Ed Charles
Edwin Douglas Charles (Ez, The Poet or The Glider)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 29, 1933 in Daytona Beach, FL
High School: Gibbs (St. Petersburg, FL)
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1962
Final Game: October 1, 1969
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1962 29 KCA AL 147 604 535 81 154 24 7 17 74 20 4 54 70 .288 .356 .454 .811 114 243 11 4 9 2 0 *5/4
1963 30 KCA AL 158 679 603 82 161 28 2 15 79 15 8 58 79 .267 .332 .395 .727 99 238 21 5 5 8 7 *5
1964 31 KCA AL 150 634 557 69 134 25 2 16 63 12 7 64 92 .241 .321 .379 .700 91 211 20 4 5 4 2 *5
1965 32 KCA AL 134 535 480 55 129 19 7 8 56 13 4 44 72 .269 .332 .388 .720 105 186 10 4 2 5 0 *5/46
1966 33 KCA AL 118 420 385 52 110 18 8 9 42 12 5 30 53 .286 .337 .444 .781 126 171 9 0 4 1 2 5/37
1967 34 TOT MLB 120 439 384 37 92 14 2 3 36 5 1 36 71 .240 .313 .310 .623 82 119 7 8 5 6 2 5
1967 34 KCA AL 19 74 61 5 15 1 0 0 5 1 0 12 13 .246 .378 .262 .641 96 16 2 1 0 0 1 5
1967 34 NYM NL 101 365 323 32 77 13 2 3 31 4 1 24 58 .238 .300 .319 .619 79 103 5 7 5 6 1 5
1968 35 NYM NL 117 409 369 41 102 11 1 15 53 5 4 28 57 .276 .328 .434 .761 128 160 7 2 6 4 4 5/3
1969 36 NYM NL 61 189 169 21 35 8 1 3 18 4 2 18 31 .207 .286 .320 .605 68 54 6 1 0 1 3 5
8 Seasons 1005 3909 3482 438 917 147 30 86 421 86 35 332 525 .263 .330 .397 .727 103 1382 91 28 36 31 20
162 Game Avg. 162 630 561 71 148 24 5 14 68 14 6 54 85 .263 .330 .397 .727 103 223 15 5 6 5 3
KCA (6 yrs) 726 2946 2621 344 703 115 26 65 319 73 28 262 379 .268 .337 .406 .743 105 1065 73 18 25 20 12
NYM (3 yrs) 279 963 861 94 214 32 4 21 102 13 7 70 146 .249 .309 .368 .677 97 317 18 10 11 11 8
AL (6 yrs) 726 2946 2621 344 703 115 26 65 319 73 28 262 379 .268 .337 .406 .743 105 1065 73 18 25 20 12
NL (3 yrs) 279 963 861 94 214 32 4 21 102 13 7 70 146 .249 .309 .368 .677 97 317 18 10 11 11 8

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1962 29 KCA AL 604 407 89 5.9 106 .304 .288 .268 .356 .341 .454 .417 .811 .758 114 .614 9.6 0.9 .801 .297 .166 18.4
1963 30 KCA AL 679 484 77 4.3 99 .282 .267 .262 .332 .329 .395 .405 .727 .734 99 .511 -0.2 0.0 .654 .235 .128 15.0
1964 31 KCA AL 634 459 66 3.9 99 .260 .241 .260 .321 .329 .379 .404 .700 .733 91 .458 -6.0 -0.6 .631 .262 .138 13.7
1965 32 KCA AL 535 372 64 4.6 91 .299 .269 .250 .332 .319 .388 .382 .720 .702 105 .563 3.4 0.4 .666 .229 .119 9.9
1966 33 KCA AL 420 294 56 5.1 87 .312 .286 .245 .337 .311 .444 .378 .781 .689 126 .623 11.7 1.2 .720 .255 .158 10.3
1967 34 TOT MLB 439 311 40 3.5 88 .282 .240 .253 .313 .316 .310 .373 .623 .689 82 .443 -7.2 -0.7 .557 .174 .070 3.8
1967 34 KCA AL 74 48 7 3.9 82 .313 .246 .240 .378 .308 .262 .360 .641 .668 96 .524 0.5 0.1 .625 .230 .016 .0
1967 34 NYM NL 365 263 33 3.4 89 .276 .238 .256 .300 .318 .319 .375 .619 .693 79 .428 -7.7 -0.8 .544 .164 .080 3.4
1968 35 NYM NL 409 288 52 4.9 81 .289 .276 .252 .328 .310 .434 .355 .761 .666 128 .639 11.7 1.3 .687 .236 .157 7.5
1969 36 NYM NL 189 143 15 2.8 96 .235 .207 .262 .286 .332 .320 .388 .605 .720 68 .327 -7.2 -0.8 .528 .231 .112 3.4
8 Seasons 3909 2758 459 4.5 95 .286 .263 .257 .330 .324 .397 .391 .727 .715 103 .540 15.8 1.7 .666 .244 .134 86.0
162 Game Avg. 630 445 74 4.5 95 .286 .263 .257 .330 .324 .397 .391 .727 .715 103 .540 3 0 .666 .244 .134 14
KCA (6 yrs) 2946 2064 359 4.7 97 .290 .268 .257 .337 .327 .406 .398 .743 .725 105 .550 19.0 2.0 .688 .255 .138 68.8
NYM (3 yrs) 963 694 100 3.9 87 .274 .249 .255 .309 .318 .368 .369 .677 .687 97 .505 -3.3 -0.3 .600 .208 .120 16.1
AL (6 yrs) 2946 2064 359 4.7 97 .290 .268 .257 .337 .327 .406 .398 .743 .725 105 .550 19.0 2.0 .688 .255 .138 68.8
NL (3 yrs) 963 694 100 3.9 87 .274 .249 .255 .309 .318 .368 .369 .677 .687 97 .505 -3.3 -0.3 .600 .208 .120 16.1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 36 NYM NL WS BAL W 4 15 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 .133 .200 .333 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 15 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 .133 .200 .333 3 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1962 29 KCA AL 604 2.8% 11.6% 8.9% 8.0% 31% 1.30 7.6 31.5 7.2 1.14 75%
1963 30 KCA AL 679 2.2% 11.6% 8.5% 6.6% 28% 1.36 7.6 40.2 7.6 1.08 76%
1964 31 KCA AL 634 2.5% 14.5% 10.1% 6.8% 32% 1.44 6.1 34.8 8.8 1.07 71%
1965 32 KCA AL 535 1.5% 13.5% 8.2% 6.4% 26% 1.64 6.7 60.0 8.6 1.16 76%
1966 33 KCA AL 420 2.1% 12.6% 7.1% 8.3% 32% 1.77 7.3 42.8 9.2 1.19 77%
1967 34 TOT MLB 439 0.7% 16.2% 8.2% 4.3% 21% 1.97 5.4 128.0 10.7 1.08 72%
1967 34 KCA AL 74 0.0% 17.6% 16.2% 1.4% 7% 1.08 4.7 12.2 1.13 65%
1967 34 NYM NL 365 0.8% 15.9% 6.6% 4.9% 23% 2.42 5.6 107.7 10.4 1.07 73%
1968 35 NYM NL 409 3.7% 13.9% 6.9% 6.6% 27% 2.04 6.5 24.6 7.0 1.20 74%
1969 36 NYM NL 189 1.6% 16.4% 9.5% 6.4% 34% 1.72 5.5 56.3 9.4 1.08 72%
8 Seasons 3909 2.2% 13.4% 8.5% 6.7% 29% 1.58 6.6 40.5 8.3 1.12 74%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1962 29 KCA AL 13 0 33% 237 20 4 83% 17 5 2 0 1 0 2 0 7 16 43% 36 25 11 8 4 4 16 2 11
1963 30 KCA AL 8 0 32% 225 15 8 65% 14 7 2 0 0 1 5 0 13 14 57% 34 20 14 4 2 2 25 5 20
1964 31 KCA AL 7 0 29% 236 12 7 63% 11 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 12 51% 28 16 11 6 3 2 11 1 10
1965 32 KCA AL 7 0 28% 218 13 4 76% 12 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 16 60% 28 16 12 3 1 2 17 2 15
1966 33 KCA AL 7 0 33% 173 12 5 71% 11 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 6 50% 21 13 7 5 3 2 20 4 14
1967 34 TOT MLB 6 0 26% 157 5 1 83% 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14 47% 30 18 11 3 3 0 18 5 13
1967 34 KCA AL 2 0 18% 21 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1967 34 NYM NL 4 0 28% 136 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10 47% 27 16 10 3 3 0 17 5 12
1968 35 NYM NL 7 0 22% 162 5 4 56% 5 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 9 42% 29 18 10 3 2 1 11 3 7
1969 36 NYM NL 4 0 35% 58 4 2 67% 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 72% 12 3 9 1 1 0 5 0 4
8 Seasons 59 0 30% 1466 86 35 71% 79 32 6 1 1 4 15 2 49 90 51% 218 129 85 33 19 13 123 22 94
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1962 29 KCA AL 584 35% 154 7 0 0 0 1.42 17 1 12 14 3 10 7 1 10 9 90% 121 11 9% 60 18 30% 369 57 15% 32 18 56% 27 13 48% 20
1963 30 KCA AL 675 32% 161 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 7 8 11 4 0 6 5 83% 146 21 14% 63 21 33% 453 67 15% 43 23 53% 45 11 24% 4
1964 31 KCA AL 633 32% 134 4 0 0 0 1.52 16 0 11 9 7 13 3 0 5 5 100% 114 20 18% 49 17 35% 355 50 14% 26 15 58% 37 13 35% 0
1965 32 KCA AL 535 34% 129 5 1 0 1 1.91 8 0 14 6 2 2 6 0 2 2 100% 89 10 11% 53 18 34% 309 51 17% 33 18 55% 31 10 32% 0
1966 33 KCA AL 420 41% 110 14 6 0 6 1.70 9 0 2 8 1 3 6 0 5 4 80% 74 9 12% 36 12 33% 219 37 17% 14 6 43% 28 12 43% 0
1967 34 TOT MLB 439 35% 92 10 1 0 2 1.65 3 0 5 3 0 2 1 0 5 5 100% 68 7 10% 33 14 42% 249 35 14% 22 11 50% 35 10 29% 0
1967 34 KCA AL 74 30% 15 0 0 0 0 0.88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 18% 7 2 29% 49 7 14% 4 2 50% 9 2 22% 0
1967 34 NYM NL 365 36% 77 10 1 0 2 1.65 3 0 5 3 0 2 1 0 5 5 100% 57 5 9% 26 12 46% 200 28 14% 18 9 50% 26 8 31% 0
1968 35 NYM NL 409 44% 102 15 6 3 5 2.10 15 0 10 5 10 10 5 0 6 6 100% 86 7 8% 38 16 42% 256 40 16% 22 14 64% 17 5 29% 0
1969 36 NYM NL 189 61% 35 12 4 0 1 1.61 3 0 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 34 6 18% 13 3 23% 111 15 14% 6 4 67% 11 2 18% 0
8 Seasons 3884 37% 917 67 18 3 15 1.74 86 1 73 53 33 53 33 1 39 36 92% 732 91 12% 345 119 34% 2321 352 15% 198 109 55% 231 76 33% 24
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1962 29 147 604 535 81 154 24 7 17 74 20 4 54 70 .288 .356 .454 .811 114 243 11 4 9 2 0
1963 30 305 1283 1138 163 315 52 9 32 153 35 12 112 149 .277 .344 .423 .766 106 481 32 9 14 10 7
1964 31 455 1917 1695 232 449 77 11 48 216 47 19 176 241 .265 .336 .408 .744 101 692 52 13 19 14 9
1965 32 589 2452 2175 287 578 96 18 56 272 60 23 220 313 .266 .335 .404 .739 102 878 62 17 21 19 9
1966 33 707 2872 2560 339 688 114 26 65 314 72 28 250 366 .269 .335 .410 .745 105 1049 71 17 25 20 11
1967 34 827 3311 2944 376 780 128 28 68 350 77 29 286 437 .265 .333 .397 .729 102 1168 78 25 30 26 13
1968 35 944 3720 3313 417 882 139 29 83 403 82 33 314 494 .266 .332 .401 .733 105 1328 85 27 36 30 17
1969 36 1005 3909 3482 438 917 147 30 86 421 86 35 332 525 .263 .330 .397 .727 103 1382 91 28 36 31 20

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1962 29 147 595 535 78 154 24 7 17 71 20 54 70 .288 .356 .454 .811 86 147
1963 30 158 673 602 83 160 28 2 15 80 15 58 79 .266 .331 .394 .725 78 158
1964 31 149 627 555 72 135 25 2 16 65 12 64 91 .243 .324 .382 .706 69 150
1965 32 134 550 493 62 142 21 8 9 63 14 48 72 .288 .353 .418 .771 72 134
1966 33 119 431 397 62 120 20 9 10 50 13 33 53 .302 .355 .474 .829 66 118
1967 34 120 456 399 43 107 16 2 3 42 6 42 71 .268 .346 .341 .687 47 120
1968 35 116 421 383 53 118 13 1 17 68 6 32 57 .308 .361 .480 .841 67 117
1969 36 61 191 170 23 36 8 1 3 19 4 19 31 .212 .293 .324 .617 16 61
8 Seasons 1004 3944 3534 476 972 155 32 90 458 90 350 524 .275 .343 .413 .756 501 1005
162 Game Avg. 162 636 570 77 157 25 5 15 74 15 56 85 .275 .343 .413 .756 81 1005

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1963 AL--158--4th

At Bats s c a p y
1963 AL--603--4th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1963 AL--679--3rd

Triples s c a p y
1962 AL--7--9th
1965 AL--7--7th
1966 AL--8--4th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1962 AL--20--4th
1963 AL--15--7th

Times On Base s c a p y
1963 AL--224--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1967 NL--7--5th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1963 AL--8--2nd
1967 NL--6--7th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1963 AL--21--3rd
1964 AL--20--4th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1963 AL--8--3rd
1964 AL--7--3rd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1962 AL--18.4--2nd
1963 AL--15.0--2nd
1964 AL--13.7--7th

Outs Made s c a p y
1963 AL--484--1st

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 9 (1331), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1368), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Jim Rivera (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Scott Hatteberg (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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