Norm Charlton
[edit] Biography
Born on January 6, 1963 in Fort Polk, Louisiana, Norm Charlton (Norman Wood Charlton) played for the Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the course of his 13 year career. Charlton broke into the bigs on August 19, 1988 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 3.96 ERA in 61.1 innings pitched in 1988, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Norm Charlton's best season was 1992, when he posted a 2.99 ERA, notched 26 saves and struck out 90 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| 10
| 10
| 4
| 5
| 3.96
| 39
| 27
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 61.1
| 60
| 6
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| 69
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 2.93
| 98
| 38
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 95.1
| 67
| 5
| 40
| 7
| 2
| 2
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| 56
| 16
| 12
| 9
| 2.74
| 117
| 53
| 47
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 154.1
| 131
| 10
| 70
| 4
| 9
| 4
|
| 1991
| CIN
| N
| 39
| 11
| 3
| 5
| 2.91
| 77
| 37
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 108.1
| 92
| 6
| 34
| 4
| 11
| 6
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| 64
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 2.99
| 90
| 39
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 81.1
| 79
| 7
| 26
| 4
| 8
| 3
|
| 1993
| SEA
| A
| 34
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2.34
| 48
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 34.2
| 22
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 6
| 0
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1.51
| 58
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 47.2
| 23
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
| 1995
| PHI
| N
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 7.36
| 12
| 19
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 23
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 55
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 3.36
| 70
| 31
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 69.2
| 46
| 4
| 31
| 3
| 6
| 4
|
| 1996
| SEA
| A
| 70
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 4.04
| 73
| 37
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 75.2
| 68
| 7
| 38
| 1
| 9
| 1
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 71
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 7.27
| 55
| 59
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 69.1
| 89
| 7
| 47
| 2
| 7
| 4
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 6.94
| 41
| 27
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 46
| 5
| 25
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1998
| ATL
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.38
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 49
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 5.44
| 47
| 29
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 48
| 53
| 5
| 33
| 0
| 7
| 1
|
| 1999
| TB
| A
| 42
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4.44
| 45
| 29
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 50.2
| 49
| 4
| 36
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.00
| 1
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 2001
| SEA
| A
| 44
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 3.02
| 48
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 47.2
| 36
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 278
| 37
| 33
| 29
| 3.27
| 440
| 224
| 196
| 1
| 1
| 30
| 538.2
| 465
| 37
| 219
| 24
| 37
| 21
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 327
| 0
| 18
| 25
| 4.37
| 368
| 195
| 175
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 360.2
| 333
| 33
| 190
| 3
| 40
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 605
| 37
| 51
| 54
| 3.71
| 808
| 419
| 371
| 1
| 1
| 97
| 899.1
| 798
| 70
| 409
| 27
| 77
| 32
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| P
| 10
| 10
| 61.1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| P
| 69
| 0
| 95.1
| 3
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 3
| 2
| .842
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| P
| 56
| 16
| 154.1
| 6
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 4
| 4
| .967
|
| 1991
| CIN
| N
| P
| 39
| 11
| 108.1
| 4
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 7
| 0
| .960
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| P
| 64
| 0
| 81.1
| 3
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 0
| .786
|
| 1993
| SEA
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 34.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 47.2
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| PHI
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| P
| 55
| 0
| 69.2
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| SEA
| A
| P
| 70
| 0
| 75.2
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| P
| 71
| 0
| 69.1
| 5
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 1
| .857
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 35
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 1
| .917
|
| 1998
| ATL
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| P
| 49
| 0
| 48
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 1
| .938
|
| 1999
| TB
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 50.2
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .889
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| SEA
| A
| P
| 44
| 0
| 47.2
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 605
| 37
| 899.1
| 42
| 125
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 90
| 34
| 12
| .923
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| 10
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .063
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| 69
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| 57
| 37
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .135
| .238
| .135
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| CIN
| N
| 41
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .043
| .043
| .087
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| 64
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| SEA
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| PHI
| N
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 2.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 55
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 2.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| SEA
| A
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| SEA
| A
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| ATL
| N
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 49
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| TB
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| SEA
| A
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 281
| 87
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .092
| .151
| .115
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 50
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 327
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 608
| 87
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .092
| .151
| .115
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 50
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Montreal Expos in the 1st round (28th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1984 - signed June 24, 1984).
- Traded by Montreal Expos with a player to be named later to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Wayne Krenchicki (March 31, 1986); Cincinnati Reds received Tim Barker (April 2, 1986).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Kevin Mitchell (November 17, 1992).
- Granted free agency (November 18, 1993).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (February 3, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1994).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 22, 1994).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (July 10, 1995).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (July 14, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1997).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 15, 1997).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (July 28, 1998).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (August 5, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1998).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (January 20, 1999).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1999).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (January 7, 2000).
- Released by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (March 31, 2000).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (April 9, 2000).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (April 28, 2000).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 19, 2000).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 12, 2001).
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