Charlie Hickman
Charles Taylor Hickman
(Piano Legs,Cheerful Charlie)
 
Born: March 4, 1876 in Taylortown, PA
Died: April 19, 1934 - 58 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'9" Wt: 180
(legend)
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Notes:
- Purchased by the Boston Beaneaters from New Castle in 1897
- College/Univ: West Virginia University (1897)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
BSN
NL
21.3
RP
3
7.7
 
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.2
BSN
NL
22.3
SP
61
33.0
 
1.1
-0.2
-0.1
1.3
-0.1
5.3
0.3
0.6
4.5
3.6
-0.0
0.4
3.3
BSN
NL
23.3
SP
68
66.3
 
1.5
1.0
-0.1
0.6
-0.0
8.8
3.5
0.0
5.3
6.1
3.2
-0.1
3.0
NY1
NL
24.3
3B
511
-
 
2.6
4.0
-1.1
0.0
0.4
16.5
16.4
0.2
0.0
5.5
8.9
-3.3
0.0
NY1
NL
25.3
RF
428
65.0
 
1.1
1.7
-0.6
0.0
-0.0
11.6
8.6
1.2
1.8
0.8
2.1
-0.8
-0.4
BOS
AL
26.3
LF
115
-
 
0.7
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.1
3.9
3.0
0.9
0.0
1.7
1.2
0.5
0.0
CLE
AL
26.3
1B
449
8.0
 
4.2
4.9
-0.7
-0.2
-0.2
19.5
18.1
1.4
0.0
11.4
11.3
0.3
-0.2
CLE
AL
27.3
1B
552
-
 
3.3
3.9
-1.1
0.0
-0.5
19.9
19.0
0.8
0.0
9.7
10.4
-0.7
0.0
CLE
AL
28.3
2B
361
-
 
2.7
3.0
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
13.5
11.7
1.8
0.0
6.5
6.1
0.3
0.0
DET
AL
28.3
1B
159
-
 
0.4
0.9
-0.7
0.0
-0.2
5.1
4.7
0.4
0.0
2.2
2.2
-0.1
0.0
DET
AL
29.3
RF
236
-
 
0.3
0.4
-0.5
0.0
-0.4
5.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.0
WS1
AL
29.3
2B
379
-
 
3.5
3.4
0.1
0.0
-0.1
18.1
16.5
1.5
0.0
10.0
10.6
-0.6
0.0
WS1
AL
30.3
RF
477
-
 
2.5
2.8
-1.0
0.0
-0.7
17.2
16.0
1.2
0.0
8.1
8.6
-0.5
0.0
WS1
AL
31.3
1B
217
5.0
 
0.7
1.4
-0.8
-0.1
-0.3
6.1
5.7
0.4
0.0
2.0
2.4
-0.2
-0.2
CHA
AL
31.3
RF
27
-
 
0.2
0.2
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.6
-0.0
0.0
CLE
AL
32.3
RF
209
-
 
0.2
0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
4.0
2.9
1.1
0.0
-0.0
-0.4
0.4
0.0
12
7
1B
4252
185.0
  
25.1
28.1
-7.2
1.7
-2.5
156.5
132.0
12.5
11.9
69.5
68.0
-4.2
5.6
162 Game Average
586
25.5
  
3.5
3.9
-1.0
0.2
-0.3
  
21.6
18.2
1.7
1.6
  
9.6
9.4
-0.6
0.8
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
3
P
132
107.0
 
2.8
0.9
-0.2
2.0
-0.1
15.1
4.3
0.6
10.2
10.4
3.7
0.3
6.5
2
3B
939
65.0
 
3.7
5.7
-1.7
0.0
0.3
28.1
25.0
1.4
1.8
6.4
11.0
-4.2
-0.4
1
LF
115
-
 
0.7
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.1
3.9
3.0
0.9
0.0
1.7
1.2
0.5
0.0
4
1B
1571
8.0
 
10.3
12.0
-2.5
-0.2
-1.1
56.8
51.8
5.0
0.0
27.5
27.4
0.3
-0.2
2
1B
395
-
 
0.7
1.3
-1.2
0.0
-0.5
10.1
8.7
1.4
0.0
2.8
2.5
0.3
0.0
3
2B
1073
5.0
 
6.7
7.5
-1.7
-0.1
-1.0
41.4
38.3
3.1
0.0
20.1
21.6
-1.3
-0.2
1
RF
27
-
 
0.2
0.2
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.6
-0.0
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James