Charlie Gehringer was born on Monday, May 11, 1903, in Fowlerville, Michigan. Gehringer was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 1924, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Gehringer baseball stats page.
"He'd (Charlie Gehringer) say hello at the start of Spring Training and goodbye at the end of the season and the rest of the time he let his bat and glove do all the talking for him." - Cobb, Ty. Inside the Baseball Hall of Fame. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Simon & Schuster. 2 April 2013. Page 136.
Charlie GehringerCharlie "The Mechanical Man" Gehringer Autograph on a 1983 Donruss Baseball Card (#28) |
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Charlie GehringerCharlie Gehringer 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 |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Charlie GehringerCharlie Gehringer 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 |
1924 | 21 | Tigers | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .462 | .462 |
1925 | 22 | Tigers | 8 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .167 |
1926 | 23 | Tigers | 123 | 459 | 62 | 127 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 30 | 0 | 42 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .277 | .322 | .399 |
1927 | 24 | Tigers | 133 | 508 | 110 | 161 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 52 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .317 | .383 | .441 |
1928 | 25 | Tigers | 154 | 603 | 108 | 193 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 69 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .320 | .395 | .451 |
1929 | 26 | Tigers | 155 | 634 | 131 | 215 | 45 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 106 | 64 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .339 | .405 | .532 |
1930 | 27 | Tigers | 154 | 610 | 144 | 201 | 47 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 98 | 69 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .330 | .404 | .534 |
1931 | 28 | Tigers | 101 | 383 | 67 | 119 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .311 | .359 | .431 |
1932 | 29 | Tigers | 152 | 618 | 112 | 184 | 44 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 107 | 68 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .298 | .370 | .497 |
1933 | 30 | Tigers | 155 | 628 | 103 | 204 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 105 | 68 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .325 | .393 | .468 |
1934 | 31 | Tigers | 154 | 601 | 134 | 214 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 127 | 99 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .356 | .450 | .517 |
1935 | 32 | Tigers | 150 | 610 | 123 | 201 | 32 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 108 | 79 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .330 | .409 | .502 |
1936 | 33 | Tigers | 154 | 641 | 144 | 227 | 60 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 116 | 83 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .354 | .431 | .555 |
1937 | 34 | Tigers | 144 | 564 | 133 | 209 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 96 | 90 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .371 | .458 | .520 |
1938 | 35 | Tigers | 152 | 568 | 133 | 174 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 107 | 113 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .306 | .425 | .486 |
1939 | 36 | Tigers | 118 | 406 | 86 | 132 | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 86 | 68 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .325 | .423 | .544 |
1940 | 37 | Tigers | 139 | 515 | 108 | 161 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 81 | 101 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .313 | .428 | .447 |
1941 | 38 | Tigers | 127 | 436 | 65 | 96 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 95 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .220 | .363 | .303 |
1942 | 39 | Tigers | 45 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .365 | .333 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
19 Years | 2,323 | 8,860 | 1,774 | 2,839 | 574 | 146 | 184 | 3 | 1,427 | 1,186 | 43 | 372 | 141 | 0 | 50 | 129 | .320 | .404 | .480 |
Charlie GehringerCharlie Gehringer Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1924 Tigers | 2B | 5 | 2 | 51 | 30 | 6.0 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 15.35 |
1925 Tigers | 2B | 6 | 2 | 51 | 28 | 4.7 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 14.82 |
1926 Tigers | 2B | 112 | 107 | 2,721 | 594 | 5.3 | 578 | 255 | 323 | 16 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 5.74 |
1926 Tigers | 3B | 6 | 6 | 135 | 26 | 4.3 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.20 |
1927 Tigers | 2B | 121 | 121 | 3,237 | 769 | 6.4 | 742 | 304 | 438 | 27 | 84 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 6.19 |
1928 Tigers | 2B | 154 | 154 | 462 | 919 | 6.0 | 884 | 377 | 507 | 35 | 101 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 51.66 |
1929 Tigers | 2B | 154 | 152 | 453 | 928 | 6.0 | 905 | 404 | 501 | 23 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 53.94 |
1930 Tigers | 2B | 154 | 154 | 462 | 919 | 6.0 | 900 | 399 | 501 | 19 | 97 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 52.60 |
1931 Tigers | 1B | 9 | 8 | 180 | 75 | 8.3 | 74 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 11.10 |
1931 Tigers | 2B | 78 | 77 | 2,004 | 470 | 6.0 | 460 | 224 | 236 | 10 | 54 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 6.20 |
1932 Tigers | 2B | 152 | 152 | 39 | 921 | 6.1 | 891 | 396 | 495 | 30 | 110 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 616.85 |
1933 Tigers | 2B | 155 | 155 | 462 | 917 | 5.9 | 900 | 358 | 542 | 17 | 111 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 52.60 |
1934 Tigers | 2B | 154 | 154 | 456 | 888 | 5.8 | 871 | 355 | 516 | 17 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 51.57 |
1935 Tigers | 2B | 149 | 148 | 3,939 | 851 | 5.7 | 838 | 349 | 489 | 13 | 99 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 5.74 |
1936 Tigers | 2B | 154 | 154 | 459 | 946 | 6.1 | 921 | 397 | 524 | 25 | 116 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 54.18 |
1937 Tigers | 2B | 142 | 142 | 123 | 828 | 5.8 | 816 | 331 | 485 | 12 | 102 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 179.12 |
1938 Tigers | 2B | 152 | 152 | 444 | 869 | 5.7 | 848 | 393 | 455 | 21 | 115 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 51.57 |
1939 Tigers | 2B | 107 | 106 | 2,643 | 570 | 5.3 | 557 | 245 | 312 | 13 | 67 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 5.69 |
1940 Tigers | 2B | 138 | 138 | 3,165 | 669 | 4.8 | 650 | 276 | 374 | 19 | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 5.55 |
1941 Tigers | 2B | 116 | 115 | 2,781 | 614 | 5.3 | 603 | 279 | 324 | 11 | 59 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 5.85 |
1942 Tigers | 2B | 3 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 5.3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 2,206 | 2,186 | 23,976 | 12,746 | 5.8 | 12,437 | 5,369 | 7,068 | 309 | 1,444 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 14.01 | |
1B Totals | 9 | 8 | 180 | 75 | 8.3 | 74 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 11.10 | |
3B Totals | 6 | 6 | 135 | 26 | 4.3 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.20 | |
19 Years | 2,221 | 2,200 | 24,291 | 12,847 | 5.8 | 12,537 | 5,446 | 7,091 | 310 | 1,447 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 13.94 |
Charlie GehringerCharlie Gehringer 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 |
1924 Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.5 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
1925 Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1926 Tigers | 9 | 7 | .563 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 459.0 | 10.9 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
1927 Tigers | 17 | 8 | .680 | 11 | 1 | n/a | 127.0 | 16.4 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1928 Tigers | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 100.5 | 27.4 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1929 Tigers | 27 | 9 | .750 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 48.8 | 33.4 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1930 Tigers | 19 | 15 | .559 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 38.1 | 35.9 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1931 Tigers | 13 | 4 | .765 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 95.8 | 25.5 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1932 Tigers | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 32.5 | 18.2 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1933 Tigers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 52.3 | 23.3 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1934 Tigers | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 54.6 | 24.0 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1935 Tigers | 11 | 4 | .733 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 32.1 | 38.1 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1936 Tigers | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 42.7 | 49.3 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1937 Tigers | 11 | 4 | .733 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 40.3 | 22.6 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1938 Tigers | 14 | 1 | .933 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 28.4 | 27.0 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1939 Tigers | 4 | 3 | .571 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 25.4 | 25.4 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1940 Tigers | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 51.5 | 30.3 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1941 Tigers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 145.3 | 16.8 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
1942 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 43 | 0 | n/a | 45.0 | 11.3 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
19 Years | 181 | 89 | .670 | 108 | 1 | n/a | 48.2 | 23.8 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
Charlie GehringerCharlie Gehringer Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1924 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $2,100.00 | n/a | - |
1925 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $2,400.00 | n/a | - |
1926 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | - |
1927 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | - |
1928 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $6,000.00 | n/a | - |
1929 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
1930 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $11,000.00 | n/a | - |
1931 Detroit Tigers | 3 | $12,500.00 | n/a | - |
1932 Detroit Tigers | 2 | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
1933 Detroit Tigers | 2 | $10,000.00 | Stats | - |
1934 Detroit Tigers | 2 | $10,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1935 Detroit Tigers | 2 | $12,500.00 | Stats | Stats |
1936 Detroit Tigers | 2 | $12,500.00 | Stats | - |
1937 Detroit Tigers | 2 | $17,500.00 | Stats | - |
1938 Detroit Tigers | 2 | $20,000.00 | Stats | - |
1939 Detroit Tigers | 2 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
1940 Detroit Tigers | 2 | $20,000.00 | - | Stats |
1941 Detroit Tigers | 2 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
1942 Detroit Tigers | 2 | $10,000.00 | - | - |
Charlie Gehringer Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Charles Leonard Gehringer was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire 19-year Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Tigers (1924-1942). Charlie, his nickname finished his career with seven 200-hit seasons (1929, 1930, 1933 , 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937) second most in Detroit Tigers history, behind only Ty Cobb (9x)!
Charlie Gehringer Rookie Card | 1933 Goudey Baseball Card (#222 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Charlie Gehringer had less than twenty-strikeouts in four (1929, 1930, 1935, 1936) of his seven two-hundred hit seasons, the most instances in American League history, tied with Nap Lajoie and Sam Rice? The Mechanical Man is the only Tiger with more than one such season, well ahead of Ty Cobb (1924), Harry Heilmann (1927), George Kell (1950) and Harvey Kuenn (1927), who each did it one time in Detroit.
Charlie Gehringer | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1949 (HOF)
The Baseball Writers Association of America (85% of them) finally selected Charlie Gehringer for induction into the Hall of Fame in 1949. His plaque (seen above), includes the following, "HAD a .500 AVERAGE FOR SIX ALL-STAR GAMES" but, it doesn't mention that he started and played every single inning of the first six Midsummer Classics in a row!