Charlie Spearman

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .295
HR 14
RBI 98
H 163
OPS .813
PIV 676
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 172 lb
Born
11/3/1891 in Arkadelphia, AR, USA
Died
2/28/1963 in Washington, DC, USA

Full name: Charles Kenston Spearman

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
25.0 21.0 2.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 0 3.0 0 0 .143 .250 .238 .488

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

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1927 7.0 6.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .453
Listed seasons · 1 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
179 552 90 163 33 6 14 98 8 48 3 .295 .360 .453 .813 676

Career AVG .295 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .453 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — +15.1% above league average.

Career OPS .813 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — +10.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1919 BRG EAS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1921 BRG EAS 8 28 7 7 3 1 1 6 1 5 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1922 BRG IND 4 14 4 5 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 .357 — — — — 0.0
1923 BRG ECL 23 87 17 26 5 2 2 13 1 8 0 .299 .282 (+6%) .344 (+8%) .390 (+21%) .734 (+15%) 211.9
1924 BRG ECL 28 93 13 19 6 0 0 7 0 6 3 .204 .283 (-28%) .345 (-23%) .389 (-31%) .734 (-27%) -409.4
1925 BRG ECL 24 64 12 22 2 0 3 10 0 2 0 .344 .288 (+19%) .349 (+4%) .407 (+27%) .756 (+16%) 166.2
1926 BRG ECL 20 57 4 18 6 1 2 17 0 3 0 .316 .279 (+13%) .345 (+7%) .390 (+44%) .735 (+27%) 234.3
1928 NLG ECL 27 84 16 29 4 0 3 14 3 7 0 .345 .280 (+23%) .342 (+16%) .395 (+26%) .737 (+21%) 311.4
1929 NLG ANL 44 124 17 37 6 1 3 28 2 14 0 .298 .289 (+3%) .353 (+7%) .415 (+5%) .769 (+6%) 161.2
Career · 9 seasons 179 552 90 163 33 6 14 98 8 48 3 .295 — — — — 676

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home260200.333
Away252000.000

Last 4 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1929-09-01 NYLHILW 302010010
1929-06-06 NYLBLSW 300000000
1924-08-03 BRGBLSL 100000000
1924-08-03 BRGBLSW 420000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 7 2 18 3 0 1
2B 2 1 1 1 0 0
3B 4 4 3 7 1 0
C 143 120 519 98 19 9
OF 3 1 2 0 0 0
SS 1 1 3 4 3 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1919 BRG 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0
1919 BRG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1921 BRG 3B 4 4 3 7 1 0
1921 BRG C 4 4 24 4 1 0
1922 BRG 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1922 BRG C 3 3 21 2 2 0
1923 BRG C 22 21 112 22 2 1
1924 BRG C 26 24 114 30 4 1
1925 BRG 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BRG C 14 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BRG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 BRG C 13 13 56 10 0 1
1926 BRG OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1926 BRG SS 1 1 3 4 3 1
1928 NLG 1B 2 2 18 3 0 1
1928 NLG C 24 22 62 12 2 2
1929 NLG C 37 33 130 18 8 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 143
First Base 7
Second Base 2
Third Base 4
Shortstop 1
Right Field 3

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlie Spearman

Was Charlie Spearman a pitcher?
No. Charlie Spearman was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Charlie Spearman hit?
Charlie Spearman hit 14 career home runs with 163 hits.