Charlie
Lea
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 212
 
Born: December 25, 1956 in Orleans, , FRANCE
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
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 CLE AL 7 13 .350 28 28 0 0 0 145.7 172 86 6 71 59 5.31 .295 .370 .391 .761 2.7
1981 24 CLE AL 10 14 .417 32 32 0 0 0 172.0 168 67 4 70 110 3.51 .252 .328 .305 .632 9.3
1982 25 CLE AL 8 11 .421 30 30 0 0 0 144.0 159 65 7 59 153 4.06 .283 .357 .389 .745 6.4
1983 26 CLE AL 2 9 .182 17 17 0 0 0 81.7 75 39 7 43 99 4.30 .237 .330 .360 .689 2.9
1984 27 CLE AL 10 16 .385 35 35 0 0 0 186.3 178 60 5 59 200 2.90 .251 .308 .341 .649 14.7
1985 28 CLE AL 1 7 .125 68 0 0 0 0 87.7 86 32 3 31 94 3.29 .252 .315 .331 .646 4.2
1986 29 CLE AL 0 2 .000 18 0 0 0 2 27.3 28 10 1 7 28 3.29 .262 .304 .374 .678 1.5
1987 30 CLE AL 2 1 .667 43 0 0 0 1 45.0 50 24 0 19 50 4.80 .269 .337 .339 .675 1.9
1988 31 LAD NL 5 1 .833 59 0 0 0 1 63.0 59 17 1 36 58 2.43 .251 .348 .311 .659 6.3
1989 32 LAD NL 3 2 .600 85 2 0 0 1 89.0 81 33 3 40 82 3.34 .248 .331 .322 .653 5.5
1990 33 LAD NL 6 6 .500 88 3 0 0 3 127.0 110 45 0 49 124 3.19 .233 .304 .300 .604 10.9
1991 34 BOS AL 12 10 .545 33 33 2 1 0 197.3 173 66 3 59 166 3.01 .233 .291 .326 .617 15.3
1992 35 BOS AL 16 7 .696 34 34 0 0 0 203.0 182 69 6 59 175 3.06 .236 .292 .339 .630 16.1
1993 36 BOS AL 14 13 .519 36 36 1 1 0 215.0 177 73 10 79 219 3.06 .223 .293 .310 .603 15.4
1994 37 DET AL 15 9 .625 36 36 0 0 0 194.0 194 108 13 84 188 5.01 .258 .333 .378 .711 7.7
1995 38 DET AL 3 4 .429 28 17 0 0 0 94.0 92 50 16 41 68 4.79 .258 .334 .461 .795 4.1
16 Years Sim 114 125 .477 670 303 3 2 8 2072.0 1984 844 85 806 1873 3.67 .250 .321 .346 .666 124.9
Season Average 7 7 .500 41 18 0 0 0 129.5 124 52 5 50 117 3.67 .250 .321 .346 .666  
Career Highs 16 16 .833 88 36 2 1 3 215.0 194 108 16 84 219 5.31 .295 .370 .461 .795  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1988 31 LAD NL 59 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1989 32 LAD NL 85 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1990 33 LAD NL 88 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1992 35 BOS AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 233 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1 0.0
162 Game Average 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7  
Career Highs 88 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1980 23 CLE AL P 28 28 145.7 11 11 0 2 1.000 1.36    
1981 24 CLE AL P 32 32 172.0 10 26 2 2 .947 1.88    
1982 25 CLE AL P 30 30 144.0 13 23 0 6 1.000 2.25    
1983 26 CLE AL P 17 17 81.7 11 13 1 0 .960 2.65    
1984 27 CLE AL P 35 35 186.3 8 30 3 2 .927 1.84    
1985 28 CLE AL P 68 0 87.7 1 11 1 0 .923 1.23    
1986 29 CLE AL P 18 0 27.3 5 3 0 0 1.000 2.63    
1987 30 CLE AL P 43 0 45.0 1 4 1 1 .833 1.00    
1988 31 LAD NL P 59 0 63.0 2 13 0 0 1.000 2.14    
1989 32 LAD NL P 85 2 89.0 2 14 0 1 1.000 1.62    
1990 33 LAD NL P 88 3 127.0 10 17 1 0 .964 1.91    
1991 34 BOS AL P 33 33 197.3 10 29 1 0 .975 1.78    
1992 35 BOS AL P 34 34 203.0 7 31 1 1 .974 1.68    
    2B 1 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.60   0.0
1993 36 BOS AL P 36 36 215.0 11 27 0 5 1.000 1.59    
1994 37 DET AL P 36 36 194.0 11 38 1 7 .980 2.27    
1995 38 DET AL P 28 17 94.0 2 12 0 1 1.000 1.34    
  P 670 303 2072.0 115 302 12 28 .972 1.81    
  2B 1 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.60   0.0
Career Totals   671 303 2077.0 116 303 12 28 .972 1.82    
Career Highs   88 36 215.0 13 38 3 7 1.000 2.65    
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
1993 36 BOS AL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 10 4 1 3 9 2.77 .208 .255 .354 .609
1994 37 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 3 2 1 1 7 3.00 .150 .190 .350 .540
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 3 0 0 0 19.0 13 6 2 4 16 2.84 .191 .236 .353 .589
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1984-10-2.90
1992-6-3.06
Wins
1992-6-16
Losses
1984-7-16
Winning Pct
1992-8-.696
Games Pitched
1985-7-68
Complete Games
1991-10-2
Shutouts
1991-5-1
Strikeouts
1982-7-153
1984-2-200
Walks Allowed
1993-7-79
1994-8-84
Hits per 9IP
1991-7-7.9
1992-8-8.1
1993-7-7.4
Strikeouts per 9IP
1981-8-5.8
1984-1-9.7
1991-7-7.6
1994-10-8.7
WHiP
1992-7-1.19
OAVG
1991-8-.233
1992-7-.236
1993-8-.223
OOBP
1992-8-.292
OSLG
1981-3-.305
1991-5-.326
1992-5-.339
1993-5-.310
CAR-45-.346
OOPS
1981-9-.632
1991-9-.617
1992-6-.630
1993-10-.603
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 41    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1980
Earned first career win on 5/18/1980
Injured on 8/15/1981 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/13/1982 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/5/1988 to a 3-year deal worth $2,000,001 per year
Injured on 8/31/1989 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
Signed as a free agent by Boston on 2/4/1991 to a 3-year deal worth $6,500,000 per year
Struck out 15 batters against New York (A) on 4/1/1991
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/7/1994 to a 1-year deal worth $10,000,000 per year
10/16/1994: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $3,000,000 per year, for 1 years