Porter Charleston - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Porter Charleston



Porter Riley Charleston


Born: January 8, 1904 in Mexia, TX
Died: June 11, 1986 in Chester, PA
          (82 years old)

Bats:
Throws: R
Ht: 6'1"
Wt: 181
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• Buried: Haven Memorial Cemetery (Chester, PA)


Compared to Contemporary Starting Pitchers (Top 100)

Compare With:

Glossary
# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
WAR
Off
Fld
Pit
Adj
1
SP
18
1923-1945
✔
65.8
28.8
3.8
33.7
-0.4
2
SP
18
1917-1938
✔
61.6
25.7
1.4
35.6
-1.2
3
SP
26
1907-1932
✔
54.9
4.9
0.3
50.0
-0.1
4
SP
19
1927-1947
✔
51.4
-0.4
-0.1
51.9
0.0
5
SP
15
1931-1945
✔
43.5
6.7
-0.2
37.5
-0.6
6
SP
22
1911-1936
40.6
0.0
-0.3
41.0
-0.1
7
SP
11
1928-1945
39.9
4.1
-1.3
37.2
-0.1
8
SP
15
1923-1937
✔
38.9
-0.7
0.0
39.7
0.0
9
SP
15
1923-1937
35.8
1.5
0.2
34.3
-0.1
10
SP
12
1930-1945
33.6
16.5
1.6
16.7
-1.2
11
SP
11
1921-1932
31.6
3.9
-0.4
28.3
-0.2
12
SP
23
1919-1941
27.6
-2.9
-0.2
30.8
0.0
13
SP
15
1931-1948
27.3
2.0
0.1
25.6
-0.5
14
SP
18
1930-1948
27.3
3.8
-0.3
24.2
-0.4
15
SP
13
1929-1942
26.3
0.1
0.3
25.9
-0.1
16
SP
18
1920-1939
✔
25.6
-2.1
-0.1
27.8
0.0
17
SP
13
1927-1939
23.6
-2.9
0.0
26.5
0.0
18
SP
16
1921-1936
23.5
1.8
0.0
21.8
0.0
19
SP
14
1919-1932
22.6
-0.4
0.0
23.1
0.0
20
SP
20
1924-1945
22.5
-1.9
0.0
24.5
0.0
21
SP
12
1921-1932
22.5
0.7
-0.4
22.3
-0.1
22
SP
13
1922-1939
22.4
0.2
0.0
22.2
0.0
23
SP
18
1925-1948
21.1
1.0
0.0
20.2
-0.1
24
SP
16
1922-1937
20.3
2.9
-0.8
18.4
-0.2
25
SP
9
1922-1931
19.8
-2.2
-0.1
22.2
0.0
26
SP
8
1919-1931
19.6
-1.4
0.0
21.1
0.0
27
SP
17
1922-1940
19.1
-0.6
-0.1
19.8
0.0
28
SP
11
1920-1932
18.4
-1.6
0.0
20.1
-0.1
29
SP
15
1919-1936
18.0
10.3
-0.8
9.8
-1.3
30
SP
12
1921-1935
16.7
-1.2
-0.2
18.2
-0.1
31
SP
13
1930-1945
16.5
1.5
-0.3
15.7
-0.4
32
SP
22
1920-1944
16.1
-0.2
0.2
16.3
-0.2
33
SP
11
1927-1945
15.6
3.4
-1.0
13.7
-0.5
34
SP
8
1925-1932
15.1
-1.6
0.0
16.7
0.0
35
SP
18
1917-1934
14.7
2.1
-0.4
13.2
-0.2
36
SP
8
1926-1936
13.6
-0.1
-0.2
13.9
0.0
37
SP
13
1930-1947
12.9
-1.4
0.0
14.3
0.0
38
SP
13
1923-1940
12.7
0.3
0.2
12.4
-0.2
39
SP
18
1918-1939
12.7
0.4
-0.1
13.3
-0.9
40
SP
13
1919-1934
12.5
5.8
-1.4
8.5
-0.5
41
SP
14
1919-1932
12.2
0.2
-0.1
12.1
0.0
42
SP
18
1928-1946
12.1
2.2
1.9
7.1
1.0
43
SP
12
1916-1932
11.8
4.0
0.4
8.3
-0.8
44
SP
21
1928-1948
11.4
-3.0
0.0
14.4
0.0
45
SP
19
1909-1932
11.4
-2.9
0.0
14.3
0.0
46
SP
5
1926-1941
11.3
0.9
0.1
10.4
0.0
47
SP
11
1928-1939
11.1
-0.1
0.0
11.2
0.0
48
SP
11
1931-1944
10.7
-0.3
0.0
11.1
0.0
49
SP
16
1919-1935
10.1
5.0
0.2
5.4
-0.7
50
SP
6
1922-1931
9.6
-0.2
-0.1
9.8
0.0
51
SP
11
1921-1931
8.9
-1.2
0.0
10.1
0.0
52
SP
9
1925-1934
8.5
-1.0
0.0
9.5
0.0
53
SP
16
1921-1937
8.1
0.8
0.3
7.3
-0.3
54
SP
25
1917-1944
7.8
1.9
-0.4
6.2
0.1
55
SP
15
1929-1946
6.8
1.3
-0.2
5.9
-0.1
56
SP
10
1920-1932
6.3
-0.2
0.0
6.4
0.0
57
SP
14
1924-1941
5.9
1.5
0.2
4.5
-0.2
58
SP
9
1923-1931
5.7
0.3
-0.2
5.6
0.0
59
SP
13
1921-1935
5.7
0.2
-0.2
5.6
0.0
60
SP
14
1926-1944
5.6
-2.4
0.0
8.0
0.0
61
SP
6
1928-1941
5.4
-0.8
0.0
6.2
0.0
62
SP
8
1927-1935
5.4
-0.2
0.0
5.5
0.0
63
SP
18
1910-1931
5.3
-1.2
-0.4
7.0
-0.1
64
SP
12
1920-1932
5.2
-1.6
-0.1
6.9
0.0
65
SP
12
1921-1934
4.4
-0.6
0.2
4.8
-0.1
66
SP
4
1929-1935
4.1
-0.5
0.0
4.6
0.0
67
SP
6
1927-1935
3.5
-0.3
0.0
3.8
0.0
68
SP
3
1929-1933
3.2
0.0
-0.1
3.3
0.0
69
SP
9
1930-1945
2.9
-0.8
0.0
3.7
0.0
70
SP
5
1928-1932
2.8
-0.1
0.0
2.9
0.0
71
SP
3
1929-1937
2.7
0.2
-0.2
2.7
0.0
72
SP
8
1929-1940
2.4
0.6
0.0
1.9
0.0
73
SP
11
1929-1947
2.3
-0.2
0.0
2.5
0.0
74
SP
10
1921-1931
2.3
2.4
-1.3
1.4
-0.2
75
SP
2
1930-1932
2.3
-0.2
0.0
2.5
0.0
76
SP
2
1930-1931
2.1
-0.3
0.0
2.5
0.0
77
SP
2
1929-1931
2.0
0.3
0.0
1.8
0.0
78
SP
7
1929-1935
1.6
-0.8
-0.2
2.6
0.0
79
SP
4
1928-1933
1.5
-0.3
0.0
1.9
0.0
80
SP
10
1923-1934
1.5
0.3
-0.1
1.3
0.0
81
SP
14
1916-1934
1.2
-1.2
-0.1
2.5
0.0
82
SP
4
1930-1945
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
83
SP
5
1928-1932
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
84
SP
7
1928-1935
0.7
-0.4
-0.1
1.3
0.0
85
SP
13
1931-1948
0.6
2.7
-0.9
-0.7
-0.6
86
SP
2
1931-1932
0.6
-0.1
-0.1
0.8
0.0
87
SP
8
1925-1939
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.8
0.0
88
SP
7
1923-1931
0.5
1.7
0.1
-1.2
-0.2
89
SP
8
1928-1940
0.4
-1.1
-0.1
1.7
0.0
90
SP
10
1921-1932
0.3
0.7
-0.3
0.0
0.0
91
SP
4
1931-1934
0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
92
SP
3
1924-1931
0.2
-0.4
0.1
0.5
-0.1
93
SP
3
1929-1942
0.1
0.6
0.0
-0.4
0.0
94
SP
4
1928-1936
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.0
95
SP
9
1926-1944
0.0
0.6
0.0
-0.6
0.0
96
SP
2
1929-1932
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
97
SP
2
1930-1932
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
98
SP
3
1925-1933
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
99
SP
6
1929-1935
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
100
SP
6
1926-1934
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0

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