Rico Carty stats
Last played for the Toronto Blue Jays, 1979
Bio
- Debut
- 1963
Bio
- Debut
- 1963
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,651
- AB
- 5,606
- R
- 712
- H
- 1,677
- HR
- 204
- RBI
- 890
- SB
- 21
- AVG
- .299
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | ATL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | ATL | 133 | 455 | 72 | 150 | 22 | 88 | 1 | .330 |
| 1965 | ATL | 83 | 271 | 37 | 84 | 10 | 35 | 1 | .310 |
| 1966 | ATL | 151 | 521 | 73 | 170 | 15 | 76 | 4 | .326 |
| 1967 | ATL | 134 | 444 | 41 | 113 | 15 | 64 | 4 | .255 |
| 1969 | ATL | 104 | 304 | 47 | 104 | 16 | 58 | 0 | .342 |
| 1970 | ATL | 136 | 478 | 84 | 175 | 25 | 101 | 1 | .366 |
| 1972 | ATL | 86 | 271 | 31 | 75 | 6 | 29 | 0 | .277 |
| 1973 |  ATH/TEX/CHC | 115 | 384 | 29 | 88 | 5 | 42 | 2 | .229 |
| 1974 | CLE | 33 | 91 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .363 |
| 1975 | CLE | 118 | 383 | 57 | 118 | 18 | 64 | 2 | .308 |
| 1976 | CLE | 152 | 552 | 67 | 171 | 13 | 83 | 1 | .310 |
| 1977 | CLE | 127 | 461 | 50 | 129 | 15 | 80 | 1 | .280 |
| 1978 |  ATH/TOR | 145 | 528 | 70 | 149 | 31 | 99 | 1 | .282 |
| 1979 | TOR | 132 | 461 | 48 | 118 | 12 | 55 | 3 | .256 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 10
- R
- 4
- H
- 3
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .300
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,318
- TB
- 2,601
- XBH
- 499
- HBP
- 13
- IBB
- 65
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | ATL | 505 | 252 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | ATL | 293 | 134 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | ATL | 588 | 244 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | ATL | 496 | 178 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | ATL | 339 | 167 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | ATL | 560 | 279 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | ATL | 315 | 109 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | ATH/TEX/CHC | 434 | 116 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CLE | 96 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CLE | 436 | 193 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CLE | 628 | 244 | 47 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CLE | 521 | 199 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATH/TOR | 593 | 265 | 53 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | TOR | 512 | 180 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 29.8
- RC
- 995.6
- RC/27
- 6.70
- ISOP
- .165
- SECA
- .278
- BB/K
- 0.97
- AB/HR
- 27.5
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | ATL | -0.1 | -0.2 | -2.9 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | ATL | 4.5 | 96 | 8.3 | .224 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 1965 | ATL | 2.1 | 46.5 | 6.5 | .185 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 27.1 | 0 |
| 1966 | ATL | 4.4 | 97.3 | 7.2 | .142 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 34.7 | 0 |
| 1967 | ATL | 1.1 | 62 | 5 | .146 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 29.6 | 0 |
| 1969 | ATL | 3.1 | 65.5 | 8.6 | .207 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 19 | 0 |
| 1970 | ATL | 5.6 | 123.1 | 10.8 | .218 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 19.1 | 0 |
| 1972 | ATL | 1.4 | 45 | 6.2 | .125 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 45.2 | 0 |
| 1973 | ATH/TEX/CHC | -1.6 | 40.1 | 3.6 | .073 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 76.8 | 0 |
| 1974 | CLE | 0.3 | 16.1 | 7.5 | .088 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 91 | 0 |
| 1975 | CLE | 2.8 | 75.1 | 7.4 | .196 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 21.3 | 0 |
| 1976 | CLE | 2.7 | 98.1 | 6.8 | .132 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 42.5 | 0 |
| 1977 | CLE | 1.1 | 74.6 | 6 | .152 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 30.7 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATH/TOR | 2.9 | 95.4 | 6.6 | .220 | 0.3 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | TOR | -0.5 | 62.4 | 4.8 | .134 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 38.4 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Rico Carty's career stats?
Rico Carty played 15 seasons for the Braves, the Guardians and the Blue Jays. He was a career .299 hitter with 1,677 hits, 204 home runs and 890 RBI. His best season was 1970: a .366 batting average, 25 home runs and 101 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 1 postseason, 1963 to 1979
Rico Carty led MLB in batting average (1970); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.
Championships
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1966 (4th), 1969 (3rd), 1970 (1st)
- Home Runs: 1978 (8th)
- RBI: 1978 (9th)
- OPS: 1970 (3rd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.