Frank Charles
Franklin Scott Charles
Born: February 23, 1969
Fontana, CA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 17 (1991 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: Cal State Fullerton
Career: 1991-2004
Major League Statistics
Frank Charles compiled a career batting average of .265 with 82 home runs and 602 RBI in his 1199-game career with the Everett Giants, Clinton Giants, San Jose Giants, St. Paul Saints, Charlotte Rangers, Tulsa Drillers, Oklahoma City 89ers, Shreveport Captains, Fresno Grizzlies, Las Vegas Stars, New Orleans Zephyrs, Rochester Red Wings, North Shore Spirit and Pawtucket Red Sox. He began playing during the 1991 season and last took the field during the 2004 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Short Season A | NORW | Everett Giants | 62 | 262 | 239 | 31 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 55 | .318 | .374 | .510 | .885 | 122 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 87 | 302 | 286 | 27 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 61 | .290 | .326 | .353 | .679 | 101 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | A | MIDW | Clinton Giants | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 58 | 236 | 216 | 27 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 33 | .273 | .316 | .361 | .677 | 78 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Rangers | 79 | 280 | 254 | 23 | 67 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 52 | .264 | .313 | .362 | .675 | 92 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1995 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 126 | 510 | 479 | 51 | 121 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 92 | .253 | .289 | .397 | .685 | 190 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 41 | 157 | 147 | 18 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 28 | .265 | .312 | .408 | .720 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 35 | 120 | 113 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 29 | .186 | .217 | .310 | .526 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 95 | 364 | 335 | 38 | 77 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 81 | .230 | .287 | .376 | .663 | 126 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .545 | .800 | 1.345 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 108 | 440 | 411 | 49 | 118 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 93 | .287 | .323 | .474 | .797 | 195 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 80 | 287 | 272 | 25 | 67 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 61 | .246 | .279 | .353 | .632 | 96 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 84 | 313 | 284 | 29 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 62 | .261 | .315 | .370 | .685 | 105 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 68 | 260 | 240 | 15 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 56 | .242 | .279 | .304 | .583 | 73 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 105 | 358 | 332 | 30 | 88 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 83 | .265 | .306 | .361 | .668 | 120 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | Ind | CAMA | North Shore Spirit | 74 | 309 | 283 | 25 | 85 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 50 | .300 | .339 | .495 | .833 | 140 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 20 | 76 | 72 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .194 | .213 | .361 | .574 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | Ind | CAMA | North Shore Spirit | 68 | 272 | 250 | 27 | 69 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 34 | .276 | .314 | .376 | .690 | 94 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 1199 | 4566 | 4231 | 437 | 1122 | 248 | 23 | 82 | 602 | 23 | 26 | 225 | 896 | .265 | .307 | .393 | .700 | 1662 | 138 | 48 | 23 | 39 | 10 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Short Season A | NORW | Everett Giants | C | 39 | 277 | 37 | 8 | 4 | .975 | 8.051 | 13 | |||
| 1991 | Short Season A | NORW | Everett Giants | 1B | 18 | 121 | 8 | 4 | 17 | .970 | 7.167 | ||||
| 1992 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | C | 49 | 253 | 26 | 7 | 6 | .976 | 5.694 | 11 | |||
| 1992 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 1B | 22 | 134 | 7 | 5 | 16 | .966 | 6.409 | ||||
| 1992 | A | MIDW | Clinton Giants | C | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | C | 55 | 380 | 48 | 7 | 7 | .984 | 7.782 | 11 | 54 | 21 | 28.0 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Rangers | 1B | 9 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .958 | 7.667 | ||||
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Rangers | C | 72 | 439 | 45 | 9 | 3 | .982 | 6.722 | 6 | 74 | 22 | 22.9 |
| 1995 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 1B | 123 | 1108 | 73 | 19 | 117 | .984 | 9.602 | ||||
| 1995 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | C | 7 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.714 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 22.2 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | C | 31 | 173 | 11 | 6 | 4 | .968 | 5.935 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 26.9 |
| 1996 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 1B | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.667 | ||||
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 1B | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .947 | 9.000 | ||||
| 1996 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | C | 59 | 339 | 46 | 10 | 0 | .975 | 6.525 | 9 | 56 | 24 | 30.0 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 1B | 11 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .984 | 5.455 | ||||
| 1997 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1997 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | C | 57 | 402 | 46 | 11 | 6 | .976 | 7.860 | 5 | 57 | 21 | 26.9 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 1B | 41 | 387 | 23 | 3 | 42 | .993 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | C | 3 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 8.667 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | C | 27 | 195 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .990 | 7.667 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 18.5 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 1B | 22 | 153 | 12 | 2 | 15 | .988 | 7.500 | ||||
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 3B | 21 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | .829 | 1.381 | ||||
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | C | 53 | 336 | 35 | 5 | 3 | .987 | 7.000 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 37.1 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 1B | 18 | 115 | 7 | 3 | 9 | .976 | 6.778 | ||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 3B | 10 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 3 | .792 | 1.900 | ||||
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 68 | 508 | 37 | 16 | 4 | .971 | 8.015 | 6 | 58 | 16 | 21.6 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | C | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 1B | 47 | 372 | 16 | 6 | 36 | .985 | 8.255 | ||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | C | 37 | 211 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .974 | 6.000 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 19.2 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2003 | Ind | CAMA | North Shore Spirit | C | 65 | 468 | 38 | 5 | 3 | .990 | 7.785 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 30.4 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | C | 19 | 130 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 7.263 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 9.1 |
| 2004 | Ind | CAMA | North Shore Spirit | C | 57 | 396 | 26 | 7 | 0 | .984 | 7.404 | 7 | 31 | 18 | 36.7 |
| 2004 | Ind | CAMA | North Shore Spirit | 1B | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| Totals | 1061 | 7152 | 622 | 159 | 316 | .980 | 7.327 | 94 | 500 | 184 | 26.9 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Everett Giants | SFN | ||
| 1992 | A | Midwest League | Clinton Giants | SFN | ||
| 1992 | Advanced A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | ||
| 1993 | Ind | Northern League | St. Paul Saints | |||
| 1994 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Charlotte Rangers | TEX | ||
| 1995 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | TEX | ||
| 1996 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX | ||
| 1996 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | TEX | ||
| 1997 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | TEX | ||
| 1998 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | ||
| 1999 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | HOU | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 2001 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | HOU | April 5, 2001 | April 10, 2001 |
| 2002 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | HOU | April 5, 2002 | September 2, 2002 |
| 2003 | Ind | Northeast League | North Shore Spirit | |||
| 2003 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 2004 | Ind | Northeast League | North Shore Spirit | May 26, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
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