Rico Carty stats

Last played for the Toronto Blue Jays, 1979

Age 87

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Rico Carty played 15 MLB seasons, 1963 to 1979.

Stats

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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.

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.
1963ATL2200000.000
1964ATL1334557215022881.330
1965ATL83271378410351.310
1966ATL1515217317015764.326
1967ATL1344444111315644.255
1969ATL1043044710416580.342
1970ATL13647884175251011.366
1972ATL8627131756290.277
1973ATH/TEX/CHC11538429885422.229
1974CLE33916331160.363
1975CLE1183835711818642.308
1976CLE1525526717113831.310
1977CLE1274615012915801.280
1978ATH/TOR1455287014931991.282
1979TOR1324614811812553.256

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

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.

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.
1963ATL2000000
1964ATL505252543400
1965ATL293134293000
1966ATL588244420700
1967ATL4961783311000
1969ATL339167310300
1970ATL560279512600
1972ATL315109200400
1973ATH/TEX/CHC434116181200
1974CLE964160000
1975CLE436193382300
1976CLE628244470900
1977CLE521199390600
1978ATH/TOR593265530700
1979TOR512180381400

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.

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.
1963ATL-0.1-0.2-2.9.0000000
1964ATL4.5968.3.2240.30.620.70
1965ATL2.146.56.5.1850.20.427.10
1966ATL4.497.37.2.1420.30.834.70
1967ATL1.1625.1460.30.729.60
1969ATL3.165.58.6.2070.31.1190
1970ATL5.6123.110.8.2180.41.719.10
1972ATL1.4456.2.1250.31.345.20
1973ATH/TEX/CHC-1.640.13.6.0730.20.976.80
1974CLE0.316.17.5.0880.10.6910
1975CLE2.875.17.4.1960.31.521.30
1976CLE2.798.16.8.1320.31.542.50
1977CLE1.174.66.1520.31.130.70
1978ATH/TOR2.995.46.6.2200.31170
1979TOR-0.562.44.8.1340.21.038.40

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

Bio

Age
87 yearsSep 1, 1939
Debut
1963

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

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

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