Charles "Pat" Dougherty (October 26, 1879 – July 12, 1939) was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

Sportswriter and fellow player Jimmy Smith put Dougherty on his 1909 "All American Team.

"[2] Dougherty died at the age of 59 in Chicago, Illinois.

He is buried at Lincoln Cemetery at Blue Island, Illinois.