Charlie Hickman
Charles Taylor Hickman (Piano Legs and Cheerful Charlie)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 215 lb.

Born: March 4, 1876 in Taylortown, PA
School: West Virginia University (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1897
Final Game: July 31, 1908
Died: April 19, 1934 in Morgantown, WV
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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
1897 21 BSN NL 2 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333 490 5 0 0 /1
1898 22 BSN NL 19 61 58 4 15 2 0 0 7 0 1 .259 .283 .293 .576 62 17 1 1 /O31
1899 23 BSN NL 19 68 63 15 25 2 7 0 15 1 2 .397 .433 .651 1.084 185 41 2 1 1/O3
1900 24 NYG NL 127 511 473 65 148 19 17 9 91 10 17 .313 .359 .482 .841 136 228 17 4 *5/O
1901 25 NYG NL 112 428 406 44 113 20 6 4 62 5 15 .278 .315 .387 .702 106 157 7 0 O65/143
1902 26 TOT AL 130 564 534 74 193 36 13 11 110 9 15 .361 .387 .539 .926 157 288 7 8 *3O/41
1902 26 BOS AL 28 115 108 13 32 5 2 3 16 1 3 .296 .339 .463 .802 118 50 4 0 O
1902 26 CLE AL 102 449 426 61 161 31 11 8 94 8 12 .378 .399 .559 .958 167 238 3 8 *3/41
1903 27 CLE AL 131 552 522 64 154 31 11 12 97 14 17 .295 .325 .466 .790 137 243 6 7 *3/4
1904 28 TOT AL 128 520 481 52 132 28 16 6 67 12 24 .274 .312 .437 .748 137 210 2 13 34/O
1904 28 CLE AL 86 361 337 34 97 22 10 4 45 9 13 .288 .318 .448 .766 142 151 2 9 43/O
1904 28 DET AL 42 159 144 18 35 6 6 2 22 3 11 .243 .297 .410 .706 125 59 0 4 3
1905 29 TOT AL 147 615 573 69 159 37 12 4 66 6 21 .277 .311 .405 .716 128 232 7 14 4O3
1905 29 DET AL 59 236 213 21 47 12 3 2 20 3 12 .221 .278 .333 .612 93 71 5 6 O3
1905 29 WSH AL 88 379 360 48 112 25 9 2 46 3 9 .311 .332 .447 .779 150 161 2 8 4/3
1906 30 WSH AL 120 477 451 53 128 25 5 9 57 9 14 .284 .311 .421 .733 134 190 4 8 O3/54
1907 31 TOT AL 81 244 221 21 61 11 3 1 24 4 18 .276 .342 .367 .708 133 81 4 1 3O/41
1907 31 WSH AL 60 217 198 20 55 9 3 1 23 4 14 .278 .338 .369 .707 133 73 4 1 3O/41
1907 31 CHW AL 21 27 23 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 4 .261 .370 .348 .718 132 8 0 0 /O
1908 32 CLE AL 65 209 197 16 46 6 1 2 16 2 9 .234 .271 .305 .575 86 60 1 2 O3/4
12 Seasons 1081 4252 3982 478 1176 217 91 59 614 72 153 .295 .331 .440 .771 132 1752 58 59
162 Game Avg. 162 637 597 72 176 33 14 9 92 11 23 .295 .331 .440 .771 132 263 9 9
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
CLE (4 yrs) 384 1571 1482 175 458 90 33 26 252 33 51 .309 .337 .467 .804 141 692 12 26
WSH (3 yrs) 268 1073 1009 121 295 59 17 12 126 16 37 .292 .324 .420 .744 140 424 10 17
BSN (3 yrs) 40 132 124 20 42 4 7 1 24 1 3 .339 .369 .508 .877 137 63 3 2
NYG (2 yrs) 239 939 879 109 261 39 23 13 153 15 32 .297 .339 .438 .777 122 385 24 4
DET (2 yrs) 101 395 357 39 82 18 9 4 42 6 23 .230 .286 .364 .650 106 130 5 10
BOS (1 yr) 28 115 108 13 32 5 2 3 16 1 3 .296 .339 .463 .802 118 50 4 0
CHW (1 yr) 21 27 23 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 4 .261 .370 .348 .718 132 8 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 802 3181 2979 349 873 174 61 45 437 56 118 .293 .327 .438 .764 135 1304 31 53
NL (5 yrs) 279 1071 1003 129 303 43 30 14 177 16 35 .302 .343 .447 .789 124 448 27 6

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
1897 21 BSN NL 3 1 3 77.7 112 .500 .667 .306 .667 .371 1.667 .407 2.333 .777 490 .994 1.6 0.1 5.000 1.000 1.000 .0
1898 22 BSN NL 61 44 5 3.0 95 .259 .259 .284 .283 .349 .293 .364 .576 .713 62 .371 -3.1 -0.3 .442 .052 .034
1899 23 BSN NL 68 39 17 11.2 107 .397 .397 .301 .433 .365 .651 .392 1.084 .756 185 .853 6.5 0.6 1.211 .302 .254 .0
1900 24 NYG NL 511 329 77 6.1 94 .300 .313 .280 .359 .341 .482 .370 .841 .711 136 .658 19.6 2.0 .837 .226 .169 9.5
1901 25 NYG NL 428 293 48 4.4 85 .271 .278 .271 .315 .325 .387 .353 .702 .679 106 .545 2.3 0.2 .628 .158 .108 4.4
1902 26 TOT AL 564 349 110 8.3 95 .348 .361 .281 .387 .338 .539 .378 .926 .716 157 .774 38.0 3.8 .935 .223 .178 9.9
1902 26 BOS AL 115 76 16 5.6 100 .276 .296 .288 .339 .345 .463 .388 .802 .733 118 .620 2.1 0.2 .763 .204 .167 1.5
1902 26 CLE AL 449 273 94 9.1 94 .366 .378 .279 .399 .336 .559 .376 .958 .712 167 .801 35.9 3.6 .985 .228 .181 8.0
1903 27 CLE AL 552 375 77 5.4 81 .278 .295 .261 .325 .310 .466 .353 .790 .662 137 .683 21.3 2.3 .761 .230 .170 12.9
1904 28 TOT AL 520 362 65 4.8 72 .265 .274 .249 .312 .301 .437 .328 .748 .629 137 .679 17.8 2.1 .711 .237 .162 8.0
1904 28 CLE AL 361 249 47 5.0 72 .279 .288 .250 .318 .302 .448 .329 .766 .631 142 .698 14.4 1.7 .729 .226 .160 5.5
1904 28 DET AL 159 113 18 4.2 71 .232 .243 .248 .297 .299 .410 .326 .706 .625 125 .629 3.4 0.4 .670 .264 .167 2.4
1905 29 TOT AL 615 428 72 4.5 71 .272 .277 .246 .311 .305 .405 .320 .716 .625 128 .661 15.9 1.9 .643 .175 .127 4.8
1905 29 DET AL 236 172 19 3.0 73 .213 .221 .249 .278 .308 .333 .325 .612 .634 93 .474 -2.0 -0.2 .548 .183 .113 2.4
1905 29 WSH AL 379 256 53 5.5 70 .307 .311 .244 .332 .302 .447 .318 .779 .620 150 .740 17.9 2.1 .706 .169 .136 2.4
1906 30 WSH AL 477 331 58 4.7 71 .269 .284 .250 .311 .305 .421 .320 .733 .625 134 .663 14.9 1.7 .672 .188 .137 9.0
1907 31 TOT AL 244 161 27 4.5 66 .273 .276 .246 .342 .300 .367 .307 .708 .607 133 .660 8.5 1.0 .669 .190 .090 1.6
1907 31 WSH AL 217 144 24 4.5 66 .274 .278 .245 .338 .299 .369 .306 .707 .605 133 .658 7.4 0.9 .664 .182 .091 1.6
1907 31 CHW AL 27 17 3 4.7 70 .261 .261 .251 .370 .306 .348 .313 .718 .619 132 .681 1.2 0.1 .706 .261 .087
1908 32 CLE AL 209 153 16 2.8 69 .226 .234 .247 .271 .304 .305 .314 .575 .618 86 .479 -3.5 -0.4 .477 .127 .071 2.0
12 Seasons 4252 2865 575 5.3 81 .285 .295 .261 .331 .317 .440 .343 .771 .660 132 .673 139.8 15.0 .725 .201 .145 64.9
162 Game Avg. 637 429 86 5.3 81 .285 .295 .261 .331 .317 .440 .343 .771 .660 132 .673 21 2 .725 .201 .145 10
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
CLE (4 yrs) 1571 1050 234 5.9 81 .297 .309 .262 .337 .315 .467 .349 .804 .663 141 .713 68.1 7.2 .770 .215 .158 29.1
WSH (3 yrs) 1073 731 135 4.9 70 .284 .292 .247 .324 .303 .420 .317 .744 .620 140 .692 40.1 4.7 .682 .180 .128 13.7
BSN (3 yrs) 132 84 25 7.7 101 .333 .339 .293 .369 .357 .508 .379 .877 .737 137 .757 5.0 0.5 .854 .202 .169 1.0
NYG (2 yrs) 939 622 125 5.3 90 .286 .297 .276 .339 .334 .438 .362 .777 .696 122 .612 22.0 2.2 .738 .195 .141 13.9
DET (2 yrs) 395 285 37 3.5 72 .221 .230 .249 .286 .305 .364 .325 .650 .630 106 .544 1.4 0.2 .596 .216 .134 4.8
BOS (1 yr) 115 76 16 5.6 100 .276 .296 .288 .339 .345 .463 .388 .802 .733 118 .620 2.1 0.2 .763 .204 .167 1.5
CHW (1 yr) 27 17 3 4.7 70 .261 .261 .251 .370 .306 .348 .313 .718 .619 132 .681 1.2 0.1 .706 .261 .087
AL (7 yrs) 3181 2159 425 5.2 77 .282 .293 .256 .327 .310 .438 .336 .764 .647 135 .686 112.8 12.4 .717 .203 .145 49.9
NL (5 yrs) 1071 706 150 5.6 92 .292 .302 .278 .343 .337 .447 .364 .789 .701 124 .635 26.9 2.7 .751 .195 .145 14.9

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
1897 21 2 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333 490 5 0 0
1898 22 21 64 61 5 17 2 0 1 9 0 1 .279 .302 .361 .662 85 22 1 1
1899 23 40 132 124 20 42 4 7 1 24 1 3 .339 .369 .508 .877 137 63 3 2
1900 24 167 643 597 85 190 23 24 10 115 11 20 .318 .361 .487 .849 136 291 20 6
1901 25 279 1071 1003 129 303 43 30 14 177 16 35 .302 .343 .447 .789 124 448 27 6
1902 26 409 1635 1537 203 496 79 43 25 287 25 50 .323 .358 .479 .837 136 736 34 14
1903 27 540 2187 2059 267 650 110 54 37 384 39 67 .316 .349 .475 .825 136 979 40 21
1904 28 668 2707 2540 319 782 138 70 43 451 51 91 .308 .342 .468 .810 136 1189 42 34
1905 29 815 3322 3113 388 941 175 82 47 517 57 112 .302 .337 .456 .793 135 1421 49 48
1906 30 935 3799 3564 441 1069 200 87 56 574 66 126 .300 .333 .452 .785 135 1611 53 56
1907 31 1016 4043 3785 462 1130 211 90 57 598 70 144 .299 .334 .447 .781 135 1692 57 57
1908 32 1081 4252 3982 478 1176 217 91 59 614 72 153 .295 .331 .440 .771 132 1752 58 59

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1897 21 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 2
1898 22 20 62 60 4 15 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 .250 .274 .283 .558 4 19
1899 23 20 66 62 12 22 2 6 0 12 1 2 0 .355 .394 .581 .975 14 19
1900 24 145 565 529 67 158 20 18 10 93 11 18 0 .299 .343 .461 .805 79 127
1901 25 130 494 469 50 130 23 7 5 71 6 17 0 .277 .314 .388 .702 54 112
1902 26 153 642 617 81 217 40 15 12 120 10 17 0 .352 .377 .524 .900 120 130
1903 27 153 647 619 82 190 38 14 15 125 17 21 0 .307 .337 .486 .823 99 131
1904 28 132 548 517 68 157 33 19 7 87 14 29 0 .304 .343 .482 .825 85 128
1905 29 155 659 626 88 190 44 14 5 85 7 25 0 .304 .338 .442 .781 92 147
1906 30 127 521 499 72 157 31 6 11 77 11 17 0 .315 .344 .467 .811 78 120
1907 31 85 270 243 29 75 14 4 1 33 5 22 0 .309 .378 .412 .789 37 81
1908 32 68 223 211 21 54 7 1 2 21 2 11 0 .256 .296 .327 .623 21 65
12 Seasons 1190 4701 4456 575 1365 254 104 68 731 84 180 0 .306 .342 .456 .798 685 1081
162 Game Avg. 162 640 607 78 186 35 14 9 100 11 25 .306 .342 .456 .798 93 1081

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1902 AL  .361 (3rd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1902 AL  .387 (10th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1900 NL  .482 (5th)
1902 AL  .539 (3rd)
1903 AL  .466 (6th)
1904 AL  .437 (5th)
1905 AL  .405 (6th)
1906 AL  .421 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1902 AL  .926 (3rd)
1903 AL  .790 (10th)
1904 AL  .748 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1902 AL  534 (10th)
1905 AL  573 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1902 AL  193 (1st)
1905 AL  159 (6th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1902 AL  288 (1st)
1903 AL  243 (7th)
1905 AL  232 (4th)

Doubles s c a p y
1902 AL  36 (6th)
1903 AL  31 (7th)
1905 AL  37 (3rd)
1906 AL  25 (7th)

Triples s c a p y
1900 NL  17 (2nd)
1902 AL  13 (5th)
1904 AL  16 (6th)
1905 AL  12 (6th)
Career  91 (204th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1900 NL  9 (4th)
1902 AL  11 (2nd)
1903 AL  12 (2nd)
1904 AL  6 (4th)
1905 AL  4 (9th)
1906 AL  9 (2nd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1900 NL  91 (7th)
1902 AL  110 (2nd)
1903 AL  97 (2nd)
1905 AL  66 (7th)

Singles s c a p y
1902 AL  133 (3rd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1900 NL  136 (8th)
1902 AL  157 (3rd)
1903 AL  137 (9th)
1904 AL  137 (6th)
1905 AL  128 (10th)
1906 AL  134 (7th)
Career  132 (131st)

Runs Created s c a p y
1902 AL  110 (2nd)
1905 AL  72 (6th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1902 AL  38 (2nd)
1904 AL  18 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1902 AL  3.8 (2nd)
1904 AL  2.1 (10th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1900 NL  45 (5th)
1902 AL  60 (4th)
1903 AL  54 (6th)
1904 AL  50 (4th)
1905 AL  53 (3rd)
1906 AL  39 (7th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1902 AL  .774 (3rd)
1904 AL  .679 (8th)
Career  .673 (127th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1900 NL  17 (4th)
1902 AL  7 (8th)
1903 AL  6 (10th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1900 NL  9.5 (9th)
1902 AL  9.9 (8th)
1903 AL  12.9 (1st)
1904 AL  8.0 (9th)
1906 AL  9.0 (3rd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1900 NL  52.6 (3rd)
1902 AL  48.5 (4th)
1903 AL  43.5 (1st)
1904 AL  80.2 (4th)
1906 AL  50.1 (2nd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (513), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 82 (284), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (959), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (1004), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Harry Rice (921)
  7. Frank Demaree (920)
  8. Roy Johnson (916)
  9. Ival Goodman (914)
  10. Taffy Wright (913)
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  1. Pinky Higgins (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Cliff Lee (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Benny Kauff (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Frank Demaree (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Gee Walker (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. John Stone (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Curt Walker (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Curt Walker (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dixie Walker (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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