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Charlie Lea
Charles William Lea

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 197 lb.
School University of Memphis

Debut June 12, 1980
  vs. SDP 8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W
Final Game October 1, 1988
Born December 25, 1956 in Orleans, France

Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 9th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1980 23 MON NL   7   5  21  19   0   0   1  0  104.0  103   51   43   5   55   56   2   2   458   4   0  3.72  3.57   96 1.519
 1981 24 MON NL   5   4  16  11   2   2   2  0   64.3   63   34   33   4   26   31   1   4   267   0   0  4.62  3.49   76 1.383
 1982 25 MON NL  12  10  27  27   4   2   0  0  177.7  145   70   64  16   56  115   0   8   722   6   1  3.24  3.64  112 1.131
 1983 26 MON NL  16  11  33  33   8   4   0  0  222.0  195   87   77  15   84  137   1   8   917   4   3  3.12  3.60  115 1.257
 1984 27 MON NL  15  10  30  30   8   0   0  0  224.3  198   82   72  19   68  123   3   6   918   3   0  2.89  3.45  119 1.186 AS
 1987 30 MON NL   0   1   1   1   0   0   0  0    1.0    4    4    4   1    2    1   0   2     9   0   0 36.00  4.21   12 6.000
 1988 31 MIN AL   7   7  24  23   0   0   0  0  130.0  156   79   70  19   50   72   5   6   585   2   4  4.85  4.05   84 1.585
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .564  62  48 152 144  22   8   3  0  923.3  864  407  363  79  341  535  12  36  3876  19   8  3.54  3.63  102 1.305
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  11  34  33   5   1   0  0  212.0  198   93   83  18   78  122   2   8   890   4   1  3.54  3.63  102 1.305
 Career High     16  11  33  33   8   4   2  0  224.3  198   87   77  19   84  137   5   8   918   6   4  2.89  4.05  119 1.131

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 23 MON NL  21   37    1    3   0  1   0    1   0  0   1  11  .081  .103  .135  -34    5   0   1   0   0   1
 1981 24 MON NL  16   15    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   7  .133  .188  .133   -8    2   4   0   0   0   0
 1982 25 MON NL  27   65    0    8   1  0   0    2   0  0   5  22  .123  .186  .138   -8    9   1   0   0   0   4
 1983 26 MON NL  33   70    6    8   1  0   0    3   0  0   2  29  .114  .139  .129  -25    9  12   0   0   0   3
 1984 27 MON NL  30   72    3    8   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  24  .111  .123  .111  -32    8  12   0   0   0   2 AS
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      128  259   11   29   2  1   0    6   0  0  10  93  .112  .144  .127  -23   33  29   1   0   0  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        328   14   37   3  1   0    8   0  0  13 118  .112  .144  .127  -23   42  37   1   0   0  13
 Career High     33   72    6    8   1  1   0    3   0  0   5  29                           9  12   1   0   0   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 23 MON NL   39   36    0   0.0    95| .081  .267| .103  .329| .135  .387| .238  .716| -34  .000  -6.9  -0.7   0%
 1981 24 MON NL   20   17    1   1.6    93| .133  .264| .188  .329| .133  .378| .321  .707|  -8  .149  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1982 25 MON NL   71   62    1   0.4    96| .123  .268| .186  .331| .138  .389| .324  .720|  -8  .016  -9.7  -1.0   0%
 1983 26 MON NL   84   77    1   0.4    96| .114  .262| .139  .330| .129  .388| .268  .719| -25  .010 -12.0  -1.3   0%
 1984 27 MON NL   85   78    1   0.4    90| .111  .259| .123  .323| .111  .376| .234  .699| -32  .011 -12.6  -1.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       299  270    4   0.4    94| .112  .263| .144  .328| .127  .384| .271  .713| -23  .013 -43.3  -4.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1980 23 MON NL P 21 4 10 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.69 1.21 1.91 19 104.0 1981 24 MON NL P 16 5 8 0 2 1.000 .956 0.81 0.68 1.82 1.97 11 64.3 1982 25 MON NL P 27 6 22 1 1 .966 .952 1.04 0.70 1.42 1.96 27 177.7 1983 26 MON NL P 33 19 27 2 0 .958 .952 1.39 0.68 1.86 1.92 33 222.0 1984 27 MON NL P 30 19 33 1 1 .981 .954 1.73 0.67 2.09 1.88 30 224.3 AS 1987 30 MON NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.60 0.00 1.80 1 1.0 1988 31 MIN AL P 24 12 12 0 1 1.000 .960 1.00 0.67 1.66 1.78 23 130.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1980 23 MON NL P 21 4 10 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.69 1.21 1.91 19 104.0 1981 24 MON NL P 16 5 8 0 2 1.000 .956 0.81 0.68 1.82 1.97 11 64.3 1982 25 MON NL P 27 6 22 1 1 .966 .952 1.04 0.70 1.42 1.96 27 177.7 1983 26 MON NL P 33 19 27 2 0 .958 .952 1.39 0.68 1.86 1.92 33 222.0 1984 27 MON NL P 30 19 33 1 1 .981 .954 1.73 0.67 2.09 1.88 30 224.3 1987 30 MON NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.60 0.00 1.80 1 1.0 1988 31 MIN AL P 24 12 12 0 1 1.000 .960 1.00 0.67 1.66 1.78 23 130.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 152 65 112 4 5 .978 .954 1.16 0.68 1.73 1.90 144 923.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 152 65 112 4 5 .978 .954 1.16 0.68 1.73 1.90 144 923
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1984   MON NL   *  1  0  0   2     3   1   1   0   2  1   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1984   MON NL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      1   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1984 (P)

Sac. Hits
1983 NL-12-4
1984 NL-12-4

ERA
1984 NL-2.89-7

Wins
1983 NL-16-5
1984 NL-15-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1982 NL-1.131-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1982 NL-7.35-3
1983 NL-7.91-8

Innings
1984 NL-224.3-10

Comp. Games
1983 NL-8-7
1984 NL-8-6

Shutouts
1981 NL-2-10
1982 NL-2-9
1983 NL-4-2

Home Runs Allow.
1984 NL-19-9

Wild Pitches
1983 NL-8-9

Adjusted ERA+
1983 NL-115-10
1984 NL-119-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 26 (873) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 13.0 (589) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 8.0 (1023) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

January 11, 1977: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 9th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

February 16, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

February 4, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Montreal Expos$650,000
1986Montreal Expos$850,000
1988Minnesota Twins$62,500
Career (may be incomplete)$1,562,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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