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Charlie Hickman

Charles Taylor Hickman (Piano Legs or Cheerful Charlie)

Positions: First Baseman, Rightfielder and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 4, 1876 in Taylortown, PA
School: West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1897
Teams (by GP): Naps/Senators/Giants/Bronchos/Tigers/... 1897-1908

Final Game: July 31, 1908
Died: April 19, 1934 in Morgantown, WV
Buried: East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, WV
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1897 21 BSN NL 0 0 5.87 2 0 2 0 0 1 7.2 10 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 37 79 1.957 11.7 0.0 5.9 0.0 0.00
1898 22 BSN NL 1 2 .333 2.18 6 3 3 3 1 2 33.0 22 8 8 0 13 9 0 0 1 130 172 1.061 6.0 0.0 3.5 2.5 0.69
1899 23 BSN NL 6 0 1.000 4.48 11 9 2 5 2 1 66.1 52 38 33 3 40 14 8 0 2 289 92 1.387 7.1 0.4 5.4 1.9 0.35
1901 25 NYG NL 3 5 .375 4.57 9 9 0 6 0 0 65.0 76 42 33 1 26 11 3 0 1 291 73 1.569 10.5 0.1 3.6 1.5 0.42
1902 26 CLE AL 0 1 .000 7.88 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 11 8 7 0 5 1 1 0 0 40 46 2.000 12.4 0.0 5.6 1.1 0.20
1907 31 WSH AL 0 0 3.60 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 4 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 23 76 1.800 7.2 0.0 9.0 3.6 0.40
6 Yrs 10 8 .556 4.28 30 22 8 15 3 4 185.0 175 105 88 4 94 37 12 0 4 810 88 1.454 8.5 0.2 4.6 1.8 0.39
162 Game Avg. 13 10 .556 4.28 39 29 10 20 4 5 242 229 137 115 5 123 48 16 0 5 1059 88 1.454 8.5 0.2 4.6 1.8 0.39
BSN (3 yrs) 7 2 .778 3.87 19 12 7 8 3 4 107.0 84 51 46 3 58 23 8 0 3 456 105 1.327 7.1 0.3 4.9 1.9 0.40
WSH (1 yr) 0 0 3.60 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 4 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 23 76 1.800 7.2 0.0 9.0 3.6 0.40
NYG (1 yr) 3 5 .375 4.57 9 9 0 6 0 0 65.0 76 42 33 1 26 11 3 0 1 291 73 1.569 10.5 0.1 3.6 1.5 0.42
CLE (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.88 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 11 8 7 0 5 1 1 0 0 40 46 2.000 12.4 0.0 5.6 1.1 0.20
NL (4 yrs) 10 7 .588 4.13 28 21 7 14 3 4 172.0 160 93 79 4 84 34 11 0 4 747 92 1.419 8.4 0.2 4.4 1.8 0.40
AL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 6.23 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.0 15 12 9 0 10 3 1 0 0 63 53 1.923 10.4 0.0 6.9 2.1 0.30

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1897 21 BSN NL 7.2 2 0 5 5.87 5.72 0.47 0.00 103.0 5.41 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .493 .500 $
1898 22 BSN NL 33.0 6 3 8 2.18 4.89 0.38 0.00 103.0 4.64 10 1.0 1.0 -0.0 1.3 13 .670 .506 $
1899 23 BSN NL 66.1 11 9 38 5.16 5.21 0.56 0.00 107.0 4.97 1 0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.6 7 .505 .500 $
1901 25 NYG NL 65.0 9 9 42 5.82 4.74 -0.32 0.00 100.0 5.06 -5 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1 0 .447 .497 $
1902 26 CLE AL 8.0 1 1 8 9.00 4.87 0.18 0.00 96.0 4.50 -4 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .225 .498 $
1907 31 WSH AL 5.0 1 0 4 7.20 3.71 -0.43 0.00 95.0 3.94 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .321 .499 $
6 Seasons 185.0 30 22 105 5.11 4.95 0.17 0.00 102.9 4.91 -0 0.1 1.0 -0.2 1.5 16 .504 .500 $
BSN (3 yrs) 107.0 19 12 51 4.29 5.14 0.50 0.00 105.5 4.90 10 1.1 1.0 -0.1 1.9 20 .556 .502 $
WSH (1 yr) 5.0 1 0 4 7.20 3.71 -0.43 0.00 95.0 3.94 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .321 .499 $
NYG (1 yr) 65.0 9 9 42 5.82 4.74 -0.32 0.00 100.0 5.06 -5 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1 0 .447 .497 $
CLE (1 yr) 8.0 1 1 8 9.00 4.87 0.18 0.00 96.0 4.50 -4 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .225 .498 $

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1897 21 0 0 5.87 2 0 2 0 0 1 7.2 10 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 37 79 1.957 11.7 0.0 5.9 0.0 0.00 79
1898 22 1 2 .333 2.88 8 3 5 3 1 3 40.2 32 13 13 0 18 9 0 0 1 167 136 1.230 7.1 0.0 4.0 2.0 0.50 136
1899 23 7 2 .778 3.87 19 12 7 8 3 4 107.0 84 51 46 3 58 23 8 0 3 456 105 1.327 7.1 0.3 4.9 1.9 0.40 105
1900 24 7 2 .778 3.87 19 12 7 8 3 4 107.0 84 51 46 3 58 23 8 0 3 456 105 1.327 7.1 0.3 4.9 1.9 0.40 105
1901 25 10 7 .588 4.13 28 21 7 14 3 4 172.0 160 93 79 4 84 34 11 0 4 747 92 1.419 8.4 0.2 4.4 1.8 0.40 92
1902 26 10 8 .556 4.30 29 22 7 15 3 4 180.0 171 101 86 4 89 35 12 0 4 787 88 1.444 8.6 0.2 4.5 1.8 0.39 88
1903 27 10 8 .556 4.30 29 22 7 15 3 4 180.0 171 101 86 4 89 35 12 0 4 787 88 1.444 8.6 0.2 4.5 1.8 0.39 88
1904 28 10 8 .556 4.30 29 22 7 15 3 4 180.0 171 101 86 4 89 35 12 0 4 787 88 1.444 8.6 0.2 4.5 1.8 0.39 88
1905 29 10 8 .556 4.30 29 22 7 15 3 4 180.0 171 101 86 4 89 35 12 0 4 787 88 1.444 8.6 0.2 4.5 1.8 0.39 88
1906 30 10 8 .556 4.30 29 22 7 15 3 4 180.0 171 101 86 4 89 35 12 0 4 787 88 1.444 8.6 0.2 4.5 1.8 0.39 88
1907 31 10 8 .556 4.28 30 22 8 15 3 4 185.0 175 105 88 4 94 37 12 0 4 810 88 1.454 8.5 0.2 4.6 1.8 0.39 88

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1897 21 0 1 .000 5.00 9.0 11 6 5 0 6 0 0 1.889 11.0 6.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 2
1898 22 2 1 .667 1.80 35.0 21 8 7 0 12 9 0 0.943 5.4 3.1 2.3 0.75 0.0 6
1899 23 4 3 .571 3.47 70.0 49 30 27 3 38 15 8 1.243 6.3 4.9 1.9 0.39 0.4 11
1901 25 3 5 .375 4.56 73.0 86 41 37 1 29 12 3 1.575 10.6 3.6 1.5 0.41 0.1 9
1902 26 0 1 .000 8.00 9.0 13 9 8 0 6 1 1 2.111 13.0 6.0 1.0 0.17 0.0 1
1907 31 0 0 3.60 5.0 4 2 2 0 5 2 0 1.800 7.2 9.0 3.6 0.40 0.0 1
6 Yrs 9 11 .450 3.85 201.0 184 96 86 4 96 39 12 1.393 8.2 1.7 0.41 0.2 30

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1897 NL  1 (8th)
1898 NL  2 (2nd)
1899 NL  1 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1547), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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