Oscar Charleston
1915–1941 · bats L / throws L · ACY, ASE, ASW, BLS, Chicago American Giants, DT1, HAE, HIL
244G
.317AVG
.396OBP
.508SLG
More career statistics
256H
28HR
89RBI
23SB
5.1IP
0K
3.38ERA
0GS
1Rare feat
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244 | 916 | 807 | 157 | 256 | 54 | 8 | 28 | 89 | 103 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 410 | .317 | .396 | .508 | .904 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.312 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1929-09-01 to 1933-06-01
20longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Four Batters Hit | 1933-07-16 | 1 in 3,022 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 131 | 504 | 155 | 19 | 57 | 62 | 5 | .355 | .431 | .579 |
| Away | 113 | 412 | 101 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 3 | .273 | .345 | .424 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .714 | .667 | 2.000 |
| May | 60 | 233 | 67 | 9 | 34 | 21 | 3 | .321 | .378 | .512 |
| June | 50 | 192 | 59 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 0 | .360 | .453 | .585 |
| July | 72 | 254 | 71 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 4 | .321 | .409 | .548 |
| August | 38 | 141 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | .271 | .319 | .388 |
| September | 18 | 70 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .262 | .357 | .311 |
| October | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .235 | .188 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-stars | 51 | 201 | 53 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 1 | .283 | .333 | .449 |
| chicago-american-giants | 40 | 178 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 2 | .284 | .371 | .452 |
| homestead-grays | 22 | 83 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .292 | .361 | .347 |
| NSH | 17 | 71 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .344 | .394 | .672 |
| new-york-cubans | 15 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .286 | .357 | .490 |
| WEG | 13 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .382 | .488 | .588 |
| kansas-city-monarchs | 11 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .367 | .441 | .567 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 9 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .320 | .370 | .360 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | SLG | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .400 | – | – |
| 1924 | HAE | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1929 | HIL | 2 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1933 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 64 | 224 | 83 | 14 | 22 | 6 | .371 | 5 | – |
| 1934 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 49 | 176 | 60 | 7 | 26 | 4 | .341 | – | – |
| 1935 | NAS, Pittsburgh Crawfords | 46 | 165 | 46 | 2 | 11 | 8 | .279 | – | – |
| 1936 | NNS, Pittsburgh Crawfords | 36 | 107 | 33 | 2 | 11 | – | .308 | – | – |
| 1937 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 14 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 5 | – | .195 | – | – |
| 1938 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1939 | TLC | 18 | 57 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1940 | IN8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | .417 | – | – |
| 1941 |  Philadelphia Stars | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |