0.4
0.0
0.3
24
SP
3
1933
1935
PC
2.6
-0.2
0.0
2.8
0.0
25
SP
2
1941
1948
PS
2.4
0.0
0.0
2.4
0.0
26
SP
3
1937
1939
MULT
2.3
0.0
0.0
2.3
0.0
27
3B
6
1929
1936
MULT
2.3
2.3
-0.7
0.0
0.7
28
SP
1
1932
1932
PC
2.3
0.4
-0.4
2.3
0.0
29
SP
7
1933
1940
NAS/PC
2.1
0.8
-0.1
1.5
-0.1
30
SP
3
1924
1926
HBG
2.1
0.0
0.1
2.1
0.0
31
RF
6
1932
1939
MULT
2.1
-0.1
3.0
0.0
-0.9
32
2B
4
1924
1929
HBG/HIL
2.0
-0.1
1.7
0.0
0.5
33
SP
2
1938
1948
EAS/PS
2.0
-0.1
0.2
1.9
0.0
34
SP
1
1929
1929
HIL
1.8
0.3
-0.1
1.6
0.0
35
SP
1
1926
1926
HBG
1.8
0.1
0.0
1.7
0.0
36
2B
4
1932
1938
PC
1.8
1.9
-0.3
0.0
0.1
37
SS
3
1938
1940
PC
1.7
1.6
0.0
0.0
0.1
38
LF
2
1934
1938
EAS/PC
1.7
1.8
0.1
0.0
-0.3
39
RP
2
1939
1940
PC
1.6
-0.2
-0.1
1.9
0.0
40
RF
3
1932
1934
PC
1.5
2.6
-0.6
0.0
-0.5
41
SP
1
1929
1929
HIL
1.4
-0.4
0.0
1.8
0.0
42
C
5
1929
1938
MULT
1.4
1.4
-0.2
0.0
0.1
43
SP
2
1937
1941
PC/PS
1.3
-0.2
0.2
1.4
0.0
44
SP
2
1939
1940
PC
1.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
45
SP
1
1929
1929
HIL
1.3
0.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
46
C
6
1932
1937
NAS/PC
1.3
1.6
-0.4
0.0
0.0
47
C
3
1936
1938
NAS/PC
1.3
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.1
48
1B
3
1936
1938
EAS/PC
1.2
1.6
0.0
0.0
-0.3
49
SP
1
1932
1932
PC
1.2
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
50
SP
1
1948
1948
PS
1.1
-0.3
-0.1
1.5
0.0
51
SP
1
1925
1925
HBG
1.1
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
52
C
1
1948
1948
PS
1.0
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.0
53
3B
1
1926
1926
HBG
1.0
1.3
-0.3
0.0
0.1
54
1B
1
1925
1925
HBG
0.9
1.2
0.0
0.0
-0.3
55
2B
4
1935
1938
MULT
0.9
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.0
56
1B
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.9
1.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
57
SP
2
1924
1925
HBG
0.8
-0.5
0.0
1.3
0.0
58
RF
2
1934
1935
PC
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
59
RP
2
1936
1937
PC
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
60
LF
3
1932
1937
NAS/PC
0.7
1.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
61
C
2
1925
1926
HBG
0.7
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.1
62
RF
3
1936
1938
NAS/PC
0.6
1.0
-0.4
0.0
0.0
63
C
2
1934
1941
PC/PS
0.6
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.1
64
3B
1
1925
1925
HBG
0.6
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.2
65
SP
1
1936
1936
PC
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
66
3B
2
1941
1948
PS
0.5
-0.2
0.7
0.0
0.0
67
C
1
1939
1939
PC
0.5
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.1
68
SP
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
69
C
1
1941
1941
PS
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.1
70
RF
1
1941
1941
PS
0.5
0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.2
71
1B
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.1
72
1B
1
1937
1937
PC
0.4
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.0
73
LF
1
1940
1940
PC
0.4
-0.1
0.2
0.4
-0.1
74
RP
1
1932
1932
PC
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
75
1B
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.2
76
1B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.3
-0.3
0.7
0.0
-0.1
77
SS
1
1933
1933
PC
0.3
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
78
SS
3
1934
1939
NAS/PC
0.3
0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.4
79
CF
1
1939
1939
PC
0.3
-0.2
0.5
0.0
0.0
80
1B
1
1948
1948
PS
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
81
3B
1
1937
1937
PC
0.3
0.8
-0.6
0.0
0.0
82
C
2
1924
1925
HBG
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
83
3B
1
1941
1941
PS
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
84
SS
3
1939
1941
PC/PS
0.2
0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.1
85
CF
1
1948
1948
PS
0.2
1.2
-1.0
0.0
0.0
86
SP
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.5
0.0
87
RP
1
1940
1940
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
88
RP
1
1948
1948
PS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
89
SP
1
1932
1932
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
90
RF
2
1932
1933
PC
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
91
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
92
CF
2
1932
1937
PC
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
93
3B
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
94
SS
1
1935
1935
PC
0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.0
0.1
95
C
2
1939
1940
PC
0.1
0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.0
96
2B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
97
3B
2
1925
1926
HBG
0.1
0.7
-0.7
0.0
0.1
98
3B
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
99
LF
1
1932
1932
PC
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
LF
1
1935
1935
WES
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
101
RF
1
1932
1932
PC
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
103
RF
4
1935
1941
MULT
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
104
2B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
105
LF
1
1941
1941
PS
0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.0
-0.1
106
1B
1
1938
1938
PC
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
107
C
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
108
RP
1
1935
1935
WES
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
109
3B
1
1939
1939
PC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
C
1
1941
1941
PS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
111
2B
1
1941
1941
PS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
RP
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.1
0.5
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
113
3B
3
1935
1937
MULT
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
114
RP
1
1932
1932
PC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
115
C
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
116
3B
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
-
1
1938
1938
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
3B
1
1935
1935
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
RP
1
1934
1934
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
C
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
1B
1
1934
1934
PC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
122
RP
1
1935
1935
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
CF
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
124
RF
1
1937
1937
PC
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
125
-
2
1935
1938
EAS/WES
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
126
C
1
1937
1937
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
C
1
1940
1940
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
3B
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
2B
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
130
RP
1
1940
1940
PC
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
131
SP
1
1935
1935
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
3B
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
RF
1
1936
1936
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
2
1935
1938
EAS/WES
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
135
SS
2
1936
1937
EAS/NAS
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
136
RF
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
RF
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
138
LF
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
-
1
1936
1936
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
RF
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
141
-
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
LF
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
143
3B
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
3B
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
2B
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
146
-
1
1937
1937
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
RP
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
CF
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
149
C
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
C
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
-
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
SS
1
1941
1941
PS
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.1
153
C
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
RP
2
1936
1937
NAS
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
155
RF
1
1937
1937
NAS
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
156
CF
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
2B
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
-
1
1935
1935
WES
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
LF
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.2
160
RP
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
161
C
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
162
3B
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
163
CF
1
1939
1939
PC
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
164
C
2
1937
1941
PC/PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
165
CF
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
166
C
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
-0.4
0.3
0.0
0.1
167
LF
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
168
1B
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
169
3B
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
170
SP
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
171
CF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
172
SS
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
173
SP
2
1938
1941
EAS/PS
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
174
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
175
-
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
176
RF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
177
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
178
C
1
1925
1925
HBG
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
179
-
1
1932
1932
PC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
180
-
1
1934
1934
PC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
181
RF
1
1939
1939
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
182
-
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
183
1B
3
1936
1941
MULT
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
184
RF
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
185
2B
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
186
2B
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
187
3B
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
188
3B
2
1924
1926
HBG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
189
-
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
190
RP
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
191
SS
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
192
CF
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.2
0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.0
193
2B
1
1936
1936
PC
-0.2
-0.7
0.3
0.0
0.1
194
C
1
1932
1932
PC
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
195
-
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
196
C
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
197
3B
1
1932
1932
PC
-0.3
-0.5
0.2
0.0
0.1
198
-
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
199
SS
2
1929
1932
HIL/PC
-0.3
-1.1
0.5
0.0
0.4
200
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
201
RP
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
202
2B
1
1926
1926
HBG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
203
LF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
204
2B
2
1941
1948
PS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.4
205
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
206
-
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
207
SP
1
1932
1932
PC
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
208
RF
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.3
0.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
209
LF
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.3
-0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
210
C
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
211
SS
1
1933
1933
PC
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.1
212
RF
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.4
-0.5
0.4
0.0
-0.3
213
3B
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
214
-
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
215
LF
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.4
0.5
-0.7
0.0
-0.1
216
SS
2
1924
1925
HBG
-0.4
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.3
217
LF
3
1936
1938
EAS/NAS
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
218
-
1
1932
1932
PC
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
219
LF
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.4
0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.0
220
2B
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
221
RF
1
1936
1936
PC
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
222
-
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
223
RF
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
224
SS
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.1
225
RP
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
226
CF
2
1940
1941
PC/PS
-0.5
-1.3
0.8
0.0
0.0
227
RP
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
228
3B
1
1936
1936
PC
-0.6
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
229
SP
2
1926
1929
HBG/HIL
-0.6
0.4
0.0
-0.9
0.0
230
C
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.6
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.1
231
C
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
232
2B
2
1925
1929
HBG/HIL
-0.6
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.0
233
RP
2
1935
1936
NAS/WES
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
234
SP
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.5
0.0
235
RF
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.7
0.6
-1.2
0.0
-0.2
236
SP
6
1932
1939
NAS/PC
-0.8
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
237
C
2
1937
1938
PC
-1.0
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.1
238
RP
1
1941
1941
PS
-1.1
0.1
0.0
-1.3
0.0
239
SP
2
1925
1932
HBG/PC
-1.2
-0.2
0.1
-1.0
0.0
240
1B
1
1948
1948
PS
-1.4
-0.1
-1.1
0.0
-0.2
241
CF
3
1938
1948
PC/PS
-1.4
-0.4
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
242
SS
2
1929
1933
HIL/PC
-1.4
-0.5
-1.2
0.0
0.2
243
SP
3
1936
1938
NAS/PC
-1.5
0.2
0.1
-1.8
0.0
244
SP
3
1925
1929
HBG/HIL
-1.7
-0.4
0.0
-1.3
0.0

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