Charles Dunklin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Charles Dunklin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Across 19 career appearances, he went 2-5 with a 6.42 ERA and 33 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 582.3.

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

W–L 2–5
ERA 6.42
WHIP 1.93
SO 33
Pitcher PIV 582.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 187 lb
Born
10/26/1914 in Hayneville, AL, USA
Died
12/9/1975 in Birmingham, AL, USA

Full name: Charles Edward Dunklin

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Charles Dunklin — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
37.0 36.0 1.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .166

Pitching

Charles Dunklin — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
6 7 17 6 8 0 121.2 150 100 47 6 35 45 3.48 1.52

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

Charles Dunklin — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1936 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Charles Dunklin — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1936 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00
Listed seasons · 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00

Career Pitching Statistics

Charles Dunklin — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
2 5 19 10 1 0 0 61.2 91 44 2 28 33 6.42 582.3

Career ERA 6.42 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 49.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Charles Dunklin — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1937 PC NN2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7.0 10 8 5 5 10.29 — 0.0
1938 BBB NAL 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4.1 5 2 3 5 4.15 — 0.0
1938 BCA NAL 1 2 8 4 1 0 0 28.0 47 19 8 14 6.11 4.35 (-41%) 581.8
1940 SNS NAL 1 2 7 4 0 0 0 22.1 29 15 12 9 6.04 4.21 (-43%) 0.5
Career · 4 seasons 2 5 19 10 1 0 0 61.2 91 44 28 33 6.42 — 582

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

Charles Dunklin — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
19 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 .143 .100 .243 0

Career AVG .100 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 63.3% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 58.0% below league average.

Career SLG .100 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 74.5% below league average.

Career OPS .243 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 66.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Charles Dunklin — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1937 PC NN2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1938 BBB NAL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1938 BCA NAL 8 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 — — — — 0.0
1940 SNS NAL 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 19 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 — — — — 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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Charles Dunklin — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home930000.000
Away18291300.103

Pitching — Home / Away

Charles Dunklin — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home923.12713555.01
Away1888.01113421323.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

Charles Dunklin — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1940-07-07 SNOCV9L 000000000
1940-07-07 SNOCV9L 000000000
1940-06-30 SNOKCML 100000000
1940-06-25 SNOMEML 000000000
1940-06-23 SNOMEMW 300000000
1940-05-31 SNOBIRW 000000000
1940-05-19 SNOBIRL 100000000
1940-05-12 SNOMEML 101000000
1938-08-29 ATNMEMW 000000000
1938-08-26 ATNMEMW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Charles Dunklin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1940-07-07 SNOCV9 L 1.0110100
1940-07-07 SNOCV9 — 1.0000110
1940-06-30 SNOKCM — 2.2320011
1940-06-25 SNOMEM — 0.0000000
1940-06-23 SNOMEM W 5.1633410
1940-05-31 SNOBIR W 9.0020000
1940-05-19 SNOBIR L 4.0733120
1940-05-12 SNOMEM — 4.0940040
1938-08-29 ATNMEM W 9.0060000
1938-08-26 ATNMEM — 0.1544010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Charles Dunklin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 19 10 3 8 2 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Charles Dunklin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 PC P 2 1 0 1 0 0
1938 BBB P 2 1 0 0 0 0
1938 BCA P 8 4 2 6 0 0
1940 SNS P 7 4 1 1 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Charles Dunklin — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 19

Charles Dunklin: the record in brief

Charles Dunklin's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1937 to 1940. The team column moves through the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1937), the Birmingham Black Barons (1938), the Atlanta Black Crackers (1938), and the St. Louis-New Orleans Stars (1940). Listed as a pitcher, Dunklin batted and threw right-handed. Dunklin is listed at 6 feet, 5 inches and 187 pounds. The birth record reads October 26, 1914, in Hayneville, AL, USA. The bio records the death on December 9, 1975, in Birmingham, AL, USA. The given name on file is Charles Edward Dunklin.

Dunklin pitched in 19 games, starting 10, and finished with a 2-5 record and 6.42 ERA. The totals include 33 strikeouts. Against a 4.30 league ERA for the same seasons, the 6.42 mark was 49.4% worse. In 1940, one of the busiest seasons, Dunklin posted a 6.04 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.21. Dunklin's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 582.3.

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Dunklin

Was Charles Dunklin a pitcher?
Yes. Charles Dunklin pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 33 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Charles Dunklin hit?
Charles Dunklin hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Charles Dunklin's career batting average?
Charles Dunklin batted .100 over his career, with 2 hits in 20 at bats.
What was Charles Dunklin's career ERA?
Charles Dunklin finished with a 6.42 career ERA, going 2-5 with 33 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Charles Dunklin have?
Charles Dunklin recorded 33 career strikeouts.
Is Charles Dunklin in the Hall of Fame?
No. Charles Dunklin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.