Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Charlie Firestone
Birthdate:
April 28, 1888 (74 y, 1 m, 7 d)Born In:
Chillicothe, IL, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/LHeight/Weight:
5'8"/201
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1916 (2nd) | Montreal (FABL) |
| League Champ | 1915 | Montreal (FABL) |
| Championship Series MVP | 1915 | Montreal (FABL) |
| Pitcher of the Month | May 1917 | Montreal (FABL) |
| Aug 1916 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Jul 1916 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Oct 1915 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Sep 1915 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Aug 1915 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Jul 1915 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Oct 1914 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Aug 1914 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Jun 1914 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Aug 1913 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Jul 1913 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Oct 1912 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Aug 1909 | Nashville (DIX) | |
| Player of the Week | Jul 22, 1918 | Montreal (FABL) |
| Aug 30, 1915 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Jul 26, 1915 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| May 31, 1915 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Apr 19, 1915 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| May 11, 1914 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Sep 15, 1913 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| Aug 8, 1910 | Nashville (DIX) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 46 | 61.9 | 47.9 |
| Grey Ink | 153 | 239.8 | 220.3 |
| HoF Standard | 60 | 61.5 | 62.8 |
| WAR | 76.5 | 99.4 | 103.4 |
| WAR7 | 76.3 | 67.0 | 61.5 |
| JAWS | 76.4 | 83.2 | 82.5 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Ike Bell R | 947 |
| Isaac Meyer R | 864 |
| Pete Hood R | 863 |
| George Wilson R | 838 |
| Pretzels Cronauer R | 833 |
| Ray Mathews R | 828 |
| Bill McDaniel R | 813 |
| Frank Maroney R | 810 |
| Frank Ford R | 806 |
| Dick Richards R | 798 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 28 | 1 |
| 1916 | 21 | 5 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 47 | 4 |
| 1914 | 48 | 5 |
| 1915 | 47 | 5 |
| 1916 | 46 | 6 |
| 1917 | 48 | 5 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 46 | 3 |
| 1914 | 46 | 4 |
| 1915 | 45 | 4 |
| 1916 | 46 | 2 |
| 1917 | 47 | 1 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 22 | 5 |
| 1913 | 31 | 1 |
| 1914 | 28 | 2 |
| 1915 | 35 | 1 |
| 1916 | 35 | 1 |
| 1917 | 28 | 1 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 18 | 9 |
| 1919 | 14 | 5 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 0.705 | 2 |
| 1914 | 0.718 | 2 |
| 1915 | 0.833 | 1 |
| 1916 | 0.833 | 1 |
| 1917 | 0.609 | 4 |
| 1918 | 0.577 | 7 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 342.0 | 10 |
| 1913 | 396.1 | 2 |
| 1914 | 407.2 | 2 |
| 1915 | 400.1 | 2 |
| 1916 | 407.1 | 3 |
| 1917 | 411.0 | 2 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 1610 | 3 |
| 1914 | 1619 | 3 |
| 1915 | 1574 | 6 |
| 1916 | 1589 | 4 |
| 1917 | 1694 | 2 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 13 | 4 |
| 1913 | 15 | 2 |
| 1914 | 8 | 5 |
| 1916 | 9 | 3 |
| 1918 | 4 | 9 |
| 1919 | 10 | 1 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 262 | 1 |
| 1913 | 312 | 1 |
| 1914 | 362 | 2 |
| 1915 | 317 | 2 |
| 1916 | 291 | 1 |
| 1917 | 192 | 3 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 16 | 3 |
| 1913 | 11 | 4 |
| 1914 | 8 | 8 |
| 1915 | 9 | 7 |
| 1916 | 9 | 7 |
| 1917 | 8 | 4 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 2.868 | 10 |
| 1913 | 2.430 | 5 |
| 1914 | 1.744 | 2 |
| 1915 | 1.844 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1.878 | 1 |
| 1917 | 2.015 | 2 |
| 1918 | 1.848 | 2 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 0.271 | 2 |
| 1913 | 0.271 | 7 |
| 1914 | 0.257 | 7 |
| 1915 | 0.255 | 3 |
| 1916 | 0.246 | 1 |
| 1918 | 0.259 | 8 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 1.097 | 3 |
| 1913 | 1.022 | 2 |
| 1914 | 0.908 | 2 |
| 1915 | 0.927 | 1 |
| 1916 | 0.913 | 1 |
| 1917 | 1.124 | 6 |
| 1918 | 1.115 | 6 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 7.421 | 2 |
| 1913 | 7.357 | 4 |
| 1914 | 6.513 | 1 |
| 1915 | 6.587 | 2 |
| 1916 | 6.673 | 1 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 1.839 | 4 |
| 1914 | 1.656 | 2 |
| 1915 | 1.754 | 2 |
| 1916 | 1.547 | 2 |
| 1917 | 1.839 | 5 |
| 1918 | 1.810 | 4 |
| 1919 | 2.077 | 8 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 31 | 5 |
| 1913 | 37 | 3 |
| 1914 | 32 | 2 |
| 1915 | 36 | 2 |
| 1916 | 38 | 2 |
| 1917 | 38 | 3 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 4 | 2 |
| 1914 | 9 | 1 |
| 1915 | 9 | 1 |
| 1916 | 14 | 1 |
| 1917 | 4 | 5 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 75 | 9 |
| 1915 | 78 | 7 |
| 1916 | 70 | 9 |
| 1918 | 48 | 4 |
| 1919 | 47 | 6 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 378 | 3 |
| 1919 | 237 | 8 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 282 | 8 |
| 1918 | 218 | 8 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 4 | 10 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 7.4 | 6 |
| 1913 | 9.7 | 2 |
| 1914 | 14.6 | 1 |
| 1915 | 14.3 | 1 |
| 1916 | 12.1 | 1 |
| 1917 | 10.0 | 1 |
| 1918 | 4.7 | 8 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 13 | 6 |
| 1914 | 11 | 4 |
| 1915 | 7 | 1 |
| 1916 | 7 | 3 |
| 1918 | 11 | 5 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 7.4 | 7 |
| 1913 | 9.5 | 4 |
| 1914 | 11.6 | 2 |
| 1915 | 14.8 | 1 |
| 1916 | 14.4 | 1 |
| 1917 | 8.3 | 4 |
| 1918 | 6.2 | 6 |