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Charlie
Maxwell		  
Nickname: Paw Paw
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: April 8, 1927 in Usa, MI, LAWTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1952   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 23 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 6 7 9 9 6 7 7
1951 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 6 8 9 9 5 6 6
1952 25 CIN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 8 7 5 6 6 7 9 9 5 6 6
1953 26 CIN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 8 7 5 6 6 7 9 9 5 6 6
1954 27 CIN NL $ 1,800,000   5 5 5 7 8 7 5 6 6 7 9 9 5 6 6
1955 28 CIN NL $ 1,985,714   5 5 5 7 8 7 5 6 6 7 9 9 5 6 6
1956 29 CIN NL $ 3,135,714   6 6 5 7 8 7 5 6 6 7 9 9 5 6 6
1957 30 PIT NL $ 5,121,432   5 5 5 7 8 8 5 6 6 7 9 8 5 6 6
1958 31 PIT NL $ 5,121,432   5 5 5 7 8 7 5 6 6 7 9 9 5 6 6
1959 32 PIT NL $ 5,121,432   5 5 4 7 8 7 5 5 5 7 8 8 5 6 6
1960 33 CIN NL $ 5,121,432   5 5 5 7 8 7 5 5 5 7 8 8 5 6 6
1961 34 NYG NL $ 1,012,000   5 5 5 7 8 7 4 5 5 6 8 7 5 6 5
1962 35 CLN NL     4 4 4 6 7 7 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 6 7 7 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,121,432   6 6 5 7 8 8 5 6 6 8 9 9 6 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1950 23 BSN NL 4 12 5 5 1 0 1 6 3 0 4 2 .417 .563 .750 1.313 4.9 1.1
    AAA   73 59 22 27 1 0 4 14 0 1 15 3 .458 .568 .678 1.246 19.2  
    AA   26 89 14 24 1 1 6 24 3 1 15 14 .270 .375 .506 .881 17.5  
1951 24 BSN NL 134 363 72 81 15 3 19 56 14 4 50 57 .223 .317 .438 .755 51.8 6.6
1952 25 CIN NL 153 517 75 108 20 5 29 83 11 1 88 110 .209 .325 .435 .760 78.8 11.0
1953 26 CIN NL 144 485 87 125 15 3 30 80 18 11 67 99 .258 .345 .487 .832 83.0 13.4
1954 27 CIN NL 144 457 74 118 20 2 24 78 12 5 77 83 .258 .361 .468 .829 80.2 13.9
1955 28 CIN NL 144 467 85 122 18 1 29 78 17 2 80 90 .261 .370 .490 .860 88.5 16.7
1956 29 CIN NL 157 554 76 113 24 4 22 78 10 10 67 139 .204 .289 .381 .670 60.2 5.3
1957 30 PIT NL 100 154 35 45 7 0 8 36 6 3 15 34 .292 .353 .494 .846 27.1 5.0
1958 31 PIT NL 140 382 69 84 16 2 19 50 9 4 65 75 .220 .334 .421 .756 59.2 9.0
1960 33 CIN NL 132 348 51 79 14 1 14 37 7 2 47 76 .227 .321 .394 .714 46.0 7.2
1961 34 NYG NL 95 89 20 18 4 0 5 14 0 0 15 15 .202 .317 .416 .733 10.7 1.0
1962 35 CLN NL 115 203 28 36 6 0 6 21 0 0 23 53 .177 .260 .296 .555 13.7 0.0
12 Years Sim 1462 4031 677 934 160 21 206 617 107 42 598 833 .232 .330 .435 .765 604.1 90.1
1 Years AAA 73 59 22 27 1 0 4 14 0 1 15 3 .458 .568 .678 1.246 19.2  
1 Years AA 26 89 14 24 1 1 6 24 3 1 15 14 .270 .371 .506 .877 17.5  
2 Years Minors 99 148 36 51 2 1 10 38 3 2 30 17 .345 .453 .574 1.027 36.7  
162 Game Average 446 75 103 17 2 22 68 11 4 66 92 .232 .330 .435 .765 66.9  
Career Highs 157 554 87 125 24 5 30 83 18 11 88 139 .417 .563 .750 1.313 88.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2907 507 716 118 14 153 470 85 37 461 522 .246 .349 .454 .803 485.2
vs LH   1124 168 218 42 7 53 147 22 5 137 311 .194 .280 .385 .666 133.8
Home 724 1966 345 456 61 6 102 283 49 23 289 411 .232 .330 .425 .755 295.3
Away 738 2065 332 478 99 15 104 334 58 19 309 422 .231 .331 .445 .776 323.7
RISP   946 0 222 54 2 46 397 0 0 155 193 .235 .334 .442 .776 150.4
Pinch Hitting   311 56 66 15 1 14 63 5 2 47 65 .212 .312 .402 .714 42.7
Close/Late   517 112 117 19 2 30 84 0 0 90 115 .226 .340 .445 .785 84.2
Mar/Apr 240 688 119 159 26 3 35 106 14 6 114 141 .231 .340 .430 .770 108.3
May 259 722 106 162 29 2 28 100 18 8 99 142 .224 .316 .386 .702 95.4
June 240 669 117 158 27 5 37 102 19 9 109 142 .236 .342 .457 .800 111.0
July 238 650 120 142 22 7 36 105 16 6 91 134 .218 .316 .440 .756 96.6
August 244 672 112 158 32 3 38 101 17 6 104 143 .235 .336 .461 .798 110.5
Sep/Oct 241 630 103 155 24 1 32 103 23 7 81 131 .246 .333 .440 .773 97.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1950 23 BSN NL LF 3 3 26.0 7 1 0 0 1.000 2.77   0.1
1951 24 BSN NL LF 107 88 779.0 146 1 2 1 .987 1.70   1.1
    RF 2 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1952 25 CIN NL LF 150 148 1292.0 322 4 0 0 1.000 2.27   1.1
1953 26 CIN NL LF 141 132 1173.7 244 1 1 1 .996 1.88   2.1
1954 27 CIN NL LF 112 108 952.3 213 0 1 0 .995 2.01   1.9
    RF 17 16 142.3 27 0 1 0 .964 1.71    
1955 28 CIN NL LF 136 121 1101.0 251 3 3 2 .988 2.08   2.7
1956 29 CIN NL LF 153 148 1284.3 281 6 2 3 .993 2.01   2.4
1957 30 PIT NL LF 29 25 220.0 25 1 0 0 1.000 1.06   0.2
    CF 6 6 49.0 10 1 3 1 .786 2.02    
1958 31 PIT NL LF 102 99 832.7 155 2 2 0 .987 1.70   1.3
1960 33 CIN NL LF 105 80 768.3 139 2 0 0 1.000 1.65   1.2
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1961 34 NYG NL LF 10 6 50.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.44   0.1
1962 35 CLN NL LF 61 36 346.3 65 0 0 0 1.000 1.69   0.6
    RF 1 0 9.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  LF 1109 994 8825.6 1856 21 11 7 .994 1.91   14.8
  RF 21 16 158.3 28 0 1 0 .966 1.59    
  CF 7 6 51.0 10 1 3 1 .786 1.94    
  SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
  2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   1139 1016 9039.0 1895 24 15 9 .992 1.91   14.8
Career Highs   153 148 1292.0 322 6 3 3 1.000 2.77    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1956-3-157
 Triples
1952-9-5
 Homeruns
1952-9-29
1953-9-30
 Stolen Bases
1953-5-18
1954-6-12
1955-4-17
1956-5-10
1957-6-6
1958-3-9
1960-10-7
 Caught Stealing
1953-3-11
1954-9-5
1956-1-10
1957-9-3
1958-5-4
 Strikeouts
1952-5-110
1956-4-139
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 24    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Dave Nicholson (951)
  2. Bob Allison (927)
  3. Don Lenhardt (912)
  4. Ron Kittle (906)
  5. Sam Chapman (903)
  6. Danny Gardella (900)
  7. Roger Repoz (899)
  8. Roman Mejias (891)
  9. Wally Westlake (889)
  10. Wayne Gross (887)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1950
Had first career hit on 9/23/1950, off Randy Gumpert (STL)
Hit first career homerun on 9/25/1950, off Red Embree (NYG)
Traded from Boston (N) to Cincinnati on 2/1/1952 (Going to CIN: C Harry Chiti, SS Johnny Logan, LF Charlie Maxwell. Going to BSN: P Murray Wall)
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1952
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1954, hitting .632 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis on 8/2/1954
Injured on 8/7/1954 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,985,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration
Drove in 7 runs against Seattle on 4/27/1956
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/15/1957 to a 4-year deal worth $5,121,432 per year
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Detroit on 6/5/1957
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 3 runs on 6/19/1958
Traded from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati on 4/2/1960 (Going to PIT: SS Ernie Banks. Going to CIN: P Bob Bruce, LF Charlie Maxwell, P Bob Turley, P Tom Poholsky)
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/2/1961 to a 1-year deal worth $1,012,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/3/1962 to a 2-year deal worth $2,103,947 per year
Released by Cleveland (N) on 10/3/1962
 
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