Charlie Grimm

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1916-1936)

Charlie Grimm was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1936 for 4 teams, including the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 21 seasons. In 2,166 career games, he hit .290 with 2,299 hits, 79 home runs, and 1,078 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,533.

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

AVG .290
HR 79
RBI 1,078
H 2,299
OPS .738
PIV 1,533
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 173 lb
Born
8/28/1898 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died
11/15/1983 in Scottsdale, AZ, USA
MLB Debut
1916-07-30
Last Game
1936-09-23

Full name: Charles John Grimm

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Career Batting Statistics

Charlie Grimm — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,166 7,917 908 2,299 394 108 79 1,078 57 578 410 .290 .341 .397 .738 1,533

Career AVG .290 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .341 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .397 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .738 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Charlie Grimm Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1916 PHA AL 12 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .091 — — — — 0.0
1918 SLN NL 50 141 11 31 7 0 0 12 2 6 15 .220 .255 (-14%) .318 (-18%) .326 (-17%) .645 (-18%) -375.7
1919 PIT NL 14 44 6 14 1 3 0 6 1 2 4 .318 — — — — 0.0
1920 PIT NL 148 533 38 121 13 7 2 54 7 30 40 .227 .271 (-17%) .331 (-18%) .363 (-20%) .694 (-19%) -1605.9
1921 PIT NL 151 562 62 154 21 17 7 71 6 31 38 .274 .286 (-4%) .344 (-9%) .395 (+4%) .739 (-2%) -358.9
1922 PIT NL 154 593 64 173 28 13 0 76 6 43 15 .292 .285 (+2%) .345 (-1%) .397 (-4%) .743 (-2%) -273.5
1923 PIT NL 152 563 78 194 29 13 7 99 6 41 43 .345 .282 (+22%) .344 (+13%) .390 (+23%) .734 (+18%) 2042.4
1924 PIT NL 151 542 53 156 25 12 2 63 3 37 22 .288 .283 (+1%) .345 (-3%) .389 (avg) .734 (-1%) -199.6
1925 CHN NL 141 519 73 159 29 5 10 76 4 38 25 .306 .288 (+6%) .349 (+1%) .407 (+8%) .756 (+5%) 464.8
1926 CHN NL 147 524 58 145 30 6 8 82 3 49 25 .277 .279 (-1%) .345 (-1%) .390 (+3%) .735 (+1%) 96.6
1927 CHN NL 147 543 68 169 29 6 2 74 3 45 21 .311 .282 (+10%) .344 (+7%) .392 (+1%) .736 (+4%) 478.1
1928 CHN NL 147 547 67 161 25 5 5 62 7 39 20 .294 .280 (+5%) .342 (avg) .395 (-2%) .737 (-1%) -120.7
1929 CHN NL 120 463 66 138 28 3 10 91 3 42 25 .298 .289 (+3%) .353 (+1%) .415 (+5%) .769 (+3%) 303.1
1930 CHN NL 114 429 58 124 27 2 6 66 1 41 26 .289 .293 (-2%) .354 (+1%) .429 (-6%) .784 (-3%) -133.6
1931 CHN NL 146 531 65 176 33 11 4 66 1 53 29 .331 .276 (+20%) .338 (+16%) .388 (+18%) .726 (+17%) 1899.0
1932 CHN NL 149 570 66 175 42 2 7 80 2 35 22 .307 .275 (+12%) .335 (+4%) .391 (+8%) .726 (+6%) 703.4
1933 CHN NL 107 384 38 95 15 2 3 37 1 23 15 .247 .270 (-8%) .329 (-12%) .377 (-15%) .707 (-14%) -841.8
1934 CHN NL 75 267 24 79 8 1 5 47 1 16 12 .296 .278 (+6%) .340 (-1%) .392 (-1%) .733 (-1%) -34.1
1935 CHN NL 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1936 CHN NL 39 132 13 33 4 0 1 16 0 5 8 .250 .283 (-12%) .349 (-21%) .404 (-25%) .753 (-23%) -510.9
Career · 20 seasons 2,166 7,917 908 2,299 394 108 79 1,078 57 578 410 .290 — — — — 1,533

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

Charlie Grimm — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 33 4 12 2 0 1 5 3 4 .364

Playoff Batting by Year

Charlie Grimm — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1932 WS CHN 4 15 2 5 2 0 0 1 2 2 .333
1929 WS CHN 5 18 2 7 0 0 1 4 1 2 .389

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Charlie Grimm — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home10813850454113641555.295
Away10854069456116238521.286

Last 10 Games — Batting

Charlie Grimm — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1936-09-23 CHCPITL 100000000
1936-09-14 CHCBROL 301000000
1936-08-04 CHCSTLL 300000000
1936-08-02 CHCBSNL 400000100
1936-08-02 CHCBSNL 401000101
1936-08-01 CHCBSNW 301100010
1936-07-31 CHCNY1W 411000001
1936-07-30 CHCNY1L 301000000
1936-07-29 CHCNY1L 301000001
1936-07-28 CHCPHIL 301000110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Charlie Grimm — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2131 0 20711 1214 162 1733
3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
OF 9 0 11 2 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Charlie Grimm — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1916 PHA OF 7 0 7 0 1 0
1918 SLN 1B 42 0 385 14 12 24
1918 SLN 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1918 SLN OF 2 0 4 2 0 0
1919 PIT 1B 13 0 118 2 4 1
1920 PIT 1B 148 0 1496 95 8 95
1921 PIT 1B 150 0 1517 67 9 93
1922 PIT 1B 154 0 1478 68 10 104
1923 PIT 1B 152 0 1453 81 8 130
1924 PIT 1B 151 0 1596 72 8 139
1925 CHN 1B 139 0 1317 73 15 125
1926 CHN 1B 147 0 1416 68 18 139
1927 CHN 1B 147 0 1437 99 15 117
1928 CHN 1B 147 0 1458 70 10 147
1929 CHN 1B 120 0 1228 74 10 114
1930 CHN 1B 113 0 1040 68 6 103
1931 CHN 1B 144 0 1357 79 10 107
1932 CHN 1B 149 0 1429 123 11 127
1933 CHN 1B 104 0 979 84 4 94
1934 CHN 1B 74 0 683 43 4 39
1935 CHN 1B 2 0 27 1 0 4
1936 CHN 1B 35 0 297 33 0 31

Career Games by Position

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Charlie Grimm Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 2127
Third Base 1
Left Field 3
Center Field 1
Right Field 5

Awards & Honors

Charlie Grimm — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1923 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B

Award Voting History

Charlie Grimm — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1931 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 21.0 80 0
1929 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 13.0 80 0
1925 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 5.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Charlie Grimm (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Red Schoendienst HOF
    .289 avg, 84 HR
  2. 90
    Wally Pipp
    .281 avg, 90 HR
  3. 88
    Jimmy Collins HOF
    .294 avg, 65 HR
  4. 87
    Al Dark
    .289 avg, 126 HR
  5. 86
    Nellie Fox HOF
    .288 avg, 35 HR
  6. 85
    Larry Gardner
    .289 avg, 27 HR

Charlie Grimm: the record in brief

According to the bio, Charlie Grimm debuted on July 30, 1916 and played a final game on September 23, 1936. Grimm played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1916), the St. Louis Cardinals (1918), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1919 to 1924), and the Chicago Cubs (1925 through 1936). At 5 feet, 11 inches and 173 pounds, Grimm is listed as a first baseman. Grimm both batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. Grimm was born on August 28, 1898, in St. Louis, MO, USA. Grimm's death is recorded on November 15, 1983, in Scottsdale, AZ, USA. Charlie Grimm was the playing name; the full given name is Charles John.

The batting record for Grimm: 2,166 games, 2,299 hits in 7,917 at bats, and a .290 average, adding 79 home runs, 1,078 RBI, and 57 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .341 clip and slugging .397, Grimm finished with a .738 OPS. Against a .279 league average for those years, Grimm's .290 average was near the norm. The single-season home run high is 10, set in 1925.

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlie Grimm

What years did Charlie Grimm play?
Charlie Grimm played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1936.
Was Charlie Grimm a pitcher?
No. Charlie Grimm was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Charlie Grimm hit?
Charlie Grimm hit 79 career home runs with 2,299 hits.
What teams did Charlie Grimm play for?
Charlie Grimm played for 4 teams: the Philadelphia Athletics (1916), the St. Louis Cardinals (1918), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1919–1924), and the Chicago Cubs (1925–1936).
What were Charlie Grimm's career stats?
In 2,166 games, Charlie Grimm had 2,299 hits, 79 home runs, 1,078 RBI, 908 runs, and 57 stolen bases, with a .290 batting average.
What position did Charlie Grimm play?
Charlie Grimm played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Charlie Grimm and how much did he weigh?
Charlie Grimm was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 173 pounds.
How many home runs did Charlie Grimm hit each season?
Charlie Grimm's home runs by season: 0 in 1916, 0 in 1918, 0 in 1919, 2 in 1920, 7 in 1921, 0 in 1922, 7 in 1923, 2 in 1924, 10 in 1925, 8 in 1926, 2 in 1927, 5 in 1928, 10 in 1929, 6 in 1930, 4 in 1931, 7 in 1932, 3 in 1933, 5 in 1934, 0 in 1935, and 1 in 1936. His most in one season was 10, in 1925 and 1929.
What was Charlie Grimm's career batting average?
Charlie Grimm batted .290 over his career, with 2,299 hits in 7,917 at bats.
How many RBI did Charlie Grimm have?
Charlie Grimm drove in 1,078 runs in his career.
Is Charlie Grimm in the Hall of Fame?
No. Charlie Grimm has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.