Gary Carter
Gary Edmund Carter
Born: April 8, 1954
Culver City, CA USA
Deceased: 2012
West Palm Beach, FL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
Career: 1974-1992
Draft: Round 3 (1972 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
School: Sunny Hills HS (Fullerton, CA)
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.
Minor League Statistics
Gary Carter compiled a career batting average of .262 with 324 home runs and 1225 RBI in his 2296-game career with the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1992 campaign. Carter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Montreal Expos | 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 | NL | Montreal Expos | 144 | 590 | 503 | 58 | 136 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 72 | 83 | .270 | .360 | .416 | .776 | 209 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| 1976 | NL | Montreal Expos | 91 | 347 | 311 | 31 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 43 | .219 | .287 | .309 | .596 | 96 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1977 | NL | Montreal Expos | 154 | 595 | 522 | 86 | 148 | 29 | 2 | 31 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 103 | .284 | .356 | .525 | .881 | 274 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 1978 | NL | Montreal Expos | 157 | 607 | 533 | 76 | 136 | 27 | 1 | 20 | 72 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 70 | .255 | .336 | .422 | .758 | 225 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1979 | NL | Montreal Expos | 141 | 559 | 505 | 74 | 143 | 26 | 5 | 22 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 62 | .283 | .338 | .485 | .823 | 245 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 1980 | NL | Montreal Expos | 154 | 617 | 549 | 76 | 145 | 25 | 5 | 29 | 101 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 78 | .264 | .331 | .486 | .818 | 267 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 1981 | NL | Montreal Expos | 100 | 419 | 374 | 48 | 94 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 68 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 35 | .251 | .313 | .444 | .756 | 166 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 1982 | NL | Montreal Expos | 154 | 653 | 557 | 91 | 163 | 32 | 1 | 29 | 97 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 64 | .293 | .381 | .510 | .890 | 284 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 1983 | NL | Montreal Expos | 145 | 609 | 541 | 63 | 146 | 37 | 3 | 17 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 57 | .270 | .336 | .444 | .780 | 240 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| 1984 | NL | Montreal Expos | 159 | 669 | 596 | 75 | 175 | 32 | 1 | 27 | 106 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 57 | .294 | .366 | .487 | .853 | 290 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | 149 | 633 | 555 | 83 | 156 | 17 | 1 | 32 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 46 | .281 | .365 | .488 | .853 | 271 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | 132 | 573 | 490 | 81 | 125 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 63 | .255 | .337 | .439 | .776 | 215 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| 1987 | NL | New York Mets | 139 | 573 | 523 | 55 | 123 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 73 | .235 | .290 | .392 | .682 | 205 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | 130 | 503 | 455 | 39 | 110 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 52 | .242 | .301 | .358 | .659 | 163 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 1989 | NL | New York Mets | 50 | 166 | 153 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | .183 | .241 | .275 | .515 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 92 | 272 | 244 | 24 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 31 | .254 | .324 | .406 | .729 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1991 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 101 | 280 | 248 | 22 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 26 | .246 | .323 | .375 | .698 | 93 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | NL | Montreal Expos | 95 | 325 | 285 | 24 | 62 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 37 | .218 | .299 | .340 | .640 | 97 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 2296 | 9019 | 7971 | 1025 | 2092 | 371 | 31 | 324 | 1225 | 39 | 42 | 848 | 997 | .262 | .335 | .439 | .773 | 3497 | 180 | 68 | 33 | 99 | 106 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 6 | 5 | 48.0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.625 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 1974 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 92 | 80 | 729.3 | 150 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .974 | 1.863 | 1.641 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 66 | 56 | 521.0 | 280 | 37 | 5 | 6 | .984 | 5.476 | 4.803 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 48.8 |
| 1975 | NL | Montreal Expos | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 60 | 55 | 493.7 | 311 | 36 | 2 | 7 | .994 | 6.326 | 5.783 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 50.0 |
| 1976 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 36 | 33 | 260.0 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.042 | 1.639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 146 | 143 | 1271.3 | 811 | 101 | 9 | 14 | .990 | 6.456 | 6.247 | 9 | 0 | 113 | 55 | 32.7 |
| 1977 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 152 | 147 | 1304.0 | 781 | 83 | 10 | 9 | .989 | 5.963 | 5.684 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 58 | 42.0 |
| 1978 | NL | Montreal Expos | 1B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 138 | 136 | 1214.3 | 751 | 88 | 9 | 12 | .989 | 6.218 | 6.080 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 66 | 46.8 |
| 1980 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 149 | 146 | 1304.3 | 822 | 108 | 7 | 8 | .993 | 6.417 | 6.242 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 63 | 40.1 |
| 1981 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 100 | 99 | 861.0 | 509 | 58 | 4 | 11 | .993 | 5.927 | 5.670 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 44 | 46.8 |
| 1981 | NL | Montreal Expos | 1B | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 153 | 151 | 1353.7 | 954 | 104 | 10 | 6 | .991 | 7.034 | 6.915 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 70 | 40.5 |
| 1983 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 144 | 141 | 1261.3 | 847 | 107 | 5 | 14 | .995 | 6.807 | 6.625 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 75 | 46.6 |
| 1983 | NL | Montreal Expos | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 143 | 134 | 1200.0 | 772 | 65 | 6 | 6 | .993 | 6.278 | 5.853 | 7 | 0 | 107 | 50 | 31.8 |
| 1984 | NL | Montreal Expos | 1B | 25 | 23 | 196.0 | 218 | 13 | 1 | 19 | .996 | 1.607 | 9.240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | C | 143 | 139 | 1251.0 | 956 | 67 | 8 | 11 | .992 | 7.360 | 7.154 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 51 | 34.0 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 6 | 6 | 40.0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.650 | 5.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | C | 122 | 121 | 1078.7 | 869 | 62 | 8 | 13 | .991 | 7.768 | 7.631 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 45 | 28.3 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 9 | 7 | 63.0 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.429 | 8.111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 4 | 3 | 27.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.667 | 1.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.308 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | NL | New York Mets | C | 135 | 132 | 1142.0 | 874 | 70 | 9 | 13 | .991 | 7.440 | 6.993 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 46 | 27.4 |
| 1987 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 4 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | C | 119 | 116 | 998.3 | 797 | 54 | 9 | 5 | .990 | 7.672 | 7.151 | 9 | 0 | 136 | 31 | 18.6 |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 10 | 6 | 61.0 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .980 | 7.082 | 4.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | NL | New York Mets | C | 47 | 42 | 369.3 | 266 | 31 | 6 | 6 | .980 | 7.237 | 6.319 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 20 | 30.3 |
| 1989 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 80 | 58 | 534.7 | 323 | 31 | 3 | 2 | .992 | 5.959 | 4.425 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 21 | 24.1 |
| 1990 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 8.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 68 | 55 | 497.3 | 355 | 45 | 5 | 2 | .988 | 7.239 | 5.882 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 28 | 32.2 |
| 1991 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 10 | 4 | 54.7 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.890 | 5.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 85 | 79 | 665.0 | 481 | 52 | 6 | 3 | .989 | 7.214 | 6.271 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 38 | 27.9 |
| 1992 | NL | Montreal Expos | 1B | 5 | 2 | 21.0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.571 | 5.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2272 | 2128 | 18914.7 | 12490 | 1247 | 128 | 191 | .991 | 6.536 | 6.046 | 84 | 0 | 1498 | 810 | 35.1 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NL | Montreal Expos | NEDIV | 5 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .421 | .429 | .895 | 1.323 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1981 | NL | Montreal Expos | NLCS | 5 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .438 | .550 | .500 | 1.050 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 6 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .148 | .207 | .185 | .392 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 7 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .276 | .267 | .552 | .818 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 7 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .222 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 128 | 118 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | .280 | .320 | .466 | .786 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NL | Montreal Expos | NEDIV | C | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.318 | 5.200 |
| 1981 | NL | Montreal Expos | NLCS | C | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.136 | 6.000 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | C | 6 | 6 | 63.0 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.857 | 8.000 |
| 1986 | NL | New York Mets | WS | C | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.286 | 8.286 |
| 1988 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | C | 7 | 7 | 58.3 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.103 | 8.429 |
| Totals | 30 | 30 | 272.3 | 207 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.304 | 7.367 |
Awards
1980 - NL TSN All-Star C
1980 - NL Gold Glove C
1981 - NL Silver Slugger C
1981 - NL TSN All-Star C
1981 - NL Gold Glove C
1982 - NL TSN All-Star C
1982 - NL Gold Glove C
1982 - NL Silver Slugger C
1984 - NL TSN All-Star C
1984 - NL Silver Slugger C
1985 - NL TSN All-Star C
1985 - NL Silver Slugger C
1986 - NL TSN All-Star C
1986 - NL Silver Slugger C
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
