What years did Charlie Hastings play?

Charlie Hastings played in Major League Baseball from 1893 to 1898.

Was Charlie Hastings a pitcher?

Yes. Charlie Hastings pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 115 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Charlie Hastings hit?

Charlie Hastings hit 1 career home runs with 35 hits.

What was Charlie Hastings's career batting average?

Charlie Hastings batted .216 over his career, with 35 hits in 162 at bats.

How many RBI did Charlie Hastings have?

Charlie Hastings drove in 14 runs in his career.

What was Charlie Hastings's career ERA?

Charlie Hastings finished with a 4.55 career ERA, going 18-29 with 115 strikeouts.

Charlie Hastings

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1893-1898)

Charlie Hastings was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1893 to 1898 for the Cleveland Spiders and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 6 seasons. Across 67 career appearances, he went 18-29 with a 4.55 ERA and 115 strikeouts.

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 September 9, 2026

W–L 18–29

ERA 4.55

WHIP 1.57

SO 115

Pitcher PIV -1394.9

Position: Pitcher
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 179 lb
Born: 11/11/1870 in Ironton, OH, USA
Died: 8/3/1934 in Parkersburg, WV, USA
MLB Debut: 1893-05-03
Last Game: 1898-09-03

Full name: Charles Morton Hastings

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Career Pitching Statistics

Charlie Hastings — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	29	67	45	36	0	2	451.3	534	228	11	176	115	4.55	-1394.9

Career ERA 4.55 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 8.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Charlie Hastings — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1893	CL4	NL	4	5	15	9	6	1	92.0	128	48	33	14	4.70	4.66 (-1%)	-516.5
1896	PIT	NL	5	10	17	13	9	1	104.0	126	68	44	19	5.88	4.36 (-35%)	-429.0
1897	PIT	NL	5	4	16	10	9	0	118.0	138	60	47	42	4.58	4.30 (-6%)	-12.6
1898	PIT	NL	4	10	19	13	12	0	137.3	142	52	52	40	3.41	3.59 (+5%)	-436.8
Career · 4 seasons			18	29	67	45	36	2	451.1	534	228	176	115	4.55	—	-1,395

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

Charlie Hastings — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
68	162	23	35	1	3	1	14	1	30	36	.216	.342	.278	.620	-23

Career AVG .216 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Career OBP .342 vs. league average .349 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .278 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Career OPS .620 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 14.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Charlie Hastings — 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
1893	CL4	NL	16	39	6	7	0	2	0	1	1	8	12	.179	—	—	—	—	0.0
1896	PIT	NL	17	37	5	8	1	0	0	3	0	4	7	.216	—	—	—	—	0.0
1897	PIT	NL	16	43	7	10	0	0	1	6	0	11	9	.233	—	—	—	—	-2.6
1898	PIT	NL	19	43	5	10	0	1	0	4	0	7	8	.233	—	—	—	—	-20.6
Career · 4 seasons			68	162	23	35	1	3	1	14	1	30	36	.216	—	—	—	—	-23

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

Charlie Hastings — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	10	23	5	7	0	3	.304
Away	9	19	0	3	0	1	.158

Pitching — Home / Away

Charlie Hastings — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	10	71.2	71	25	19	24	3.14
Away	9	66.0	70	35	34	16	4.77

Last 10 Games — Batting

Charlie Hastings — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1898-09-03	PIT	BLN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1898-08-31	PIT	NY1	L	3	0	2	0	0	0	1
1898-08-28	PIT	CIN	L	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
1898-08-25	PIT	BRO	W	3	1	1	1	2	1	1
1898-08-20	PIT	WSN	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1898-08-15	PIT	BLN	L	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
1898-07-26	PIT	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
1898-07-21	PIT	NY1	W	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1898-07-16	PIT	BSN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1898-07-12	PIT	BRO	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Charlie Hastings — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1898-09-03	PIT	BLN	L	9.0	9	5	5	7	2	0
1898-08-31	PIT	NY1	L	8.0	5	3	3	3	1	0
1898-08-28	PIT	CIN	L	7.0	8	6	6	2	2	0
1898-08-25	PIT	BRO	W	9.0	8	1	0	1	3	0
1898-08-20	PIT	WSN	L	8.0	8	4	4	1	2	0
1898-08-15	PIT	BLN	L	8.0	13	9	9	6	4	0
1898-07-26	PIT	CIN	L	9.0	12	6	6	4	1	0
1898-07-21	PIT	NY1	W	9.0	4	1	1	2	3	0
1898-07-16	PIT	BSN	—	5.0	7	4	4	5	1	1
1898-07-12	PIT	BRO	L	8.0	7	4	3	4	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Charlie Hastings — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	67	0	28	97	10	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Charlie Hastings — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1893	CL4	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1893	CL4	P	15	4	14	2	0
1896	PIT	P	17	8	29	5	3
1897	PIT	P	16	10	17	0	1
1898	PIT	P	19	6	37	3	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Charlie Hastings — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	67
Right Field	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Charlie Hastings

What years did Charlie Hastings play?: Charlie Hastings played in Major League Baseball from 1893 to 1898.
Was Charlie Hastings a pitcher?: Yes. Charlie Hastings pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 115 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Charlie Hastings hit?: Charlie Hastings hit 1 career home runs with 35 hits.
What was Charlie Hastings's career batting average?: Charlie Hastings batted .216 over his career, with 35 hits in 162 at bats.
How many RBI did Charlie Hastings have?: Charlie Hastings drove in 14 runs in his career.
What was Charlie Hastings's career ERA?: Charlie Hastings finished with a 4.55 career ERA, going 18-29 with 115 strikeouts.