Charlie
Hickman
 
Nickname: Piano Legs
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 225
 
Born: March 4, 1876 in Taylortown, PA.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1907    1908    1912   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 25 BOS AL $ 3,371,429   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 2 8 8 8
1902 26 BOS AL $ 3,371,429   7 7 7 3 3 3 9 9 9 2 2 2 10 10 10
1903 27 WS1 AL $ 7,500,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 9 9 9 2 2 2 10 10 10
1904 28 WS1 AL $ 7,500,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 9 9 9 2 2 2 10 10 10
1905 29 WS1 AL $ 7,500,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9 2 2 2 10 10 10
1906 30 WS1 AL $ 7,500,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9 2 2 2 10 10 10
1907 31 WS1 AL $ 7,500,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9 2 2 2 10 10 10
1908 32 WS1 AL $ 7,500,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 1 1 1 10 10 10
1909 33 WS1 AL $ 5,200,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 1 1 1 10 10 10
1910 34 WS1 AL $ 5,200,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 1 1 1 10 10 10
1911 35 PHA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 1 1 1 9 9 9
1912 36 PIT NL $ 500,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,500,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9 2 2 2 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1898 22 BSN   19 58 4 15 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 .259 .271 .293 .564 4.2  
1899 23 BSN   19 63 15 25 2 7 0 15 1 0 2 0 .397 .415 .651 1.066 13.9  
1900 24 NY1   127 473 65 148 19 17 9 91 10 0 17 0 .313 .337 .482 .819 72.2  
1901 25 BOS AL 135 496 57 142 26 13 4 62 30 8 22 43 .286 .323 .415 .739 65.2 14.3
1902 26 BOS AL 133 530 90 155 48 10 11 93 34 2 18 16 .292 .325 .483 .808 83.0 15.0
1903 27 WS1 AL 131 533 84 152 44 14 7 83 12 4 17 28 .285 .345 .460 .805 80.9 13.3
1904 28 WS1 AL 145 585 85 204 63 11 6 84 11 6 30 12 .349 .383 .525 .907 98.6 22.0
1905 29 WS1 AL 142 562 68 157 52 15 9 76 11 3 22 19 .279 .312 .473 .785 76.6 15.0
1906 30 WS1 AL 150 601 60 163 27 11 3 54 8 2 24 23 .271 .301 .368 .668 61.1 12.5
1907 31 WS1 AL 152 596 79 157 39 9 5 83 38 6 23 35 .263 .295 .384 .679 68.7 14.4
1908 32 WS1 AL 153 600 77 173 41 10 10 95 31 4 28 32 .288 .322 .440 .762 86.4 19.3
1909 33 WS1 AL 150 603 77 158 39 8 5 111 36 4 18 39 .262 .301 .378 .679 68.2 16.1
1910 34 WS1 AL 154 618 72 146 27 7 9 88 31 4 17 34 .236 .275 .346 .621 59.8 11.4
1911 35 PHA AL 100 343 51 86 14 9 4 44 4 1 7 15 .251 .274 .379 .653 31.7 3.9
1912 36 PIT NL 145 604 90 155 22 17 8 76 36 8 27 55 .257 .292 .389 .681 70.8 10.2
12 Years Sim 1690 6671 890 1848 442 134 81 949 282 52 253 351 .277 .313 .420 .733 851.0 167.3
15 Years Pro 1855 7265 974 2036 465 158 90 1062 293 52 273 351 .280 .306 .425 .731 941.3  
162 Game Average 639 85 177 42 12 7 90 27 4 24 33 .277 .313 .420 .733 81.6  
Career Highs 154 618 90 204 63 17 11 111 38 8 30 55 .349 .383 .525 .907 98.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4626 615 1304 300 98 52 682 204 30 185 238 .282 .318 .423 .741 590.9
vs LH   2045 275 544 142 36 29 267 78 22 68 113 .266 .302 .413 .716 236.0
Home 842 3256 464 924 240 69 45 492 145 30 137 166 .284 .321 .441 .763 433.6
Away 848 3415 426 924 202 65 36 457 137 22 116 185 .271 .305 .399 .704 393.3
RISP   1927 0 517 123 39 20 783 0 0 102 100 .268 .310 .404 .713 224.7
Pinch Hitting   27 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 .185 .185 .222 .407 0.8
Close/Late   829 97 244 52 17 13 129 0 0 56 40 .294 .347 .445 .792 117.7
Mar/Apr 148 583 69 163 37 11 6 79 28 4 22 49 .280 .313 .412 .725 72.1
May 300 1199 157 331 80 27 14 178 55 9 37 55 .276 .307 .423 .730 147.1
June 286 1138 167 321 67 18 15 152 49 13 57 57 .282 .329 .412 .741 144.7
July 309 1224 180 329 89 27 14 166 46 7 47 56 .269 .307 .420 .727 147.9
August 301 1177 147 306 75 24 14 170 47 11 43 54 .260 .294 .400 .694 131.6
Sep/Oct 346 1350 170 398 94 27 18 204 57 8 47 80 .295 .327 .444 .771 183.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1901 25 BOS AL RF 110 110 956.7 195 3 26 0 .884 1.86   2.3
    CF 18 18 159.0 54 1 0 1 1.000 3.11    
    SS 1 0 3.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.0
    3B 1 0 3.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1902 26 BOS AL RF 126 126 1123.0 238 7 22 1 .918 1.96   2.1
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1903 27 WS1 AL LF 104 103 917.3 153 11 11 1 .937 1.61   2.6
    CF 16 14 133.0 35 1 0 0 1.000 2.44    
    RF 10 9 86.7 20 1 1 0 .955 2.18    
    1B 1 1 9.0 9 0 0 2 1.000 9.00   0.0
1904 28 WS1 AL LF 99 98 867.3 175 8 15 1 .924 1.90   2.8
    CF 46 45 403.7 96 3 0 0 1.000 2.21    
1905 29 WS1 AL RF 138 138 1232.3 228 14 27 3 .900 1.77   1.3
    1B 1 1 9.0 12 2 0 1 1.000 14.00   0.0
    CF 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
1906 30 WS1 AL RF 146 146 1294.3 244 8 20 2 .926 1.75   2.5
    SS 1 1 8.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.38   0.0
    CF 1 1 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
    3B 1 0 5.0 1 2 2 0 .600 5.40   0.0
1907 31 WS1 AL 1B 149 149 1324.7 1777 132 13 114 .993 12.97   3.3
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1908 32 WS1 AL 1B 152 151 1355.0 1870 133 8 135 .996 13.30   3.4
1909 33 WS1 AL 1B 150 149 1344.3 1761 143 10 95 .995 12.75   4.0
1910 34 WS1 AL 1B 154 154 1394.0 1823 137 15 119 .992 12.65   2.6
1911 35 PHA AL RF 50 50 438.7 93 3 14 1 .873 1.97   1.3
    1B 29 29 251.0 313 24 2 25 .994 12.08   0.5
    LF 9 2 34.3 9 1 1 0 .909 2.62    
    3B 5 3 33.0 3 7 0 1 1.000 2.73   0.2
    2B 5 1 22.0 10 4 0 1 1.000 5.73   0.1
    SS 1 1 8.0 1 6 1 3 .875 7.88   0.1
    CF 1 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
1912 36 PIT NL CF 143 142 1261.0 345 14 0 2 1.000 2.56   7.2
    RF 2 2 18.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.50    
  1B 636 634 5687.0 7565 571 48 491 .994 12.88   13.8
  RF 582 581 5149.6 1021 36 110 7 .906 1.85   9.5
  CF 226 220 1974.7 535 19 0 3 1.000 2.52   7.2
  LF 213 203 1821.0 337 20 27 2 .930 1.76   5.4
  3B 7 3 41.0 4 11 2 1 .882 3.29   0.2
  2B 7 1 25.0 10 7 0 1 1.000 6.12   0.1
  SS 4 2 20.0 2 9 1 3 .917 4.95   0.1
Career Totals   1675 1644 14718.3 9474 673 188 508 .982 6.20   36.3
Career Highs   154 154 1394.0 1870 143 27 135 1.000 13.30    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1904-2-.349
Slugging Pct
1902-7-.483
1904-4-.525
1908-4-.440
1909-8-.378
OPS
1904-5-.907
1908-6-.762
XR
1904-5-98.6
1908-5-86.4
Games
1901-9-135
1906-3-150
1907-2-152
1908-1-153
1909-5-150
1910-1-154
At-Bats
1903-7-533
1904-9-585
1906-4-601
1907-2-596
1908-2-600
1909-2-603
1910-2-618
1912-4-604
CAR-44-6671
Hits
1904-2-204
1908-5-173
Total Bases
1902-5-256
1903-9-245
1904-1-307
1905-8-266
1907-5-229
1908-3-264
1909-4-228
1910-6-214
CAR-29-2801
Doubles
1901-10-26
1902-1-48
1903-5-44
1904-1-63
1905-3-52
1906-6-27
1907-2-39
1908-2-41
1909-1-39
1910-6-27
CAR-10-442
Triples
1901-3-13
1903-5-14
1904-10-11
1905-3-15
1908-9-10
1912-4-17
CAR-28-134
Homeruns
1902-7-11
1905-5-9
1907-5-5
1908-1-10
1909-3-5
1910-1-9
1912-7-8
CAR-38-81
RBIs
1902-7-93
1907-5-83
1908-1-95
1909-1-111
1910-1-88
CAR-34-949
Strikeouts
1901-3-43
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 110    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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History
Drafted in 7th round, 108th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1901
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 1/19/1903 to a 6-year deal worth $7,500,000 per year
Injured on 8/6/1903 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1903, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1903, hitting .352 with 1 HR, 25 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/12/1904, hitting .577 with 0 HR, 5 RBI
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Boston (A) on 7/20/1904
Won Player of the Week award on 10/11/1904, hitting .500 with 0 HR, 6 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/1907, hitting .455 with 1 HR, 9 RBI
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1907
9/25/1908: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $5,200,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1908
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 9/2/1910
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/14/1911 to a 1-year deal worth $7,400,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 4/19/1912 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Had 2000th career hit on 8/21/1912, off Jeff Pfeffer (NY1)
Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1912