Gary Carter career batting average
.262Career Regular Season
Gary Carter has a career batting average of .262 over 19 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .407 in 1974.
- Most recent: .218 in 1992.
Average of 19 regular seasons, 1974 through 1992. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1974 |  WSH | 9 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .407 | .414 | .593 | 1.006 |
| 1975 | WSH | 144 | 503 | 58 | 136 | 17 | 68 | 5 | .270 | .360 | .416 | .776 |
| 1976 | WSH | 91 | 311 | 31 | 68 | 6 | 38 | 0 | .219 | .287 | .309 | .596 |
| 1977 | WSH | 154 | 522 | 86 | 148 | 31 | 84 | 5 | .284 | .356 | .525 | .881 |
| 1978 | WSH | 157 | 533 | 76 | 136 | 20 | 72 | 10 | .255 | .336 | .422 | .758 |
| 1979 | WSH | 141 | 505 | 74 | 143 | 22 | 75 | 3 | .283 | .338 | .485 | .823 |
| 1980 | WSH | 154 | 549 | 76 | 145 | 29 | 101 | 3 | .264 | .331 | .486 | .818 |
| 1981 | WSH | 100 | 374 | 48 | 94 | 16 | 68 | 1 | .251 | .313 | .444 | .756 |
| 1982 | WSH | 154 | 557 | 91 | 163 | 29 | 97 | 2 | .293 | .381 | .510 | .890 |
| 1983 | WSH | 145 | 541 | 63 | 146 | 17 | 79 | 1 | .270 | .336 | .444 | .780 |
| 1984 | WSH | 159 | 596 | 75 | 175 | 27 | 106 | 2 | .294 | .366 | .487 | .853 |
| 1985 |  NYM | 149 | 555 | 83 | 156 | 32 | 100 | 1 | .281 | .365 | .488 | .853 |
| 1986 | NYM | 132 | 490 | 81 | 125 | 24 | 105 | 1 | .255 | .337 | .439 | .776 |
| 1987 | NYM | 139 | 523 | 55 | 123 | 20 | 83 | 0 | .235 | .290 | .392 | .682 |
| 1988 | NYM | 130 | 455 | 39 | 110 | 11 | 46 | 0 | .242 | .301 | .358 | .659 |
| 1989 | NYM | 50 | 153 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .183 | .241 | .275 | .515 |
| 1990 |  SF | 92 | 244 | 24 | 62 | 9 | 27 | 1 | .254 | .324 | .406 | .729 |
| 1991 |  LAD | 101 | 248 | 22 | 61 | 6 | 26 | 2 | .246 | .323 | .375 | .698 |
| 1992 | WSH | 95 | 285 | 24 | 62 | 5 | 29 | 0 | .218 | .299 | .340 | .640 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS