Gary Carter stats

Last played for the Washington Nationals, 1992

Catcher · #8

Age 72 · 6' 2"

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Gary Carter played 19 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1992.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,296
AB
7,971
R
1,025
H
2,092
HR
324
RBI
1,225
SB
39
AVG
.262

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1974WSH927511162.407
1975WSH1445035813617685.270
1976WSH9131131686380.219
1977WSH1545228614831845.284
1978WSH15753376136207210.255
1979WSH1415057414322753.283
1980WSH15454976145291013.264
1981WSH100374489416681.251
1982WSH1545579116329972.293
1983WSH1455416314617791.270
1984WSH15959675175271062.294
1985NYM14955583156321001.281
1986NYM13249081125241051.255
1987NYM1395235512320830.235
1988NYM1304553911011460.242
1989NYM5015314282150.183
1990SF9224424629271.254
1991LAD10124822616262.246
1992WSH9528524625290.218

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
30
AB
118
R
11
H
33
HR
4
RBI
21
SB
0
AVG
.280

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,019
TB
3,497
XBH
726
HBP
68
IBB
106
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1974WSH291620000
1975WSH590209381800
1976WSH34796151200
1977WSH595274625500
1978WSH6072254851100
1979WSH559245535300
1980WSH6172675911100
1981WSH419166381400
1982WSH6532846261100
1983WSH609240577700
1984WSH669290606900
1985NYM6332715061600
1986NYM573215406900
1987NYM573205401100
1988NYM503163297100
1989NYM16642100000
1990SF27299191300
1991LAD28093207100
1992WSH32597242400

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
66.4
RC
1,239.0
RC/27
5.50
ISOP
.176
SECA
.282
BB/K
0.85
AB/HR
24.6
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1974WSH0.46.710.7.1850.30.5270
1975WSH3.182.25.8.1450.30.929.60
1976WSH1.2293.1.0900.20.751.80
1977WSH5.299.46.9.2410.40.616.80
1978WSH5.680.85.3.1670.30.926.70
1979WSH5.885.56.2.2020.30.7230
1980WSH6.292.56.2220.30.718.90
1981WSH3.653.64.9.1930.3123.40
1982WSH8.3111.37.3.2170.41.219.20
1983WSH6.885.55.7.1740.30.931.80
1984WSH7.2109.16.9.1930.31.122.10
1985NYM6.6102.86.9.2070.31.517.30
1986NYM3.379.85.7.1840.31.020.40
1987NYM0.863.14.2.1570.20.626.20
1988NYM-0.1524.1160.20.741.40
1989NYM-0.3102.1.0920.20.876.50
1990SF1.6345.1520.30.827.10
1991LAD1.132.34.5.1290.20.941.30
1992WSH0.030.63.6.1230.20.9570

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
72 yearsApr 8, 1954
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Culver City, CA
NL Silver Slugger
5x
NL Gold Glove
3x

What were Gary Carter's career stats?

Gary Carter played 19 seasons for the Nationals, the Mets, the Giants and the Dodgers. He was a career .262 hitter with 2,092 hits, 324 home runs and 1,225 RBI. His best season was 1974: a .407 batting average, 1 home run and 6 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1974 to 1992

Gary Carter finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 133rd in home runs (324)
  • 240th in hits (2,092)
  • 131st in rbi (1,225)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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