Charlie Spikes
1972–1980 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees
670G
.246AVG
.304OBP
.389SLG
More career statistics
502H
65HR
256RBI
27SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 670 | 2,232 | 2,039 | 240 | 502 | 72 | 12 | 65 | 256 | 154 | 388 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 793 | .246 | .304 | .389 | .693 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1974-04-08 to 1974-04-30
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1973-05-26 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1974-09-08 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1973-07-27 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 328 | 1069 | 265 | 36 | 137 | 74 | 184 | .272 | .317 | .435 |
| Away | 342 | 1163 | 237 | 29 | 119 | 80 | 204 | .223 | .273 | .346 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 96 | 331 | 82 | 10 | 38 | 21 | 56 | .270 | .311 | .434 |
| May | 118 | 412 | 86 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 75 | .232 | .291 | .348 |
| June | 107 | 347 | 78 | 14 | 38 | 21 | 55 | .246 | .285 | .423 |
| July | 143 | 491 | 119 | 15 | 72 | 36 | 77 | .266 | .316 | .418 |
| August | 98 | 315 | 66 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 57 | .232 | .279 | .340 |
| September | 103 | 317 | 71 | 11 | 37 | 17 | 64 | .237 | .278 | .381 |
| October | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .000 | .158 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 70 | 260 | 61 | 13 | 35 | 13 | 39 | .248 | .285 | .472 |
| boston-red-sox | 69 | 253 | 56 | 11 | 28 | 24 | 46 | .248 | .316 | .438 |
| detroit-tigers | 62 | 222 | 47 | 8 | 32 | 16 | 35 | .232 | .284 | .379 |
| new-york-yankees | 57 | 200 | 50 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 40 | .269 | .300 | .398 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 56 | 223 | 41 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 26 | .202 | .247 | .315 |
| california-angels | 47 | 177 | 38 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 36 | .239 | .305 | .384 |
| chicago-white-sox | 45 | 179 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 22 | .206 | .257 | .350 |
| texas-rangers | 41 | 152 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 30 | .248 | .270 | .298 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 |  New York Yankees | 14 | 34 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .147 | – | – |
| 1973 |  Cleveland Guardians | 140 | 506 | 120 | 23 | 73 | 5 | .237 | – | – |
| 1974 | Cleveland Guardians | 155 | 568 | 154 | 22 | 80 | 10 | .271 | – | – |
| 1975 | Cleveland Guardians | 111 | 345 | 79 | 11 | 33 | 7 | .229 | – | – |
| 1976 | Cleveland Guardians | 101 | 334 | 79 | 3 | 31 | 5 | .237 | – | – |
| 1977 | Cleveland Guardians | 32 | 95 | 22 | 3 | 11 | – | .232 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Detroit Tigers | 10 | 28 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1979 |  Atlanta Braves | 66 | 93 | 26 | 3 | 21 | – | .280 | – | – |
| 1980 | Atlanta Braves | 41 | 36 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .278 | – | – |