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Oscar Charleston



Oscar McKinley Charleston
(Charlie)


Born: October 14, 1896 in Indianapolis, IN
Died: October 5, 1954 - 57 years old

Bats: L
Throws: L
Ht: 5'8"
Wt: 185
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Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976
• Buried: Floral Park Cemetery (Indianapolis, IN)
• Relatives: Bennie Charleston (Brother)
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Wins Above Replacement


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
4
1932
1936
MULT
17.2
-0.2
0.0
17.5
0.0
2
C
5
1932
1936
MULT
17.0
16.2
0.7
-0.2
0.3
3
SP
6
1933
1938
MULT
11.7
0.0
0.0
11.8
0.0
4
RF
6
1924
1937
HBG/PC
6.7
6.9
0.5
0.2
-0.8
5
LF
5
1924
1938
MULT
6.5
4.4
2.9
0.0
-0.8
6
SP
4
1932
1935
PC
5.9
0.5
0.1
5.3
0.0
7
SP
5
1932
1936
PC
5.1
0.1
0.0
4.9
0.0
8
CF
6
1932
1937
MULT
4.9
7.6
-2.3
0.0
-0.3
9
SS
7
1932
1938
MULT
4.8
2.0
1.1
0.0
1.7
10
SP
2
1937
1938
NAS/PC
4.6
0.0
-0.1
4.6
0.0
11
SS
4
1925
1938
MULT
4.4
4.2
-0.4
-0.2
0.7
12
SS
1
1948
1948
PS
4.1
2.3
1.5
0.0
0.3
13
SP
3
1924
1926
HBG
4.1
-0.3
0.0
4.4
0.0
14
SS
1
1929
1929
HIL
3.9
2.5
0.0
1.4
0.1
15
SP
4
1934
1938
PC
3.7
0.0
0.0
3.7
0.0
16
SP
2
1941
1948
PS
3.5
0.2
0.1
3.2
0.0
17
2B
2
1932
1933
PC
3.5
0.8
2.3
0.0
0.4
18
LF
4
1935
1938
MULT
3.4
3.3
0.4
0.0
-0.3
19
SP
6
1933
1940
NAS/PC
3.0
0.2
0.0
2.8
0.0
20
SP
1
1948
1948
PS
2.8
0.0
0.0
2.8
0.0
21
2B
3
1935
1941
PC/PS
2.8
2.0
0.5
0.0
0.3
22
SP
2
1929
1937
HIL/PC
2.7
0.0
0.0
2.6
0.0
23
2B
4
1924
1929
HBG/HIL
2.6
-0.4
2.5
0.0
0.5
24
SP
3
1933
1935
PC
2.6
-0.3
0.0
2.8
0.0
25
SP
7
1933
1940
NAS/PC
2.6
1.1
-0.1
1.7
-0.1
26
SP
2
1941
1948
PS
2.4
0.0
0.0
2.4
0.0
27
RF
6
1932
1939
MULT
2.4
0.2
3.0
0.0
-0.9
28
SP
1
1932
1932
PC
2.4
0.4
-0.4
2.4
0.0
29
SP
3
1937
1939
MULT
2.4
0.0
0.0
2.3
0.0
30
3B
6
1929
1936
MULT
2.2
2.3
-0.8
0.0
0.7
31
SP
4
1924
1929
HBG/HIL
2.2
0.5
-0.1
1.8
0.0
32
SP
2
1938
1948
EAS/PS
2.0
-0.1
0.2
1.9
0.0
33
3B
1
1925
1925
HBG
2.0
0.5
1.3
0.0
0.2
34
SP
1
1929
1929
HIL
1.9
0.3
-0.1
1.6
0.0
35
SP
1
1926
1926
HBG
1.8
0.1
0.0
1.7
0.0
36
2B
4
1932
1938
PC
1.8
2.0
-0.3
0.0
0.1
37
C
6
1932
1937
MULT
1.7
1.9
-0.2
0.0
0.0
38
SS
3
1938
1940
PC
1.7
1.6
-0.1
0.0
0.1
39
RP
2
1939
1940
PC
1.6
-0.2
-0.1
1.9
0.0
40
LF
2
1934
1938
EAS/PC
1.6
1.8
0.0
0.0
-0.3
41
RF
3
1932
1934
PC
1.5
2.7
-0.6
0.0
-0.5
42
SP
1
1929
1929
HIL
1.4
-0.3
0.0
1.8
0.0
43
C
5
1929
1938
MULT
1.4
1.4
-0.2
0.0
0.1
44
SP
2
1937
1941
PC/PS
1.3
-0.2
0.2
1.4
0.0
45
SP
2
1939
1940
PC
1.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
46
SP
1
1929
1929
HIL
1.3
0.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
47
1B
1
1924
1924
HBG
1.3
1.1
0.4
0.0
-0.2
48
SP
3
1924
1926
HBG
1.2
0.1
0.1
1.1
0.0
49
SP
1
1932
1932
PC
1.2
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
50
SP
1
1925
1925
HBG
1.2
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
51
C
3
1936
1938
NAS/PC
1.1
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.1
52
SP
1
1948
1948
PS
1.1
-0.3
-0.1
1.5
0.0
53
C
1
1948
1948
PS
1.0
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.0
54
3B
1
1926
1926
HBG
1.0
1.3
-0.3
0.0
0.1
55
1B
3
1936
1938
EAS/PC
1.0
1.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
56
2B
4
1935
1938
MULT
1.0
0.6
0.3
0.0
0.0
57
C
2
1925
1926
HBG
1.0
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.1
58
RF
3
1936
1938
NAS/PC
0.9
1.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
59
RF
3
1933
1935
PC
0.9
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
60
1B
1
1925
1925
HBG
0.8
1.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
61
RP
2
1936
1937
PC
0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
62
SS
2
1924
1925
HBG
0.8
-0.5
1.0
0.0
0.3
63
C
2
1924
1925
HBG
0.8
0.1
0.5
0.0
0.2
64
LF
3
1932
1937
NAS/PC
0.7
1.0
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
65
C
2
1934
1941
PC/PS
0.6
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.1
66
3B
2
1941
1948
PS
0.5
-0.2
0.7
0.0
0.0
67
C
1
1939
1939
PC
0.5
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.1
68
SS
1
1933
1933
PC
0.5
-0.1
0.6
0.0
0.0
69
SP
1
1936
1936
PC
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
70
RF
1
1941
1941
PS
0.5
0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.2
71
C
1
1941
1941
PS
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.1
72
1B
1
1937
1937
PC
0.5
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.0
73
1B
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.1
74
LF
1
1940
1940
PC
0.4
-0.1
0.2
0.4
-0.1
75
RP
1
1932
1932
PC
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
76
1B
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.2
77
1B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.3
-0.3
0.7
0.0
-0.1
78
SP
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.3
0.4
-0.1
0.1
0.0
79
C
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
80
SS
3
1934
1939
NAS/PC
0.3
0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.4
81
CF
1
1939
1939
PC
0.3
-0.2
0.5
0.0
0.0
82
1B
1
1948
1948
PS
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
83
3B
1
1937
1937
PC
0.3
0.8
-0.6
0.0
0.0
84
SS
3
1939
1941
PC/PS
0.2
0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.1
85
CF
1
1948
1948
PS
0.2
1.2
-1.0
0.0
0.0
86
SP
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.2
-0.2
-0.2
0.5
0.0
87
3B
1
1941
1941
PS
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
88
RP
1
1940
1940
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
89
-
1
1935
1935
NOS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
90
SP
1
1932
1932
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
91
RP
1
1948
1948
PS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
92
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
93
3B
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
94
RF
3
1932
1935
PC
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
95
2B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
96
C
2
1939
1940
PC
0.1
0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.0
97
RF
4
1935
1941
MULT
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.1
98
CF
2
1932
1937
PC
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
99
LF
1
1932
1932
PC
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
SS
1
1935
1935
PC
0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.0
0.1
101
RF
1
1932
1932
PC
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
RP
1
1938
1938
PC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
103
LF
1
1935
1935
WES
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
2B
1
1940
1940
PC
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
105
RP
1
1935
1935
WES
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
106
LF
1
1941
1941
PS
0.1
-0.2
0.4
0.0
-0.1
107
SS
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.0
0.1
108
C
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
109
3B
1
1939
1939
PC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
C
1
1941
1941
PS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
111
2B
1
1941
1941
PS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
RP
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.1
0.5
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
113
RP
1
1932
1932
PC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
114
1B
1
1938
1938
PC
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
115
RP
1
1935
1935
WES
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
116
-
1
1938
1938
EAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
RP
1
1934
1934
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
1B
1
1934
1934
PC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
119
3B
1
1935
1935
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
CF
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
121
RF
1
1937
1937
PC
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
122
SP
1
1935
1935
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
-
2
1935
1938
EAS/WES
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
124
3B
1
1938
1938
PC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
125
C
1
1937
1937
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
C
1
1940
1940
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
2B
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
128
RF
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
129
3B
3
1935
1937
MULT
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
130
3B
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
RP
1
1940
1940
PC
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
132
RF
1
1936
1936
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
3B
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
C
1
1924
1924
HBG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
135
3B
2
1925
1926
HBG
0.0
0.8
-0.8
0.0
0.1
136
-
1
1935
1935
NOS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
-
2
1935
1938
EAS/WES
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
138
SS
2
1936
1937
EAS/NAS
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
139
RF
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
RF
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
141
-
1
1936
1936
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
LF
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
LF
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
145
3B
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
2B
1
1939
1939
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
147
LF
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.0
-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.2
148
-
1
1937
1937
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
RP
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
C
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
CF
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
152
-
1
1926
1926
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
C
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
RP
2
1936
1937
NAS
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
155
SS
1
1941
1941
PS
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.1
156
RF
1
1937
1937
NAS
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
157
CF
1
1932
1932
PC
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
RP
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
159
C
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
160
-
1
1935
1935
WES
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
161
RP
2
1936
1937
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
162
CF
1
1939
1939
PC
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
163
C
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
2B
1
1936
1936
PC
-0.1
-0.6
0.3
0.0
0.2
165
CF
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
166
C
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
-0.4
0.3
0.0
0.1
167
C
2
1937
1941
PC/PS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
168
1B
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
169
SP
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
170
LF
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
171
SP
2
1938
1941
EAS/PS
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
172
-
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
173
RF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
174
-
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
175
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
176
-
1
1932
1932
PC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
177
-
1
1934
1934
PC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
178
RF
1
1939
1939
PC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
179
-
1
1935
1935
NOS
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
180
CF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
181
C
1
1925
1925
HBG
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
182
-
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
183
RF
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
184
1B
3
1936
1941
MULT
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.3
185
3B
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
186
2B
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
187
SS
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
188
-
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
189
-
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
190
SS
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
191
C
1
1932
1932
PC
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
192
-
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
193
3B
1
1932
1932
PC
-0.3
-0.5
0.2
0.0
0.1
194
RP
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
195
2B
1
1926
1926
HBG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
196
SS
2
1929
1932
HIL/PC
-0.3
-1.1
0.4
0.0
0.4
197
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
198
SP
1
1932
1932
PC
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
199
-
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
200
2B
2
1941
1948
PS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.4
201
RF
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.3
0.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
202
C
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
203
LF
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.4
-0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
204
-
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
205
3B
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
206
SS
1
1933
1933
PC
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.1
207
CF
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.4
0.3
-0.6
0.0
0.0
208
2B
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.1
209
3B
2
1924
1926
HBG
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
210
RF
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.4
-0.5
0.4
0.0
-0.3
211
-
1
1932
1932
PC
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
212
SS
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.1
213
LF
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.4
0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.0
214
LF
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.4
0.5
-0.8
0.0
-0.1
215
2B
1
1937
1937
PC
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
216
-
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
217
SP
2
1924
1925
HBG
-0.5
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
218
-
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
219
LF
1
1938
1938
PC
-0.5
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
220
-
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
221
RF
1
1940
1940
PC
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
222
RP
2
1937
1938
PC
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
223
LF
4
1935
1938
MULT
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
224
SS
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.1
225
C
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.5
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
226
CF
2
1940
1941
PC/PS
-0.6
-1.3
0.8
0.0
0.0
227
SP
2
1926
1929
HBG/HIL
-0.6
0.4
0.0
-0.9
0.0
228
C
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.6
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.1
229
C
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
230
RP
2
1935
1936
NAS/WES
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
231
RF
1
1936
1936
PC
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
232
3B
1
1936
1936
PC
-0.7
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
233
SP
6
1932
1939
NAS/PC
-0.7
-0.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
234
RP
1
1924
1924
HBG
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
235
SP
1
1941
1941
PS
-0.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.5
0.0
236
RF
1
1948
1948
PS
-0.7
0.6
-1.2
0.0
-0.2
237
2B
2
1925
1929
HBG/HIL
-0.9
-0.6
-0.4
0.0
0.0
238
C
2
1937
1938
PC
-1.0
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.1
239
RP
1
1941
1941
PS
-1.1
0.1
0.0
-1.3
0.0
240
SP
2
1925
1932
HBG/PC
-1.3
-0.2
0.0
-1.0
0.0
241
CF
3
1938
1948
PC/PS
-1.3
-0.4
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
242
1B
1
1948
1948
PS
-1.4
-0.1
-1.1
0.0
-0.2
243
SS
3
1929
1935
HIL/PC
-1.5
-0.6
-1.1
0.0
0.2
244
SP
3
1936
1938
NAS/PC
-1.7
0.2
0.1
-2.0
0.0
245
SP
3
1925
1929
HBG/HIL
-1.9
-0.4
0.0
-1.5
0.0

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