Gary Carter

Positions: Catcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: April 8, 1954 in Culver City, CA us

Died: February 16, 2012 in West Palm Beach, FL

Buried: Riverside Memorial Park, Tequesta, FL

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sunny Hills HS (Fullerton, CA).

High School: Sunny Hills HS (Fullerton, CA)

Debut: September 16, 1974 (Age 20-161d, 13,588th in major league history)
vs. NYM 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1992 (Age 38-172d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2003. (Voted by BBWAA on 387/496 ballots)
View Gary Carter's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Dick Moss, Jerry Petrie

Full Name: Gary Edmund Carter

Nicknames: Kid

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

70.2

7971

2092

324

.263

1025

RBI

1225

OBP

.335

SLG

.439

OPS

.773

OPS+

115

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	MON	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
2	2	Apr 8	MON	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	C
3	3	Apr 9 (1)	MON	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
4	4	Apr 9 (2)	MON	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
5	5	Apr 12	MON	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
6	6	Apr 14	MON		NYM	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
7	7	Apr 15	MON		NYM	W,4-3	CG	40	11.0	12	3	0	15	0	C
8	8	Apr 16	MON		NYM	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
9	9	Apr 18	MON	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
10	10	Apr 19	MON	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
11	11	Apr 22 (1)	MON		PHI	W,7-3	GS	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
12	12	Apr 22 (2)	MON		PHI	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
13	13	Apr 23	MON		PHI	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
14	14	Apr 24	MON		STL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
15	15	Apr 25	MON		STL	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
16	16	Apr 26	MON		STL	L,2-12	GS	41	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
17	17	Apr 28	MON	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
18	18	Apr 29	MON	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
19	19	Apr 30	MON	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 3	MON		HOU	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
21	21	May 5	MON	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
22	22	May 6	MON	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
23	23	May 7 (1)	MON	@	CIN	W,19-5	GS	31	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
24	24	May 7 (2)	MON	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
25	25	May 9 (1)	MON	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	41	8.1	5	1	0	6	1	C
26	26	May 9 (2)	MON	@	ATL	W,7-6	GF	17	4.0	4	0	1	5	0	PH C
27	27	May 10	MON		NYM	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
28	28	May 11	MON		NYM	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
29	29	May 12	MON		ATL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
30	30	May 13	MON		ATL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
31	31	May 14	MON		ATL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
32	32	May 16	MON		CIN	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
33	33	May 17	MON		CIN	W,5-4	CG	48	11.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
34	34	May 18	MON		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
35	35	May 19	MON		PIT	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
36	36	May 20	MON		PIT	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
37	37	May 21	MON		PIT	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
38	38	May 22	MON		PIT	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
39	39	May 23	MON	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
40	40	May 24	MON	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
41	41	May 25	MON	@	STL	W,11-2	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
42	42	May 26	MON	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
43	43	May 27	MON	@	PIT	W,15-1	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
44	44	May 28	MON	@	PIT	L,2-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
45	45	May 29	MON		CHC	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	46	May 30	MON		CHC	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
47	47	May 31	MON		CHC	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	48	Jun 2	MON		SFG	L,5-6	CG	49	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
49	49	Jun 3	MON		SFG	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
50	50	Jun 4	MON		SFG	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
51	51	Jun 5	MON		SDP	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
52	52	Jun 6 susp	MON		SDP	W,4-0	GS	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
53	53	Jun 7	MON		SDP	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
54	54	Jun 8	MON		LAD	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
55	55	Jun 9	MON		LAD	W,10-9	CG	48	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
56	56	Jun 10	MON		LAD	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
57	57	Jun 11	MON		LAD	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
58	59 (1)	Jun 13	MON	@	SFG	L,5-9	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
59	60	Jun 14 (1)	MON	@	SDP	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
60	62 (1)	Jun 15	MON	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
61	63	Jun 16	MON	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
62	64	Jun 17	MON	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
63	66 (1)	Jun 20	MON	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
64	67	Jun 21	MON	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	27	6.1	6	0	0	6	0	C
65	68	Jun 22	MON	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
66	69	Jun 23	MON	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
67	70	Jun 24	MON	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
68	71	Jun 25	MON	@	STL	L,5-7	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
69	72	Jun 26	MON		PHI	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
70	73	Jun 27	MON		PHI	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
71	74	Jun 28	MON		PHI	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
72	75	Jun 30	MON		STL	L,1-2	CG	37	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	76	Jul 1	MON		STL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
74	77	Jul 2 (1)	MON		STL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
75	78	Jul 2 (2)	MON		STL	L,2-4	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
76	79	Jul 3	MON	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
77	80	Jul 4 (1)	MON	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
78	82 (1)	Jul 6	MON	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
79	83	Jul 7	MON	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
80	84	Jul 8 (1)	MON	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
81	85	Jul 8 (2)	MON	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
82	86	Jul 9	MON	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	42	8.1	4	1	0	5	0	C
83	87	Jul 13	MON		HOU	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
84	88	Jul 14 (1)	MON		HOU	L,3-4	CG	50	13.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
85	90 (1)	Jul 15	MON		HOU	W,8-0	GS	27	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
86	91	Jul 16	MON		HOU	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
87	92	Jul 17	MON	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
88	93	Jul 18	MON	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
89	94	Jul 19 (1)	MON		ATL	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
90	95	Jul 19 (2)	MON		ATL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
91	96	Jul 20	MON		ATL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
92	97	Jul 21	MON		CIN	L,3-10	GS	38	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
93	98	Jul 22	MON		CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
94	99	Jul 23	MON		CIN	L,4-5	GS	56	14.0	9	0	0	9	0	C 1B
95	100	Jul 24	MON	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	46	8.2	7	1	0	8	0	C
96	101	Jul 25	MON	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	50	12.2	10	0	0	10	0	C
97	103 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	MON	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	8	2	1	11	1	C
98	104	Jul 28 (2)	MON	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
99	105	Jul 29	MON	@	ATL	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
100	106	Jul 30	MON	@	ATL	W,19-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
101	107	Jul 31	MON		PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	108	Aug 1	MON		PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
103	109	Aug 2	MON		PIT	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
104	110	Aug 4	MON	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	5	2	1	8	0	C
105	111	Aug 5	MON	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
106	112	Aug 6 (1)	MON	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
107	113	Aug 6 (2)	MON	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
108	114	Aug 8	MON		NYM	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
109	115	Aug 9	MON		NYM	L,3-10	CG	47	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
110	116	Aug 11	MON		CHC	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
111	117	Aug 12	MON		CHC	W,4-3	CG	56	14.0	11	3	0	14	0	C
112	118	Aug 13	MON		CHC	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
113	119	Aug 15	MON		SFG	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
114	120	Aug 16	MON		SFG	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
115	121	Aug 17	MON		SFG	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
116	122	Aug 18	MON		SDP	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
117	123	Aug 19	MON		SDP	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
118	124	Aug 20	MON		SDP	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
119	125	Aug 21	MON		LAD	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	C
120	126	Aug 23	MON		LAD	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	C
121	127	Aug 25	MON	@	SFG	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
122	128	Aug 26	MON	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
123	129	Aug 27 (1)	MON	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	37	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
124	131 (1)	Aug 28	MON	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
125	132	Aug 29	MON	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
126	133	Aug 30	MON	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
127	134	Aug 31	MON	@	SDP	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	135	Sep 1	MON	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	44	12.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
129	136	Sep 2	MON	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
130	137	Sep 4 (1)	MON	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
131	138	Sep 4 (2)	MON	@	CHC	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
132	139	Sep 5	MON	@	CHC	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
133	140	Sep 6	MON		NYM	W,8-2	CG	26	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
134	141	Sep 7	MON		NYM	L,4-9	GS	36	7.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
135	142	Sep 8	MON		CHC	L,2-4	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
136	145 (2)	Sep 11	MON		STL	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
137	146	Sep 12	MON		STL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
138	147	Sep 13	MON	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	2	11	0	C
139	148	Sep 14	MON	@	NYM	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
140	149	Sep 15	MON	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
141	150	Sep 16	MON	@	PIT	L,5-12	GS	34	6.0	2	3	0	5	0	C
142	151	Sep 17	MON	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
143	152	Sep 19	MON		PHI	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
144	153	Sep 20	MON		PHI	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
145	154	Sep 23	MON		PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
146	155	Sep 24	MON		PIT	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
147	156	Sep 25	MON	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	47	11.1	9	2	0	11	1	C
148	157	Sep 26 (1)	MON	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
149	158	Sep 26 (2)	MON	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
150	159	Sep 27	MON	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	1	4	1	C
151	160	Sep 29	MON	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
152	162 (1)	Oct 1	MON	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
							153gm		1308.0	787	83	10	880	9