Porter Charleston

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 32–19
ERA 3.86
WHIP 1.28
SO 215
Pitcher PIV 6258.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
— / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 181 lb
Born
1/8/1904 in Mexia, TX, USA
Died
6/11/1986 in Chester, PA, USA

Full name: Porter Riley Charleston

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
10.0 10.0 1.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
2 2 4 1 1 0 27.1 35 22 4 7 8 12 1.32 1.57

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1930 2.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1930 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 9 5 4 0 2 4 5.68 1.74
Listed seasons · 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 9 5 4 0 2 4 5.68 1.74

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
32 19 69 49 38 6 1 440.3 447 189 22 115 215 3.86 6258.9

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — 7.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1927 HIL ECL 1 2 4 4 3 0 0 27.3 26 10 9 10 3.29 4.08 (+19%) 506.1
1928 HIL EAS 4 6 15 8 5 0 0 81.7 93 49 27 38 5.40 4.13 (-31%) -352.2
1929 HIL ANL 9 5 21 13 9 1 1 120.3 130 55 32 64 4.11 4.60 (+11%) 1953.4
1931 HIL IND 8 2 11 10 9 3 0 90.0 84 28 17 48 2.80 4.10 (+32%) 2356.9
1932 HIL EWL 5 3 8 8 8 1 0 68.3 55 17 21 28 2.24 4.13 (+46%) 1149.4
1932 BBS EWL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 8 5 0 2 11.25 — 0.0
1933 PS IND 3 0 4 4 3 1 0 26.7 18 11 3 14 3.71 3.86 (+4%) 709.0
1935 PS NN2 2 1 5 2 1 0 0 22.0 33 14 6 11 5.73 4.35 (-32%) -63.8
Career · 8 seasons 32 19 69 49 38 6 1 440.1 447 189 115 215 3.86 — 6,259

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
72 167 19 34 7 1 0 10 0 9 0 .204 .253 .257 .510 -498

Career AVG .204 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 27.1% below league average.

Career OBP .253 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 25.9% below league average.

Career SLG .257 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 34.7% below league average.

Career OPS .510 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 30.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1927 HIL ECL 4 8 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1928 HIL EAS 15 27 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
1929 HIL ANL 21 52 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .135 .289 (-53%) .353 (-57%) .415 (-54%) .769 (-55%) -497.6
1931 HIL IND 11 30 7 8 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 .267 — — — — 0.0
1932 HIL EWL 9 27 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .185 — — — — 0.0
1932 BBS EWL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1933 PS IND 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 — — — — 0.0
1934 BBS NN2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1935 PS NN2 5 6 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .667 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 72 167 19 34 7 1 0 10 0 9 0 .204 — — — — -498

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home352300.600
Away541100.250

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home310.1183332.61
Away415.0162731.20

Last 8 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1935-06-23 PH5CAGL 100000000
1935-06-10 PH5CAGL 000000000
1935-06-02 PH5NSHW 222000000
1935-05-26 PH5PTCL 000000001
1935-05-12 PH5BRNL 201000000
1935-05-04 PH5HOMW 211000010
1929-09-01 HILNYLL 200000000
1929-09-01 HILNYLL 000000000

Last 7 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1935-06-23 PH5CAG — 1.2533000
1935-06-02 PH5NSH W 2.1540100
1935-05-26 PH5PTC — 0.0000100
1935-05-12 PH5BRN L 6.1850230
1935-05-04 PH5HOM W 9.0622321
1929-09-01 HILNYL — 5.0540311
1929-09-01 HILNYL L 1.0550003

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 69 48 14 138 3 10
PH 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1927 HIL P 4 4 1 11 0 0
1928 HIL P 15 8 1 36 0 3
1929 HIL P 21 12 3 24 2 2
1931 HIL P 11 10 7 35 0 3
1932 HIL P 8 8 1 16 0 2
1932 BBS P 1 0 0 2 0 0
1933 PS P 4 4 0 6 0 0
1934 BBS PH 2 0 0 0 0 0
1935 PS P 5 2 1 8 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 69

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Frequently Asked Questions about Porter Charleston

Was Porter Charleston a pitcher?
Yes. Porter Charleston pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 215 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Porter Charleston hit?
Porter Charleston hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.