Player
Charlie Gehringer HOF 1949
Player Info
- Full Name
- Charles Leonard
- Born
-
May 11, 1903
Fowlerville, MI, USA - Died
- January 21, 1993
- Size
- 5'11" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- September 22, 1924
- Final Game
- September 27, 1942
- Career
- 19 years
Teams
- Detroit Tigers 1924-1942
Honors
1938 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1938 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1938 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1937 - Sporting News Guide MVP
(AL)
1937 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1937 - Most Valuable Player
(AL)
1937 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1937 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1936 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1936 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
... and 14 more
Career Batting
2,323
G
.320
AVG
2,839
H
184
HR
1,427
RBI
.881
OPS
135
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Detroit Tigers | 45 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .267 |
| 1941 | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 436 | 96 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 65 | .220 |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | 139 | 515 | 161 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 108 | .313 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 118 | 406 | 132 | 29 | 6 | 16 | 86 | .325 |
| 1938 | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 568 | 174 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 133 | .306 |
| 1937 | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 564 | 209 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 133 | .371 |
| 1936 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 641 | 227 | 60 | 12 | 15 | 144 | .354 |
| 1935 | Detroit Tigers | 150 | 610 | 201 | 32 | 8 | 19 | 123 | .330 |
| 1934 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 601 | 214 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 134 | .356 |
| 1933 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 628 | 204 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 103 | .325 |
| 1932 | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 618 | 184 | 44 | 11 | 19 | 112 | .298 |
| 1931 | Detroit Tigers | 101 | 383 | 119 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 67 | .311 |
| 1930 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 610 | 201 | 47 | 15 | 16 | 144 | .330 |
| 1929 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 634 | 215 | 45 | 19 | 13 | 131 | .339 |
| 1928 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 603 | 193 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 108 | .320 |
| 1927 | Detroit Tigers | 133 | 508 | 161 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 110 | .317 |
| 1926 | Detroit Tigers | 123 | 459 | 127 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 62 | .277 |
| 1925 | Detroit Tigers | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 |
| 1924 | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .462 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | AL | 52 | .067 | .275 | 13.5 | 7.7 | 105 | 1.0 | |
| 1941 | AL | 537 | .083 | .229 | 17.7 | 4.8 | 84 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| 1940 | AL | 629 | .134 | .309 | 16.1 | 2.7 | 135 | 10.5 | ✓ |
| 1939 | AL | 486 | .219 | .310 | 14.0 | 3.3 | 155 | 16.7 | ✓ |
| 1938 | AL | 688 | .180 | .292 | 16.4 | 3.1 | 136 | 20.9 | ✓ |
| 1937 | AL | 660 | .149 | .371 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 155 | 14.6 | ✓ |
| 1936 | AL | 731 | .201 | .346 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 151 | 15.8 | ✓ |
| 1935 | AL | 709 | .172 | .317 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 142 | 20.3 | ✓ |
| 1934 | AL | 708 | .161 | .359 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 158 | 11.6 | ✓ |
| 1933 | AL | 705 | .143 | .326 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 135 | 12.5 | ✓ |
| 1932 | AL | 692 | .199 | .292 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 130 | 20.1 | ✓ |
| 1931 | AL | 414 | .120 | .316 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 113 | 4.2 | |
| 1930 | AL | 699 | .205 | .321 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 142 | 16.8 | ✓ |
| 1929 | AL | 715 | .192 | .336 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 147 | 13.6 | ✓ |
| 1928 | AL | 691 | .131 | .325 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 128 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| 1927 | AL | 571 | .124 | .332 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 119 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| 1926 | AL | 517 | .122 | .303 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 94 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| 1925 | AL | 20 | .000 | .167 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| 1924 | AL | 13 | .000 | .546 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 145 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 2,206 | 5,369 | 7,068 | 309 | 1,444 | .976 |
| 1B | 9 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .987 |
| 3B | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 116 | 279 | 324 | 11 | 59 | .982 |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 138 | 276 | 374 | 19 | 72 | .972 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 107 | 245 | 312 | 13 | 67 | .977 |
| 1938 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 152 | 393 | 455 | 21 | 115 | .976 |
| 1937 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 142 | 331 | 485 | 12 | 102 | .986 |
| 1936 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 154 | 397 | 524 | 25 | 116 | .974 |
| 1935 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 149 | 349 | 489 | 13 | 99 | .985 |
| 1934 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 154 | 355 | 516 | 17 | 100 | .981 |
| 1933 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 155 | 358 | 542 | 17 | 111 | .981 |
| 1932 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 152 | 396 | 495 | 30 | 110 | .967 |
| 1931 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 9 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .987 |
| 1931 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 78 | 224 | 236 | 10 | 54 | .979 |
| 1930 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 154 | 399 | 501 | 19 | 97 | .979 |
| 1929 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 154 | 404 | 501 | 23 | 93 | .975 |
| 1928 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 154 | 377 | 507 | 35 | 101 | .962 |
| 1927 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 121 | 304 | 438 | 27 | 84 | .965 |
| 1926 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 112 | 255 | 323 | 16 | 56 | .973 |
| 1926 | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1925 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 6 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 |
| 1924 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .967 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 20 | 81 | 26 | 1 | 7 | .321 | ||
| 1940 | World Series | Detroit Tigers | 7 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| 1935 | World Series | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .375 |
| 1934 | World Series | Detroit Tigers | 7 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .379 |