1963
Born January 6, 1963
Fort Polk, LA, USA
Norm Charlton Notable
b. January 6, 1963 · Cincinnati Reds 1988–1992, 2000, Seattle Mariners 1993, 1995–1997, 2001, Philadelphia Phillies 1995, Baltimore Orioles 1998, Atlanta Braves 1998, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1999
Norm Charlton played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1988 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 2001.
He went 51 and 54 with a 3.71 earned run average, pitching 899.3 innings in 605 games. He struck out 808 and threw 1 shutout. Across 608 games he batted .092, with 8 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1992.
He was born in Fort Polk, LA, USA on January 6, 1963. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1992 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1995 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | CIN | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | CIN | 69 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1990 | CIN | 57 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .135 |
| 1991 | CIN | 41 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .043 |
| 1992 | CIN | 64 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1993 | SEA | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | PHI/SEA | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1996 | SEA | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | SEA | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | ATL/BAL | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | TBD | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | SEA | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 608 | 87 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 0 | .092 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | CIN | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 61.1 | 60 | 27 | 20 | 39 | 3.96 |
| 1989 | CIN | 8 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 95.1 | 67 | 31 | 40 | 98 | 2.93 |
| 1990 | CIN | 12 | 9 | 56 | 16 | 2 | 154.1 | 131 | 47 | 70 | 117 | 2.74 |
| 1991 | CIN | 3 | 5 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 108.1 | 92 | 35 | 34 | 77 | 2.91 |
| 1992 | CIN | 4 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 26 | 81.1 | 79 | 27 | 26 | 90 | 2.99 |
| 1993 | SEA | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 34.2 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 2.34 |
| 1995 | PHI/SEA | 4 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 14 | 69.2 | 46 | 26 | 31 | 70 | 3.36 |
| 1996 | SEA | 4 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 20 | 75.2 | 68 | 34 | 38 | 73 | 4.04 |
| 1997 | SEA | 3 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 14 | 69.1 | 89 | 56 | 47 | 55 | 7.27 |
| 1998 | ATL/BAL | 2 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 48.0 | 53 | 29 | 33 | 47 | 5.44 |
| 1999 | TBD | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 49 | 25 | 36 | 45 | 4.44 |
| 2000 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 27.00 |
| 2001 | SEA | 4 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 47.2 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 48 | 3.02 |
| Career | — | 51 | 54 | 605 | 37 | 97 | 899.1 | 798 | 371 | 409 | 808 | 3.71 |
On this day & linked events
1988
Major-league debut: Norm Charlton
Norm Charlton made a major-league debut on August 19, 1988.
2001
Final major-league game: Norm Charlton
Norm Charlton played a final major-league game on October 7, 2001.
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