Norm Charlton

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
51 54 605 37 1 1 97 899.3 798 371 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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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 61.3 60 27 20 39 3.96 3.73 (-6%) -170.9
1989 CIN NL 8 3 69 0 0 0 0 95.3 67 31 40 98 2.93 3.71 (+21%) 2429.9
1990 CIN NL 12 9 56 16 1 1 2 154.3 131 47 70 117 2.74 3.86 (+29%) 1148.1
1991 CIN NL 3 5 39 11 0 0 1 108.3 92 35 34 77 2.91 3.91 (+26%) 1797.9
1992 CIN NL 4 2 64 0 0 0 26 81.3 79 27 26 90 2.99 3.75 (+20%) 2040.3
1993 SEA AL 1 3 34 0 0 0 18 34.7 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 47.7 23 8 16 58 1.51 4.45 (+66%) 2606.4
1996 SEA AL 4 7 70 0 0 0 20 75.7 68 34 38 73 4.04 4.61 (+12%) 1191.0
1997 SEA AL 3 8 71 0 0 0 14 69.3 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 50.7 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 47.7 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

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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 ALCS SEA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALDS1 SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALDS2 SEA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALCS SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS2 SEA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 NLCS CIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 WS CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

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

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2001 ALCS SEA 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 1 0 2 2 0.00
2001 ALDS1 SEA 0 0 1 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 2 0.00
1997 ALDS2 SEA 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 2 0 0 1 0.00
1995 ALCS SEA 1 0 3 0 1 6.0 1 0 1 5 0.00
1995 ALDS2 SEA 1 0 4 0 1 7.3 4 2 3 9 2.45
1990 NLCS CIN 1 1 4 0 0 5.0 4 1 3 3 1.80
1990 WS CIN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home304374200.054
Away304502601.120

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home303454.13911932033903.82
Away302445.04071782064183.60

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2001-10-07 SEATEX — 1.0100030
2001-10-03 SEALAA W 1.1000000
2001-09-28 SEAOAK — 1.0000010
2001-09-24 SEATEX — 1.0100000
2001-09-22 SEAOAK — 1.1111011
2001-09-20 SEALAA — 1.0321000
2001-09-08 SEABAL — 1.1100000
2001-09-04 SEATBR L 0.0011100
2001-09-03 SEATBR W 0.2000000
2001-09-01 SEABAL — 0.2000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 605 37 42 125 14 7

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

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 605

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1995 Pitcher of the Month September

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 Career Earnings $12,236,500

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Rice University Houston TX 1982, 1983, 1984

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Norm Charlton (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Doug Bair
    55-43, 3.63 ERA
  2. 95
    Dave LaRoche
    65-58, 3.53 ERA
  3. 87
    Bill Caudill
    35-52, 3.68 ERA
  4. 85
    Tim Worrell
    48-59, 3.97 ERA
  5. 84
    Mike Remlinger
    53-55, 3.90 ERA
  6. 82
    Jim Gott
    56-74, 3.87 ERA

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.