Charlie Comiskey was born on Monday, August 15, 1859, in Chicago, Illinois. Comiskey was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1882, with the St. Louis Brown Stockings. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Charlie Comiskey baseball stats page.
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Charlie ComiskeyCharlie Comiskey Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1882 | 23 | Brown Stockings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1884 | 25 | Browns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1889 | 30 | Browns | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
3 Years | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Charlie ComiskeyCharlie Comiskey Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1882 | 23 | Brown Stockings | 78 | 329 | 58 | 80 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .243 | .252 | .310 |
1883 | 24 | Browns | 96 | 401 | 87 | 118 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .294 | .313 | .397 |
1884 | 25 | Browns | 108 | 460 | 76 | 109 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | .237 | .253 | .313 |
1885 | 26 | Browns | 83 | 340 | 68 | 87 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | .256 | .293 | .359 |
1886 | 27 | Browns | 131 | 578 | 95 | 147 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .254 | .267 | .327 |
1887 | 28 | Browns | 125 | 538 | 139 | 180 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 27 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | .335 | .374 | .366 |
1888 | 29 | Browns | 137 | 576 | 102 | 157 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | .273 | .292 | .359 |
1889 | 30 | Browns | 137 | 587 | 105 | 168 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 19 | - | 19 | - | - | 3 | - | .286 | .312 | .383 |
1890 | 31 | Pirates | 88 | 377 | 53 | 92 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14 | - | 17 | - | - | 3 | - | .244 | .277 | .289 |
1891 | 32 | Browns | 141 | 580 | 86 | 152 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 33 | - | 25 | - | - | 7 | - | .262 | .310 | .312 |
1892 | 33 | Reds | 141 | 551 | 61 | 125 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 32 | - | 16 | - | - | 4 | - | .227 | .274 | .290 |
1893 | 34 | Reds | 64 | 259 | 38 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | .220 | .257 | .274 |
1894 | 35 | Reds | 61 | 220 | 26 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 3 | - | .264 | .289 | .300 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,390 | 5,796 | 994 | 1,530 | 206 | 68 | 29 | 1 | 883 | 197 | - | 84 | 4 | - | 42 | - | .264 | .293 | .338 |
Charlie ComiskeyCharlie Comiskey Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1882 Brown Stockings | 1B | 77 | - | - | 904 | 11.7 | 874 | 860 | 14 | 30 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 0.00 |
1882 Brown Stockings | P | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1883 Browns | 1B | 96 | - | - | 1,148 | 12.0 | 1,105 | 1,085 | 20 | 43 | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 0.00 |
1883 Browns | LF | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1884 Browns | 1B | 108 | - | - | 1,271 | 11.8 | 1,231 | 1,193 | 38 | 40 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 0.00 |
1884 Browns | 2B | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1884 Browns | P | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1885 Browns | 1B | 83 | - | - | 932 | 11.2 | 903 | 879 | 24 | 29 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 0.00 |
1886 Browns | 1B | 122 | - | - | 1,236 | 10.1 | 1,205 | 1,156 | 49 | 31 | 67 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 0.00 |
1886 Browns | 2B | 9 | - | - | 57 | 6.3 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .912 | 0.00 |
1886 Browns | RF | 2 | - | - | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1887 Browns | 1B | 116 | - | - | 1,215 | 10.5 | 1,186 | 1,135 | 51 | 29 | 60 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 0.00 |
1887 Browns | 2B | 9 | - | - | 54 | 6.0 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .870 | 0.00 |
1887 Browns | RF | 3 | - | - | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1888 Browns | 1B | 133 | - | - | 1,381 | 10.4 | 1,339 | 1,293 | 46 | 42 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 0.00 |
1888 Browns | 2B | 3 | - | - | 10 | 3.3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.00 |
1888 Browns | OF | 5 | - | - | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1889 Browns | 1B | 134 | - | - | 1,309 | 9.8 | 1,270 | 1,225 | 45 | 39 | 71 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 0.00 |
1889 Browns | 2B | 3 | - | - | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1889 Browns | OF | 3 | - | - | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1889 Browns | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1890 Pirates | 1B | 88 | - | 99 | 956 | 10.9 | 923 | 882 | 41 | 33 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 251.73 |
1891 Browns | 1B | 141 | - | - | 1,526 | 10.8 | 1,495 | 1,433 | 62 | 31 | 78 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 0.00 |
1891 Browns | LF | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1892 Reds | 1B | 141 | - | 75 | 1,567 | 11.1 | 1,542 | 1,469 | 73 | 25 | 103 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 555.12 |
1893 Reds | 1B | 64 | - | 45 | 711 | 11.1 | 696 | 675 | 21 | 15 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 417.60 |
1894 Reds | 1B | 60 | - | 48 | 576 | 9.6 | 560 | 536 | 24 | 16 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 315.00 |
1894 Reds | RF | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 1,363 | 0 | 267 | 14,732 | 10.8 | 14,329 | 13,821 | 508 | 403 | 740 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 1.00 | |
2B Totals | 25 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 5.2 | 115 | 57 | 58 | 14 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .891 | 0.00 | |
OF Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
RF Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
P Totals | 4 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.19 | |
LF Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
13 Years | 1,409 | 1 | 304 | 14,874 | 10.6 | 14,457 | 13,889 | 568 | 417 | 746 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 1,284.01 |
Charlie ComiskeyCharlie Comiskey Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1882 Brown Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 329.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 0.67 | 2.25 | 3.38 |
1883 Browns | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 200.5 | 0.0 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1884 Browns | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 230.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 |
1885 Browns | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 170.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1886 Browns | 41 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 192.7 | 0.0 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1887 Browns | 117 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 134.5 | 0.0 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1888 Browns | 72 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 96.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1889 Browns | 65 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 195.7 | 30.9 | 5.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1890 Pirates | 34 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 22.2 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1891 Browns | 41 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 193.3 | 23.2 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1892 Reds | 30 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 183.7 | 34.4 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1893 Reds | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 129.5 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
1894 Reds | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 44.0 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 419 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 199.9 | 69.0 | 6.6 | 2.00 | 4.38 | 2.19 |
Charlie ComiskeyCharlie Comiskey Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1882 St. Louis Brown Stockings | n/a | $450.00 | n/a | n/a |
1883 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $1,290.00 | n/a | n/a |
1884 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $2,100.00 | n/a | n/a |
1885 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1886 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $1,900.00 | n/a | n/a |
1887 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1888 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1889 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1890 Chicago Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $6,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
1892 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1893 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1894 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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