Gary Carter

Positions: Catcher, Rightfielder and First Baseman

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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1972	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	MON	38	143	121	15	33	5	2	2	14	1	0	21	20	.273	.380	.397	.777	48		0	1	0
1972	18	-2.8	West Palm Beach	FLOR	A	MON	20	63	50	9	16	2	2	0	5	0	0	13	9	.320	.460	.440	.900	22		0	0	0
1972	18	-1.3	Expos	FECR	Rk	MON	18	80	71	6	17	3	0	2	9	1	0	8	11	.239	.317	.366	.683	26		0	1	0
1973	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	MON	138	539	464	67	118	18	1	15	69	5	1	64	97	.254	.351	.394	.745	183		6	3	2
1973	19	-5.9	Peninsula	IL	AAA	MON	8	27	25	2	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	.280	.308	.360	.668	9		0	1	0
1973	19	-3.7	Quebec	EL	AA	MON	130	512	439	65	111	16	1	15	68	5	1	63	92	.253	.353	.396	.749	174		6	2	2
1974	20	-5.1	Memphis	IL	AAA	MON	135	511	441	62	118	14	7	23	83	6	1	59	75	.268	.354	.488	.841	215		2	5	4
1974	20	-7.1	MON	NL	Maj	MON	9	29	27	5	11	0	1	1	6	2	0	1	2	.407	.414	.593	1.006	16	0	0	0	1	0
1975	21	-6.2	MON	NL	Maj	MON	144	590	503	58	136	20	1	17	68	5	2	72	83	.270	.360	.416	.776	209	7	1	10	4	8
1976	22	-5.6	MON	NL	Maj	MON	91	347	311	31	68	8	1	6	38	0	2	30	43	.219	.287	.309	.596	96	7	1	2	3	2
1977	23	-4.4	MON	NL	Maj	MON	154	595	522	86	148	29	2	31	84	5	5	58	103	.284	.356	.525	.881	274	9	5	3	7	5
1978	24	-3.8	MON	NL	Maj	MON	157	607	533	76	136	27	1	20	72	10	6	62	70	.255	.336	.422	.758	225	10	5	2	5	11
1979	25	-3.3	MON	NL	Maj	MON	141	559	505	74	143	26	5	22	75	3	2	40	62	.283	.338	.485	.823	245	11	5	2	7	3
1980	26	-2.5	MON	NL	Maj	MON	154	617	549	76	145	25	5	29	101	3	2	58	78	.264	.331	.486	.818	267	9	1	1	8	11
1981	27	-1.4	MON	NL	Maj	MON	100	419	374	48	94	20	2	16	68	1	5	35	35	.251	.313	.444	.756	166	6	1	3	6	4
1982	28	-0.5	MON	NL	Maj	MON	154	653	557	91	163	32	1	29	97	2	5	78	64	.293	.381	.510	.891	284	16	6	4	8	11
1983	29	0.5	MON	NL	Maj	MON	145	609	541	63	146	37	3	17	79	1	1	51	57	.270	.336	.444	.780	240	14	7	2	8	7
1984	30	1.5	MON	NL	Maj	MON	159	669	596	75	175	32	1	27	106	2	2	64	57	.294	.366	.487	.853	290	8	6	0	3	9
1985	31	2.3	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	149	633	555	83	156	17	1	32	100	1	1	69	46	.281	.365	.488	.853	271	18	6	0	3	16
1986	32	3.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	132	573	490	81	125	14	2	24	105	1	0	62	63	.255	.337	.439	.776	215	21	6	0	15	9
1987	33	4.8	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	139	573	523	55	123	18	2	20	83	0	0	42	73	.235	.290	.392	.682	205	14	1	1	6	1
1988	34	5.9	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	130	503	455	39	110	16	2	11	46	0	2	34	52	.242	.301	.358	.659	163	8	7	1	6	1
1989	35	9.0	Tidewater	IL	AAA	NYM	5	18	16	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	1	.188	.278	.375	.653	6		0	0	0	0
1989	35	6.6	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	50	166	153	14	28	8	0	2	15	0	0	12	15	.183	.241	.275	.516	42	5	0	0	1	0
1990	36	7.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	92	272	244	24	62	10	0	9	27	1	1	25	31	.254	.324	.406	.729	99	2	1	0	2	3
1991	37	8.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	101	280	248	22	61	14	0	6	26	2	2	22	26	.246	.323	.375	.698	93	11	7	1	2	1
1992	38	9.8	MON	NL	Maj	MON	95	325	285	24	62	18	1	5	29	0	4	33	37	.218	.299	.340	.640	97	4	2	1	4	4
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (19 seasons)					Majors		2296	9019	7971	1025	2092	371	31	324	1225	39	42	848	997	.263	.335	.439	.773	3497	180	68	33	99	106
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		316	1211	1042	146	272	37	10	41	169	12	2	146	193	.261	.354	.434	.788	452		8	9	6	0
All Levels (21 Seasons)							2612	10230	9013	1171	2364	408	41	365	1394	51	44	994	1190	.262	.337	.438	.775	3949	180	76	42	105	106

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		148	556	482	66	128	16	7	24	87	6	1	62	81	.266	.349	.477	.826	230		2	6	4	0
AA (1 season)					Minors		130	512	439	65	111	16	1	15	68	5	1	63	92	.253	.353	.396	.749	174		6	2	2
A (1 season)					Minors		20	63	50	9	16	2	2	0	5	0	0	13	9	.320	.460	.440	.900	22		0	0	0
Rk (1 season)					Minors		18	80	71	6	17	3	0	2	9	1	0	8	11	.239	.317	.366	.683	26		0	1	0