Charlie Hough played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1994, appearing in 858 games over 25 seasons. He recorded a total of 216 W and 216 L, an ERA of 3.75, 2,362 SO, a WHIP of 1.302, and a WAR of 39.2.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Charlie Hough |
Date of Birth | January 5, 1948 |
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MLB Debut | 1970 |
📊 Career Summary
Charlie Hough appeared in 858 games over 25 MLB seasons from 1970 to 1994. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 440 (MLB Rank: 94) |
GF | 240 (MLB Rank: 209) |
W | 216 (MLB Rank: 87) |
L | 216 (MLB Rank: 30) |
SV | 61 (MLB Rank: 292) |
ERA | 3.75 (MLB Rank: 3,280) |
IP | 3801.1 (MLB Rank: 51) |
SHO | 13 (MLB Rank: 470) |
CG | 107 (MLB Rank: 366) |
SO | 2,362 (MLB Rank: 53) |
BB | 1665 (MLB Rank: 8) |
H | 3,283 (MLB Rank: 94) |
HR | 383 (MLB Rank: 17) |
SO9 | 5.59 (MLB Rank: 4,523) |
BB9 | 3.94 (MLB Rank: 5,263) |
H9 | 7.77 (MLB Rank: 10,193) |
HR9 | 0.91 (MLB Rank: 4,567) |
WHIP | 1.302 (MLB Rank: 9,280) |
WAR | 39.2 (MLB Rank: 184) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1994)
In his final season (1994), Charlie Hough recorded the following stats:
GS | 21 |
W | 5 |
L | 9 |
ERA | 5.15 |
IP | 113.2 |
SHO | 1 |
CG | 1 |
SO | 65 |
BB | 52 |
H | 118 |
HR | 17 |
SO9 | 5.15 |
BB9 | 4.12 |
H9 | 9.34 |
HR9 | 1.35 |
WHIP | 1.496 |
WAR | −0.7 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1987, 18 W
- Most SO: 1987, 223 SO
- Most IP: 1987, 285.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1985, 6.3 WAR
- Best ERA: 1976, 2.22 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Charlie Hough appeared in 8 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.95, pitched 18.2 IP, struck out 20 batters, with 0 W and 0 L.
Charlie Hough Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970 | 0 | 0 | 5.29 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | -0.1 | 1.706 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 8.99 | 4.2 | 0.73 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
1971 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 1.385 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 86 | 5.68 | 8.3 | 1.33 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
1972 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 2.77 | 13.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
1973 | 4 | 2 | 2.76 | 0.667 | 5 | 70 | 71.2 | 0.9 | 1.353 | 3 | 52 | 45 | 24 | 22 | 127 | 3.29 | 8.8 | 1.56 | 0 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 309 |
1974 | 9 | 4 | 3.75 | 0.692 | 1 | 63 | 96 | -0.5 | 1.094 | 12 | 65 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 91 | 4.27 | 5.9 | 1.58 | 0 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 389 |
1975 | 3 | 7 | 2.95 | 0.3 | 4 | 34 | 61 | -0.1 | 1.262 | 3 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 20 | 117 | 4.18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 266 |
1976 | 12 | 8 | 2.21 | 0.6 | 18 | 81 | 142.2 | 2.3 | 1.255 | 6 | 102 | 77 | 43 | 35 | 153 | 3.83 | 5.1 | 1.05 | 0 | 77 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 600 |
1977 | 6 | 12 | 3.32 | 0.333 | 22 | 105 | 127.1 | 1.1 | 1.319 | 10 | 98 | 70 | 53 | 47 | 116 | 3.92 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 1 | 70 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 551 |
1978 | 5 | 5 | 3.28 | 0.5 | 7 | 66 | 93.1 | 0.5 | 1.254 | 6 | 69 | 48 | 38 | 34 | 108 | 3.71 | 6.4 | 1.38 | 0 | 55 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 390 |
1979 | 7 | 5 | 4.76 | 0.583 | 0 | 76 | 151.1 | -0.6 | 1.441 | 16 | 152 | 66 | 88 | 80 | 76 | 4.57 | 4.5 | 1.15 | 14 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 662 |
1980 | 3 | 5 | 4.52 | 0.375 | 1 | 72 | 93.2 | 0.3 | 1.591 | 6 | 91 | 58 | 51 | 47 | 84 | 4.07 | 6.9 | 1.24 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 426 |
1981 | 4 | 1 | 2.96 | 0.8 | 1 | 69 | 82 | 0.8 | 1.122 | 4 | 61 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 117 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 2.23 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 330 |
1982 | 16 | 13 | 3.95 | 0.552 | 0 | 128 | 228 | 2.9 | 1.268 | 21 | 217 | 72 | 111 | 100 | 98 | 3.83 | 5.1 | 1.78 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 954 |
1983 | 15 | 13 | 3.18 | 0.536 | 0 | 152 | 252 | 4.7 | 1.246 | 22 | 219 | 95 | 96 | 89 | 126 | 3.85 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 33 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1030 |
1984 | 16 | 14 | 3.76 | 0.533 | 0 | 164 | 266 | 4.6 | 1.331 | 26 | 260 | 94 | 127 | 111 | 110 | 3.97 | 5.5 | 1.74 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1133 |
1985 | 14 | 16 | 3.31 | 0.467 | 0 | 141 | 250.1 | 6.3 | 1.123 | 23 | 198 | 83 | 102 | 92 | 128 | 3.83 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1018 |
1986 | 17 | 10 | 3.79 | 0.63 | 0 | 146 | 230.1 | 3 | 1.203 | 32 | 188 | 89 | 115 | 97 | 114 | 4.59 | 5.7 | 1.64 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 958 |
1987 | 18 | 13 | 3.79 | 0.581 | 0 | 223 | 285.1 | 3.1 | 1.269 | 36 | 238 | 124 | 159 | 120 | 118 | 4.45 | 7 | 1.8 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1231 |
1988 | 15 | 16 | 3.32 | 0.484 | 0 | 174 | 252 | 3.8 | 1.302 | 20 | 202 | 126 | 111 | 93 | 122 | 4.06 | 6.2 | 1.38 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1067 |
1989 | 10 | 13 | 4.35 | 0.435 | 0 | 94 | 182 | 1 | 1.445 | 28 | 168 | 95 | 97 | 88 | 91 | 5.39 | 4.6 | 0.99 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 795 |