What years did Norm Charlton play?

Norm Charlton played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2001.

Was Norm Charlton a pitcher?

Yes. Norm Charlton pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 808 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Norm Charlton hit?

Norm Charlton hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

What teams did Norm Charlton play for?

Norm Charlton played for 6 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1988–1992, 2000), the Seattle Mariners (1993, 1995–1997, 2001), the Philadelphia Phillies (1995), the Baltimore Orioles (1998), the Atlanta Braves (1998), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999).

Did Norm Charlton win a Cy Young Award?

No. Norm Charlton did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Norm Charlton win?

Norm Charlton was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Norm Charlton's career stats?

In 605 games, Norm Charlton went 51-54 with a 3.71 ERA, 808 strikeouts, 899.1 innings pitched, and 97 saves.

What was Norm Charlton's salary?

Norm Charlton's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $2,950,000, in 1997, and his lowest was $72,500, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1999.

What position did Norm Charlton play?

Norm Charlton played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Norm Charlton and how much did he weigh?

Norm Charlton was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Norm Charlton's career ERA?

Norm Charlton finished with a 3.71 career ERA, going 51-54 with 808 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Norm Charlton have?

Norm Charlton recorded 808 career strikeouts.

Is Norm Charlton in the Hall of Fame?

No. Norm Charlton has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Norm Charlton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-2001)

Norm Charlton was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2001 for 6 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 14 seasons. Across 605 career appearances, he went 51-54 with a 3.71 ERA, 808 strikeouts, and 97 saves. Norm Charlton was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 11644.9.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 51–54

ERA 3.71

WHIP 1.34

SO 808

Pitcher PIV 11644.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 1/6/1963 in Fort Polk, LA, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-08-19
Last Game: 2001-10-07
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Norman Wood Charlton

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Career Pitching Statistics

Norm Charlton — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
51	54	605	37	1	1	97	899.1	798	371	70	409	808	3.71	11644.9

Career ERA 3.71 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 12.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Norm Charlton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	CIN	NL	4	5	10	10	0	0	0	61.1	60	27	20	39	3.96	3.73 (-6%)	-170.9
1989	CIN	NL	8	3	69	0	0	0	0	95.1	67	31	40	98	2.93	3.71 (+21%)	2429.9
1990	CIN	NL	12	9	56	16	1	1	2	154.1	131	47	70	117	2.74	3.86 (+29%)	1148.1
1991	CIN	NL	3	5	39	11	0	0	1	108.1	92	35	34	77	2.91	3.91 (+26%)	1797.9
1992	CIN	NL	4	2	64	0	0	0	26	81.1	79	27	26	90	2.99	3.75 (+20%)	2040.3
1993	SEA	AL	1	3	34	0	0	0	18	34.2	22	9	17	48	2.34	4.19 (+44%)	873.1
1995	PHI	NL	2	5	25	0	0	0	0	22.0	23	18	15	12	7.36	4.45 (-65%)	-658.7
1995	SEA	AL	2	1	30	0	0	0	14	47.2	23	8	16	58	1.51	4.45 (+66%)	2606.4
1996	SEA	AL	4	7	70	0	0	0	20	75.2	68	34	38	73	4.04	4.61 (+12%)	1191.0
1997	SEA	AL	3	8	71	0	0	0	14	69.1	89	56	47	55	7.27	4.39 (-66%)	-1130.9
1998	BAL	AL	2	1	36	0	0	0	0	35.0	46	27	25	41	6.94	4.43 (-57%)	-319.1
1998	ATL	NL	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	13.0	7	2	8	6	1.38	4.43 (+69%)	45.2
1999	TBA	AL	2	3	42	0	0	0	0	50.2	49	25	36	45	4.44	4.71 (+6%)	171.1
2000	CIN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	6	9	6	1	27.00	—	0.0
2001	SEA	AL	4	2	44	0	0	0	1	47.2	36	16	11	48	3.02	4.42 (+32%)	1621.4
Career · 15 seasons			51	54	605	37	1	1	97	899.1	798	371	409	808	3.71	—	11,645

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

Norm Charlton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
608	87	6	8	2	0	0	1	0	3	50	.092	.151	.115	.265	0

Career AVG .092 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 65.1% below league average.

Career OBP .151 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 54.7% below league average.

Career SLG .115 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 71.8% below league average.

Career OPS .265 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 64.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Norm Charlton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1988	CIN	NL	10	15	1	0	0	0	0	12	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CIN	NL	69	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CIN	NL	57	37	4	5	0	0	3	21	.135	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CIN	NL	41	23	1	1	1	0	0	10	.043	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	CIN	NL	64	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	SEA	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	PHI	NL	25	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SEA	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	SEA	AL	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SEA	AL	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	BAL	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ATL	NL	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TBA	AL	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CIN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SEA	AL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			608	87	6	8	2	1	3	50	.092	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Norm Charlton — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Norm Charlton — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2001	ALCS	SEA	2	.000
2001	ALDS1	SEA	1	.000
1997	ALDS2	SEA	2	.000
1995	ALCS	SEA	3	.000
1995	ALDS2	SEA	4	.000
1990	NLCS	CIN	4	.000
1990	WS	CIN	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Norm Charlton — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	1	17	0	2	25.0	13	3	9	22	1.08

Playoff Pitching by Year

Norm Charlton — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	ALCS	SEA	0	0	2	0	1.2	1	0	2	2	0.00
2001	ALDS1	SEA	0	0	1	0	1.2	0	0	0	2	0.00
1997	ALDS2	SEA	0	0	2	0	2.1	2	0	0	1	0.00
1995	ALCS	SEA	1	0	3	1	6.0	1	0	1	5	0.00
1995	ALDS2	SEA	1	0	4	1	7.1	4	2	3	9	2.45
1990	NLCS	CIN	1	1	4	0	5.0	4	1	3	3	1.80
1990	WS	CIN	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Norm Charlton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	304	37	4	2	0	0	.054
Away	304	50	2	6	0	1	.120

Pitching — Home / Away

Norm Charlton — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	303	454.1	391	193	203	390	3.82
Away	302	445.0	407	178	206	418	3.60

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Norm Charlton — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-10-07	SEA	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
2001-10-03	SEA	LAA	W	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-28	SEA	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-09-24	SEA	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-22	SEA	OAK	—	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1
2001-09-20	SEA	LAA	—	1.0	3	2	1	0	0	0
2001-09-08	SEA	BAL	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-04	SEA	TBR	L	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2001-09-03	SEA	TBR	W	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-01	SEA	BAL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Norm Charlton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	605	37	42	125	14	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Norm Charlton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1988	CIN	P	10	10	1	9	0	0
1989	CIN	P	69	0	3	13	3	0
1990	CIN	P	56	16	6	23	1	3
1991	CIN	P	39	11	4	20	1	1
1992	CIN	P	64	0	3	8	3	1
1993	SEA	P	34	0	0	2	0	1
1995	PHI	P	25	0	0	0	0	0
1995	SEA	P	30	0	2	6	0	0
1996	SEA	P	70	0	4	9	1	1
1997	SEA	P	71	0	5	13	3	0
1998	BAL	P	36	0	4	7	1	0
1998	ATL	P	13	0	2	2	0	0
1999	TBA	P	42	0	2	6	1	0
2000	CIN	P	2	0	0	1	0	0
2001	SEA	P	44	0	6	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Norm Charlton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	605

Awards & Honors

Norm Charlton — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1995	Pitcher of the Month	September

Salary History

Norm Charlton's recorded salaries total $12,236,500 over 11 seasons, 1989 to 1999. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Charlton's career ran from 1988 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 1988, 2000, and 2001.

Norm Charlton — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1999	TBA	AL	$500,000
1998	ATL	NL	$170,000
1998	BAL	AL	$650,000
1997	SEA	AL	$2,950,000
1996	SEA	AL	$2,075,000
1995	PHI	NL	$525,000
1995	SEA	AL	$109,000
1994	PHI	NL	$850,000
1993	SEA	AL	$2,335,000
1992	CIN	NL	$1,200,000
1991	CIN	NL	$625,000
1990	CIN	NL	$175,000
1989	CIN	NL	$72,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$12,236,500

College History

Norm Charlton — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Rice University	Houston	TX	1982, 1983, 1984

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Norm Charlton: the record in brief

August 19, 1988 and October 7, 2001 bracket Norm Charlton's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Cincinnati Reds (1988 through 2000), the Seattle Mariners (1993 through 2001), the Philadelphia Phillies (1995), the Baltimore Orioles (1998), the Atlanta Braves (1998), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999). Charlton played primarily as a pitcher and switch-hit and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 6, 1963, in Fort Polk, LA, USA and a listed size of 6'3" and 195 pounds. The given name on file is Norman Wood Charlton.

The pitching table credits Charlton with a 51-54 record and a 3.71 ERA in 605 games. The totals include 808 strikeouts and 97 saves. Against a 4.24 league ERA for the same years, Charlton was 12.5% better. 1990 brought Charlton a season-high 12 wins. Charlton saved 26 games in 1992, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Norm Charlton

What years did Norm Charlton play?: Norm Charlton played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2001.
Was Norm Charlton a pitcher?: Yes. Norm Charlton pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 808 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Norm Charlton hit?: Norm Charlton hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
What teams did Norm Charlton play for?: Norm Charlton played for 6 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1988–1992, 2000), the Seattle Mariners (1993, 1995–1997, 2001), the Philadelphia Phillies (1995), the Baltimore Orioles (1998), the Atlanta Braves (1998), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999).
Did Norm Charlton win a Cy Young Award?: No. Norm Charlton did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Norm Charlton win?: Norm Charlton was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Norm Charlton's career stats?: In 605 games, Norm Charlton went 51-54 with a 3.71 ERA, 808 strikeouts, 899.1 innings pitched, and 97 saves.
How much did Norm Charlton earn in his career?: Norm Charlton's recorded salaries total $12,236,500 over 11 seasons, 1989 to 1999. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Charlton's career ran from 1988 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 1988, 2000, and 2001.
What was Norm Charlton's salary?: Norm Charlton's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $2,950,000, in 1997, and his lowest was $72,500, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1999.
What position did Norm Charlton play?: Norm Charlton played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Norm Charlton and how much did he weigh?: Norm Charlton was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Norm Charlton's career ERA?: Norm Charlton finished with a 3.71 career ERA, going 51-54 with 808 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Norm Charlton have?: Norm Charlton recorded 808 career strikeouts.
Is Norm Charlton in the Hall of Fame?: No. Norm Charlton has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.