Charlie Hickman

Positions: First Baseman, Rightfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 180lb (175cm, 81kg)

Born: May 4, 1876 in Taylortown, PA us

Died: April 19, 1934 in Morgantown, WV

Buried: East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, WV

School: West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

Debut: September 8, 1897 (Age 21-127d, 2,020th in MLB history)

Last Game: July 31, 1908 (Age 32-088d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: Charles Taylor Hickman

Nicknames: Piano Legs or Cheerful Charlie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.8

AB

3982

R

478

H

1176

BA

.295

HR

RBI

614

SB

OBP

.331

SLG

.440

OPS

.771

OPS+

133

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Games by Position

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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	ATL-min	MLB	2	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0		0	0	.667	.667	1.667	2.333		5		0	0				BSN · NL
1897	21	BSN	NL	2	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0		0	0	.667	.667	1.667	2.333	492	5		0	0			/1
1898	22	ATL-min	MLB	19	61	58	4	15	2	0	0	7	0		1	16	.259	.283	.293	.576		17		1	1				BSN · NL
1898	22	BSN	NL	19	61	58	4	15	2	0	0	7	0		1	16	.259	.283	.293	.576	62	17		1	1			/O31
1899	23	ATL-min	MLB	19	68	63	15	25	2	7	0	15	1		2	7	.397	.433	.651	1.084		41		2	1				BSN · NL
1899	23	BSN	NL	19	68	63	15	25	2	7	0	15	1		2	7	.397	.433	.651	1.084	184	41		2	1			1/O3
1900	24	SFG-min	MLB	127	511	473	65	148	19	17	9	91	10		17	30	.313	.359	.482	.841		228		17	4				NY1 · NL
1900	24	NYG	NL	127	511	473	65	148	19	17	9	91	10		17	30	.313	.359	.482	.841	136	228		17	4			*5/O
1901	25	SFG-min	MLB	112	428	406	44	113	20	6	4	62	5		15	52	.278	.315	.387	.702		157		7	0				NY1 · NL
1901	25	NYG	NL	112	428	406	44	113	20	6	4	62	5		15	52	.278	.315	.387	.702	106	157		7	0			O65/143
1902	26	CLE-BOS-min	MLB	130	564	534	74	193	36	13	11	110	9		15	15	.361	.387	.539	.926		288		7	8				CLE,BOS · AL
1902	26	TOT	AL	130	564	534	74	*193*	36	13	11	110	9		15	15	.361	.387	.539	.926	158	*288*		7	8			*3O/41
1902	26	BOS	AL	28	115	108	13	32	5	2	3	16	1		3	6	.296	.339	.463	.802	118	50		4	0			O
1902	26	CLE	AL	102	449	426	61	161	31	11	8	94	8		12	9	.378	.399	.559	.958	168	238		3	8			*3/41
1903	27	CLE-min	MLB	131	552	522	64	154	31	11	12	97	14		17	61	.295	.325	.466	.790		243		6	7				CLE · AL
1903	27	CLE	AL	131	552	522	64	154	31	11	12	97	14		17	61	.295	.325	.466	.790	137	243		6	7			*3/4
1904	28	CLE-DET-min	MLB	128	520	481	52	132	28	16	6	67	12		24	44	.274	.312	.437	.748		210		2	13				CLE,DET · AL
1904	28	TOT	AL	128	520	481	52	132	28	16	6	67	12		24	44	.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	30	.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	14	.243	.297	.410	.706	125	59		0	4			3
1905	29	MIN-DET-min	MLB	147	615	573	69	159	37	12	4	66	6		21	76	.277	.311	.405	.716		232		7	14				WS1,DET · AL
1905	29	TOT	AL	147	615	573	69	159	37	12	4	66	6		21	76	.277	.311	.405	.716	129	232		7	14			4O3
1905	29	DET	AL	59	236	213	21	47	12	3	2	20	3		12	24	.221	.278	.333	.612	93	71		5	6			O3
1905	29	WSH	AL	88	379	360	48	112	25	9	2	46	3		9	52	.311	.332	.447	.779	150	161		2	8			4/3
1906	30	MIN-min	MLB	120	477	451	53	128	25	5	9	57	9		14	64	.284	.311	.421	.733		190		4	8				WS1 · AL
1906	30	WSH	AL	120	477	451	53	128	25	5	9	57	9		14	64	.284	.311	.421	.733	134	190		4	8			O3/54
1907	31	MIN-CHW-min	MLB	81	244	221	21	61	11	3	1	24	4		18	19	.276	.342	.367	.708		81		4	1				WS1,CHA · AL
1907	31	TOT	AL	81	244	221	21	61	11	3	1	24	4		18	19	.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	15	.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	4	.261	.370	.348	.718	132	8		0	0			/O
1908	32	CLE-min	MLB	65	209	197	16	46	6	1	2	16	2		9	12	.234	.271	.305	.575		60		1	2				CLE · AL
1908	32	CLE	AL	65	210	197	16	46	6	1	2	16	2		9	12	.234	.271	.305	.575	87	60		1	2			93/4
12 Yrs				1081	4253	3982	478	1176	217	91	59	614	72		153	396	.295	.331	.440	.771	133	1752		58	59
162 Game Avg.				162	637	597	72	176	33	14	9	92	11		23	59	.295	.331	.440	.771	133	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	1572	1482	175	458	90	33	26	252	33		51	112	.309	.337	.467	.804	141	692		12	26
WSH (3 yrs)				268	1073	1009	121	295	59	17	12	126	16		37	131	.292	.324	.420	.744	140	424		10	17
BSN (3 yrs)				40	132	124	20	42	4	7	1	24	1		3	23	.339	.369	.508	.877	137	63		3	2
NYG (2 yrs)				239	939	879	109	261	39	23	13	153	15		32	82	.297	.339	.438	.777	122	385		24	4
DET (2 yrs)				101	395	357	39	82	18	9	4	42	6		23	38	.230	.286	.364	.650	106	130		5	10
BOS (1 yr)				28	115	108	13	32	5	2	3	16	1		3	6	.296	.339	.463	.802	118	50		4	0
CHW (1 yr)				21	27	23	1	6	2	0	0	1	0		4	4	.261	.370	.348	.718	132	8		0	0

AL (7 yrs)				802	3182	2979	349	873	174	61	45	437	56		118	291	.293	.327	.438	.764	136	1304		31	53
NL (5 yrs)				279	1071	1003	129	303	43	30	14	177	16		35	105	.302	.343	.447	.789	124	448		27	6

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Charlie Hickman

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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