Charles Earle
Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Charles Earle was a left fielder who played in Major League Baseball for 5 teams, including the Philadelphia Quaker Giants. In 200 career games, he hit .300 with 237 hits, 6 home runs, and 108 RBI. He also pitched in 26 games, going 14-9 with a 3.59 ERA. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,532.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Left Fielder
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'9" / 143 lb
- Died
- 2/21/1972 in Ft. Myers, FL, USA
Full name: Charles Babcock Earle
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 789 | 164 | 237 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 108 | 46 | 82 | 0 | .300 | .372 | .397 | .769 | 2,532 |
Career AVG .300 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +18.8% above league average.
Career OBP .372 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +17.2% above league average.
Career SLG .397 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +19.7% above league average.
Career OPS .769 vs. league average .649 across their career seasons — +18.5% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | QG | EAS | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1907 | CBG | NAC | 11 | 45 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .244 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1908 | BRG | NAC | 20 | 77 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .312 | .240 (+30%) | .298 (+19%) | .306 (+23%) | .605 (+21%) | 216.9 |
| 1909 | BRG | INT | 5 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1910 | BRG | EAS | 13 | 54 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .370 | .249 (+48%) | .317 (+36%) | .326 (+81%) | .644 (+59%) | 461.5 |
| 1911 | BRG | EAS | 14 | 58 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .259 | .266 (-3%) | .336 (-6%) | .356 (+16%) | .693 (+6%) | 40.2 |
| 1912 | BRG | EAS | 15 | 64 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .266 | .268 (-1%) | .335 (-11%) | .358 (-9%) | .694 (-10%) | -109.2 |
| 1913 | BRG | EAS | 18 | 76 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .263 | .259 (+1%) | .325 (-3%) | .345 (-9%) | .670 (-6%) | -66.4 |
| 1914 | BRG | EAS | 31 | 123 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .317 | .255 (+24%) | .322 (+19%) | .339 (+17%) | .661 (+18%) | 365.1 |
| 1915 | NLG | EAS | 20 | 85 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .365 | .250 (+46%) | .318 (+44%) | .332 (+49%) | .651 (+47%) | 653.3 |
| 1916 | BRG | EAS | 21 | 80 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .350 | .248 (+41%) | .314 (+40%) | .326 (+45%) | .640 (+43%) | 561.2 |
| 1917 | BRG | EAS | 24 | 78 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .308 | .248 (+24%) | .312 (+40%) | .323 (+11%) | .635 (+25%) | 409.4 |
| 1919 | AC | EAS | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 200 | 789 | 164 | 237 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 108 | 46 | 82 | 0 | .300 | — | — | — | — | 2,532 | ||
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.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | QG | EAS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 | 2.68 (-74%) | -97.6 |
| 1907 | CBG | NAC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.50 | — | 0.0 |
| 1908 | BRG | NAC | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 96.1 | 80 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 2.71 | 2.40 (-13%) | 663.5 |
| 1909 | BRG | INT | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3.33 | 2.55 (-31%) | -94.0 |
| 1910 | BRG | EAS | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 36.0 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 3.75 | 2.79 (-34%) | 118.9 |
| 1911 | BRG | EAS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9.00 | 3.37 (-167%) | -864.0 |
| Career · 6 seasons | 14 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 205.1 | 196 | 82 | 49 | 82 | 3.59 | — | -273 | ||
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.
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| OF | 175 | 24 | 296 | 34 | 13 | 3 |
| P | 26 | 15 | 17 | 56 | 4 | 3 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | QG | OF | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1906 | QG | P | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1907 | CBG | OF | 10 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | CBG | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | BRG | OF | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | BRG | P | 11 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 2 |
| 1909 | BRG | OF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | BRG | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | BRG | OF | 9 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1910 | BRG | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 1911 | BRG | OF | 13 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1911 | BRG | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | BRG | OF | 15 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1913 | BRG | 1B | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1913 | BRG | OF | 16 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1914 | BRG | OF | 31 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 1915 | NLG | OF | 20 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1916 | BRG | OF | 21 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1917 | BRG | OF | 24 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1919 | AC | OF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 26 |
| First Base | 2 |
| Left Field | 60 |
| Center Field | 56 |
| Right Field | 59 |
Charles Earle: the record in brief
Charles Earle's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1906 to 1919. The team column moves through the Philadelphia Quaker Giants (1906), the Cuban Giants (1907), the Brooklyn Royal Giants (1908 to 1917), the New York Lincoln Giants (1915), and the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1919). Earle is listed as a left fielder at 143 pounds on a 5-foot-9 frame. Earle batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Earle was born on March 31, 1884, in Meriden, CT, USA. Earle's death is recorded on February 21, 1972, in Ft. Myers, FL, USA. The bio lists the given name Charles Babcock.
Earle collected 237 hits in 789 at bats across 200 games, good for a .300 batting average; the totals also include 6 homers, 108 runs batted in, and 46 stolen bases. Earle's career OPS of .769 combines a .372 on-base mark with .397 slugging.
Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Earle
- Was Charles Earle a pitcher?
- Both. Charles Earle pitched in 26 games, going 14-9 with a 3.59 ERA, but spent most of his career as a Left Fielder.
- How many home runs did Charles Earle hit?
- Charles Earle hit 6 career home runs with 237 hits.
- What was Charles Earle's career batting average?
- Charles Earle batted .300 over his career, with 237 hits in 789 at bats.
- How many RBI did Charles Earle have?
- Charles Earle drove in 108 runs in his career.
- What was Charles Earle's career ERA?
- Charles Earle finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 14-9 with 82 strikeouts.
- Is Charles Earle in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Charles Earle has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.