Was Charlie Sproull a pitcher?

Yes. Charlie Sproull pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 47 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Charlie Sproull hit?

Charlie Sproull hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

Charlie Sproull

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1945)

W–L 4–10

ERA 5.94

WHIP 1.83

SO 47

Pitcher PIV -3805.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 185 lb
Born: 1/9/1919 in Taylorsville, GA, USA
Died: 1/13/1980 in Rockford, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1945-04-19
Last Game: 1945-09-21

Full name: Charles William Sproull

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	10	34	19	2	0	1	130.3	158	86	10	80	47	5.94	-3805.5

Career ERA 5.94 vs. league average 3.67 across their career seasons — 61.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1945	PHI	NL	4	10	34	19	2	0	1	130.3	158	86	80	47	5.94	3.67 (-62%)	-3805.5
Career · 1 season			4	10	34	19	2	0	1	130.1	158	86	80	47	5.94	—	-3,805

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
34	35	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	6	.143	.167	.143	.310	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 45.3% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 49.3% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .355 across their career seasons — 59.7% below league average.

Career OPS .310 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 54.7% below 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
1945	PHI	NL	34	35	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	6	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			34	35	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	6	.143	—	—	—	—	0

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	15	13	1	3	0	2	.231
Away	19	24	1	2	0	0	.083

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	15	61.2	74	36	38	19	5.25
Away	19	68.2	84	50	43	28	6.55

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1945-09-21	PHI	BRO	L	2	1	1	0	0
1945-09-17	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1945-09-16	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-11	PHI	PIT	L	3	0	1	0	1
1945-09-07	PHI	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1945-09-03	PHI	NY1	L	2	0	1	0	0
1945-08-31	PHI	BSN	W	2	0	0	0	0
1945-08-27	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0
1945-08-26	PHI	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1945-08-16	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1945-09-21	PHI	BRO	—	7.0	6	7	4	6	3	0
1945-09-17	PHI	STL	—	3.2	4	0	0	2	4	0
1945-09-16	PHI	STL	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-11	PHI	PIT	L	7.0	6	2	2	7	7	0
1945-09-07	PHI	CIN	L	5.0	6	4	2	2	1	0
1945-09-03	PHI	NY1	L	5.0	7	7	6	2	3	1
1945-08-31	PHI	BSN	W	5.0	7	4	4	3	0	0
1945-08-27	PHI	NY1	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0
1945-08-26	PHI	BSN	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1
1945-08-16	PHI	STL	L	9.0	7	4	4	5	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	34	0	7	21	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1945	PHI	P	34	0	7	21	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	34

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlie Sproull

Was Charlie Sproull a pitcher?: Yes. Charlie Sproull pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 47 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Charlie Sproull hit?: Charlie Sproull hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.