Home | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaderboards | Win Shares | Awards | Help
Charlie
Lea		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 197
 
Born: December 25, 1956 in France, , ORLEANS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1988   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 23 OAK AL   8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1981 24 OAK AL   8 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1982 25 BAL AL   7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1983 26 BAL AL   7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1984 27 BAL AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1985 28 BAL AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1986 29 BAL AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1987 30 BAL AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
1988 31 BAL AL $ 1,707,143 7 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
1989 32 BAL AL $ 1,902,857 7 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
1990 33 BAL AL $ 1,902,857 7 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,902,857 8 5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1980 23 AAA   13 10 .565 29 29 7 1 0 215.7 207 82 12 58 132 3.42 .254 .304 .347 .651  
1981 24 AAA   2 4 .333 20 5 0 0 1 63.0 65 35 5 24 44 5.00 .266 .332 .381 .713  
    AA   1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 10 2 1 4 9 1.80 .244 .311 .341 .653  
1982 25 AAA   12 5 .706 31 18 3 0 0 138.0 131 39 9 47 88 2.54 .251 .313 .364 .677  
1983 26 AAA   17 3 .850 27 27 0 0 0 189.0 169 58 7 79 139 2.76 .236 .312 .315 .627  
1984 27 BAL AL 0 1 .000 11 0 0 0 0 23.3 27 19 2 15 12 7.33 .307 .396 .466 .862 0.0
    AAA   4 1 .800 6 6 1 0 0 46.7 39 17 2 9 34 3.28 .227 .265 .302 .568  
1985 28 BAL AL 4 8 .333 52 0 0 0 4 69.3 76 32 11 29 40 4.15 .270 .338 .434 .772 2.7
1986 29 BAL AL 7 1 .875 72 0 0 0 5 112.0 115 32 8 22 61 2.57 .266 .299 .363 .661 12.2
1987 30 BAL AL 15 13 .536 34 34 1 0 0 215.7 231 106 19 52 116 4.42 .270 .313 .393 .706 9.8
1988 31 BAL AL 15 8 .652 52 22 0 0 2 186.3 200 81 15 40 108 3.91 .275 .314 .399 .713 11.9
1989 32 BAL AL 10 8 .556 22 22 0 0 0 140.3 157 79 14 44 84 5.07 .282 .334 .433 .767 3.1
1990 33 BAL AL 9 9 .500 30 30 0 0 0 163.3 177 77 14 40 104 4.24 .271 .314 .410 .724 6.7
7 Years Sim 60 48 .556 273 108 1 0 11 910.3 983 426 83 242 525 4.21 .274 .319 .405 .724 46.4
5 Years AAA 48 23 .676 113 85 11 1 1 652.3 611 231 35 217 437 3.19 .248 .308 .342 .650  
1 Years AA 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 10 2 1 4 9 1.80 .244 .311 .341 .653  
6 Years Minors 49 23 .681 115 87 11 1 1 662.3 621 233 36 221 446 3.17 .248 .308 .342 .650  
Season Average 8 6 .571 39 15 0 0 1 130.0 140 60 11 34 75 4.21 .274 .319 .405 .724  
Career Highs 15 13 .875 72 34 1 0 5 215.7 231 106 19 52 116 7.33 .307 .396 .466 .862  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   434 203 45 96 277   .262 .303 .397 .699
vs LH   549 223 38 146 248   .283 .333 .412 .746
Home 33 23 .589 133 52 1 0 8 450.3 467 188 34 125 281 3.76 .265 .313 .376 .689
Away 27 25 .519 140 56 0 0 8 460.0 516 238 49 117 244 4.66 .282 .326 .433 .759
Mar/Apr 9 5 .643 39 14 0 0 3 125.3 133 50 9 30 71 3.59 .270 .312 .388 .700
May 12 10 .545 43 20 0 0 0 166.0 188 83 21 41 87 4.50 .286 .328 .438 .765
June 13 8 .619 44 24 0 0 1 171.3 196 78 18 47 93 4.10 .282 .327 .417 .745
July 8 8 .500 37 18 0 0 0 130.3 133 69 7 39 76 4.77 .264 .317 .378 .695
August 9 9 .500 57 16 0 0 6 161.7 161 63 13 41 114 3.51 .258 .304 .380 .684
Sep/Oct 9 8 .529 53 16 1 0 6 155.6 172 83 15 44 84 4.80 .277 .325 .418 .743
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1984 27 BAL AL P 11 0 23.3 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1985 28 BAL AL P 52 0 69.3 4 8 1 0 .923 1.56    
1986 29 BAL AL P 72 0 112.0 4 14 1 1 .947 1.45    
1987 30 BAL AL P 34 34 215.7 16 33 3 2 .942 2.04    
1988 31 BAL AL P 52 22 186.3 8 22 0 5 1.000 1.45    
1989 32 BAL AL P 22 22 140.3 7 25 0 1 1.000 2.05    
1990 33 BAL AL P 30 30 163.3 9 27 2 1 .947 1.98    
Career Totals   273 108 910.3 50 132 7 10 .963 1.80    
Career Highs   72 34 215.7 16 33 3 5 1.000 2.05    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1986 29 BAL AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 14 8 2 1 1 12.00 .452 .469 .677 1.146
1987 30 BAL AL 0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 17.3 23 12 5 8 12 6.23 .315 .383 .589 .972
1988 31 BAL AL 1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 5 14.3 13 8 1 5 7 5.02 .241 .305 .370 .675
1989 32 BAL AL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 9.3 11 8 1 1 3 7.72 .306 .324 .472 .797
1990 33 BAL AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.7 13 7 1 2 3 7.27 .371 .405 .543 .948
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 5 .167 23 5 0 0 5 55.7 74 43 10 17 26 6.95 .323 .370 .524 .894
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1987-5-15
1988-5-15
 Winning Pct
1988-7-.652
 Games Pitched
1986-7-72
 Games Started
1987-10-34
 Hits Allowed
1987-9-231
 Walks per 9IP
1988-9-1.9
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ted Wilks (967)
  2. Bill Landrum (967)
  3. Johnny Kucks (967)
  4. Lew Krausse (965)
  5. Steve Crawford (962)
  6. Bill Stafford (959)
  7. Ralph Buxton (958)
  8. Bob Tewksbury (953)
  9. Kelly Downs (951)
  10. Guy Bush (950)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 47th overall pick, by Oakland in 1980
Injured on 3/23/1981 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 7/11/1981 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Oakland to Baltimore on 3/4/1982 (Going to BAL: DH Harold Baines, P Charlie Lea. Going to OAK: 3B Bill Madlock, C Gene Tenace, P Ed Farmer)
Injured on 6/18/1982 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 4/24/1983 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/6/1985
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,902,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/31/1989 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 2-3 weeks
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,902,857 through salary arbitration
10/23/1990: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years
 
For questions or to report errors, please send us a note.