Charlie Jamieson

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1915-1932)

Charlie Jamieson was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1932 for the Washington Senators, the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,779 career games, he hit .303 with 1,990 hits, 18 home runs, and 552 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 9,219.

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 .303
HR 18
RBI 552
H 1,990
OPS .763
PIV 9,219
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'8" / 165 lb
Born
2/7/1893 in Paterson, NJ, USA
Died
10/27/1969 in Paterson, NJ, USA
MLB Debut
1915-09-20
Last Game
1932-07-18

Full name: Charles Devine Jamieson

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Career Batting Statistics

Charlie Jamieson — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,779 6,560 1,062 1,990 322 80 18 552 131 748 345 .303 .378 .385 .763 9,219

Career AVG .303 vs. league average .276 across their career seasons — +10.1% above league average.

Career OBP .378 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — +11.8% above league average.

Career SLG .385 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .763 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Charlie Jamieson 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
1915 WS1 AL 17 68 9 19 3 2 0 7 0 6 9 .279 .250 (+12%) .318 (+6%) .332 (+15%) .651 (+11%) 94.5
1916 WS1 AL 64 145 16 36 4 0 0 13 5 18 18 .248 .248 (avg) .314 (+5%) .326 (-16%) .640 (-5%) -51.4
1917 WS1 AL 20 35 4 6 2 0 0 2 0 6 5 .171 — — — — 0.0
1917 PHA AL 85 345 41 92 6 2 0 27 8 37 36 .267 .248 (+7%) .312 (+9%) .323 (-9%) .635 (avg) 0.0
1918 PHA AL 110 416 50 84 11 2 0 11 11 54 30 .202 .255 (-21%) .318 (-7%) .326 (-27%) .645 (-17%) -897.0
1919 CLE AL 26 17 3 6 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 .353 — — — — 0.0
1920 CLE AL 108 370 69 118 17 7 1 40 2 41 26 .319 .271 (+17%) .331 (+17%) .363 (+13%) .694 (+15%) 1118.6
1921 CLE AL 140 536 94 166 33 10 1 46 8 67 27 .310 .286 (+8%) .344 (+12%) .395 (+5%) .739 (+8%) 1078.1
1922 CLE AL 145 567 87 183 29 11 3 57 15 54 22 .323 .285 (+13%) .345 (+12%) .397 (+8%) .743 (+10%) 1256.5
1923 CLE AL 152 644 130 222 36 12 2 51 18 80 37 .345 .282 (+22%) .344 (+22%) .390 (+15%) .734 (+18%) 2754.9
1924 CLE AL 143 594 98 213 34 8 3 54 21 47 15 .359 .283 (+26%) .345 (+18%) .389 (+18%) .734 (+18%) 2221.4
1925 CLE AL 138 557 109 165 24 5 4 42 14 72 26 .296 .288 (+3%) .349 (+9%) .407 (-7%) .756 (avg) 274.4
1926 CLE AL 143 555 89 166 33 7 2 45 9 53 22 .299 .279 (+7%) .345 (+4%) .390 (+1%) .735 (+3%) 330.8
1927 CLE AL 127 489 73 151 23 6 0 36 7 64 14 .309 .282 (+9%) .344 (+14%) .392 (-3%) .736 (+5%) 765.4
1928 CLE AL 112 433 63 133 18 4 1 37 3 56 20 .307 .280 (+9%) .342 (+13%) .395 (-5%) .737 (+3%) 493.0
1929 CLE AL 102 364 56 106 22 1 0 26 2 50 12 .291 .289 (+1%) .353 (+7%) .415 (-14%) .769 (-4%) -130.5
1930 CLE AL 103 366 64 110 22 1 1 52 5 36 20 .301 .293 (+2%) .354 (+4%) .429 (-13%) .784 (-5%) -240.8
1931 CLE AL 28 43 7 13 2 1 0 4 1 5 1 .302 — — — — 0.0
1932 CLE AL 16 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 .062 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 1,779 6,560 1,062 1,990 322 80 18 552 131 748 345 .303 — — — — 9,068

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 Pitching Statistics

Charlie Jamieson — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
2 1 13 3 1 0 0 48.0 55 33 0 30 7 6.19 -1128.5

Career ERA 6.19 vs. league average 3.15 across their career seasons — 96.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Charlie Jamieson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1916 WS1 AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 2 3 2 4.50 — 0.0
1917 WS1 AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 10 10 2 1 38.57 — 0.0
1918 PHA AL 2 1 5 2 1 0 0 23.0 24 11 13 2 4.30 2.83 (-52%) -716.8
1919 CLE AL 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 13.0 12 8 8 0 5.54 3.09 (-80%) -411.7
1922 CLE AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.2 7 2 4 2 3.18 — 0.0
Career · 5 seasons 2 1 13 3 1 0 0 48.0 55 33 30 7 6.19 — -1,128

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 Jamieson — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 15 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Charlie Jamieson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1920 WS CLE 6 15 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 .333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Charlie Jamieson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home920329359110305319.313
Away867327247395613239.292

Pitching — Home / Away

Charlie Jamieson — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home514.01491125.79
Away834.041221965.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

Charlie Jamieson — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1932-07-18 CLEBOSL 100000001
1932-07-14 CLENYYW 000000000
1932-06-26 CLESLAL 100000000
1932-06-23 CLEMINL 100000000
1932-06-21 CLEMINL 100000000
1932-05-30 CLECHWW 000000010
1932-05-29 CLESLAL 100000000
1932-05-24 CLECHWL 501100000
1932-05-21 CLESLAL 100000000
1932-05-14 CLEBOSW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Charlie Jamieson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1922-07-29 CLEMIN — 2.0322010
1922-04-21 CLEDET — 3.2411410
1919-07-03 CLECHW — 4.0332300
1919-06-11 CLEMIN — 1.0322000
1919-06-03 CLESLA — 4.0544500
1919-05-30 CLECHW — 4.0100000
1918-08-30 PHABOS — 6.0873210
1918-08-19 PHADET W 3.0200010
1918-08-15 PHASLA L 1.0131300
1918-08-06 PHASLA W 9.01144400

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Charlie Jamieson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 8 0 38 3 3 1
OF 1638 0 3423 196 122 39
P 13 0 5 9 5 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Charlie Jamieson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1915 WS1 OF 17 0 36 5 0 0
1916 WS1 1B 4 0 29 2 2 1
1916 WS1 OF 41 0 59 4 6 3
1916 WS1 P 1 0 2 1 0 0
1917 WS1 OF 9 0 14 0 2 0
1917 WS1 P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1917 PHA OF 83 0 121 12 9 4
1918 PHA OF 102 0 182 15 6 4
1918 PHA P 5 0 2 6 4 0
1919 CLE OF 3 0 4 0 0 0
1919 CLE P 4 0 1 2 1 0
1920 CLE 1B 4 0 9 1 1 0
1920 CLE OF 98 0 185 14 7 0
1921 CLE OF 137 0 277 17 8 3
1922 CLE OF 144 0 289 18 7 5
1922 CLE P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1923 CLE OF 152 0 360 18 10 1
1924 CLE OF 139 0 330 11 9 6
1925 CLE OF 135 0 324 16 16 4
1926 CLE OF 143 0 293 15 13 5
1927 CLE OF 127 0 300 13 10 2
1928 CLE OF 111 0 282 22 5 1
1929 CLE OF 93 0 192 8 4 1
1930 CLE OF 95 0 162 7 8 0
1931 CLE OF 7 0 10 0 2 0
1932 CLE OF 2 0 3 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Charlie Jamieson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 13
First Base 8
Left Field 1393
Center Field 61
Right Field 202

Awards & Honors

Charlie Jamieson — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1924 Baseball Magazine All-Star LF

Award Voting History

Charlie Jamieson — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1927 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 3.0 64 0
1924 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 25.0 64 0
1923 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 19.0 64 0
1922 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 4.0 64 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 Jamieson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jack Tobin
    .309 avg, 64 HR
  2. 96
    George Gore
    .301 avg, 46 HR
  3. 92
    Dom DiMaggio
    .298 avg, 87 HR
  4. 91
    Sam West
    .299 avg, 75 HR
  5. 91
    John Titus
    .282 avg, 38 HR
  6. 89
    Ginger Beaumont
    .311 avg, 39 HR

Charlie Jamieson: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 20, 1915 and the final game on July 18, 1932, Charlie Jamieson built the record summarized on this page. By club, Jamieson's seasons break down as the Washington Senators (1915 through 1917), the Philadelphia Athletics (1917 to 1918), and the Cleveland Indians (1919 through 1932). At 5'8" and 165 pounds, Jamieson is listed as an outfielder. The bio says Jamieson threw and hit left-handed. Jamieson was born on February 7, 1893, in Paterson, NJ, USA. The bio records the death on October 27, 1969, in Paterson, NJ, USA. Charlie Jamieson was the playing name; the full given name is Charles Devine.

Across 1,779 games at the plate, Jamieson's career line reads 1,990 hits in 6,560 at bats for a .303 average, plus 18 homers, 552 runs batted in, and 131 stolen bases. Jamieson's career OPS of .763 combines a .378 on-base mark with .385 slugging. Set against a .276 league average for the same years, Jamieson's .303 average sits 10.1% above it.

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlie Jamieson

What years did Charlie Jamieson play?
Charlie Jamieson played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1932.
Was Charlie Jamieson a pitcher?
No. Charlie Jamieson was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 13 career games.
How many home runs did Charlie Jamieson hit?
Charlie Jamieson hit 18 career home runs with 1,990 hits.
What teams did Charlie Jamieson play for?
Charlie Jamieson played for 3 teams: the Washington Senators (1915–1917), the Philadelphia Athletics (1917–1918), and the Cleveland Indians (1919–1932).
What were Charlie Jamieson's career stats?
In 1,779 games, Charlie Jamieson had 1,990 hits, 18 home runs, 552 RBI, 1,062 runs, and 131 stolen bases, with a .303 batting average.
What position did Charlie Jamieson play?
Charlie Jamieson played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Charlie Jamieson and how much did he weigh?
Charlie Jamieson was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 165 pounds.
How many home runs did Charlie Jamieson hit each season?
Charlie Jamieson's home runs by season: 0 in 1915, 0 in 1916, 0 in 1917, 0 in 1918, 0 in 1919, 1 in 1920, 1 in 1921, 3 in 1922, 2 in 1923, 3 in 1924, 4 in 1925, 2 in 1926, 0 in 1927, 1 in 1928, 0 in 1929, 1 in 1930, 0 in 1931, and 0 in 1932. His most in one season was 4, in 1925.
What was Charlie Jamieson's career batting average?
Charlie Jamieson batted .303 over his career, with 1,990 hits in 6,560 at bats.
How many RBI did Charlie Jamieson have?
Charlie Jamieson drove in 552 runs in his career.
What was Charlie Jamieson's career ERA?
Charlie Jamieson finished with a 6.19 career ERA, going 2-1 with 7 strikeouts.
Is Charlie Jamieson in the Hall of Fame?
No. Charlie Jamieson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.