Tim McCarver
James Timothy McCarver
Born: October 16, 1941
Memphis, TN USA
Deceased: 2023
Memphis, TN USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 183
Career: 1959-1980
Minor League Statistics
Tim McCarver compiled a career batting average of .271 with 97 home runs and 645 RBI in his 1909-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1980 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | .231 | .208 | .439 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 68 | 67 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .239 | .239 | .343 | .582 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 127 | 443 | 405 | 39 | 117 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 43 | .289 | .333 | .383 | .716 | 155 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 143 | 515 | 465 | 53 | 134 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 44 | .288 | .343 | .400 | .743 | 186 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 1965 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 113 | 444 | 409 | 48 | 113 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 26 | .276 | .327 | .408 | .735 | 167 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 1966 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 586 | 543 | 50 | 149 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 68 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 38 | .274 | .319 | .424 | .743 | 230 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 1967 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 138 | 540 | 471 | 68 | 139 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 69 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 32 | .295 | .369 | .452 | .822 | 213 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 1968 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 128 | 467 | 434 | 35 | 110 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 31 | .253 | .295 | .350 | .645 | 152 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1969 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 138 | 576 | 515 | 46 | 134 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 26 | .260 | .323 | .365 | .688 | 188 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 1970 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 44 | 180 | 164 | 16 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | .287 | .346 | .439 | .785 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1971 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 134 | 525 | 474 | 51 | 132 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 26 | .278 | .337 | .392 | .730 | 186 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1972 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 173 | 152 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | .237 | .318 | .329 | .647 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1972 | NL | Montreal Expos | 77 | 259 | 239 | 19 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | .251 | .309 | .343 | .652 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1973 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 130 | 382 | 331 | 30 | 88 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 31 | .266 | .339 | .366 | .704 | 121 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 74 | 136 | 106 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | .217 | .353 | .236 | .589 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 11 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .344 | .286 | .629 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .381 | .409 | .571 | .981 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 73 | 59 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | .254 | .397 | .339 | .736 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1976 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 194 | 155 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 14 | .277 | .409 | .432 | .842 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1977 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 93 | 205 | 169 | 28 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 11 | .320 | .410 | .527 | .936 | 89 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1978 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 180 | 146 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 24 | .247 | .367 | .342 | .709 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1979 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 161 | 137 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | .241 | .333 | .314 | .647 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1980 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1909 | 6206 | 5529 | 590 | 1501 | 242 | 57 | 97 | 645 | 61 | 49 | 548 | 422 | .271 | .337 | .388 | .725 | 2148 | 99 | 30 | 35 | 64 | 119 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 6.000 | 5.667 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1960 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 5 | 1 | 16.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.063 | 1.800 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1961 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 20 | 17 | 146.7 | 86 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .969 | 5.830 | 4.750 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 46.2 |
| 1963 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 126 | 108 | 998.0 | 722 | 55 | 5 | 7 | .994 | 7.007 | 6.167 | 16 | 30 | 45 | 28 | 38.4 |
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 137 | 126 | 1138.0 | 762 | 43 | 11 | 9 | .987 | 6.366 | 5.876 | 16 | 20 | 44 | 18 | 29.0 |
| 1965 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 111 | 107 | 961.7 | 687 | 43 | 4 | 4 | .995 | 6.832 | 6.577 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 19 | 29.7 |
| 1966 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 148 | 138 | 1261.3 | 841 | 62 | 7 | 7 | .992 | 6.443 | 6.101 | 9 | 39 | 51 | 35 | 40.7 |
| 1967 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 130 | 126 | 1145.0 | 819 | 67 | 3 | 10 | .997 | 6.964 | 6.815 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 55.2 |
| 1968 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 109 | 108 | 977.0 | 708 | 54 | 11 | 6 | .986 | 7.019 | 6.991 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 22 | 36.7 |
| 1969 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 136 | 136 | 1224.7 | 925 | 66 | 14 | 10 | .986 | 7.283 | 7.287 | 15 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 33.3 |
| 1970 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 44 | 44 | 389.0 | 314 | 18 | 3 | 2 | .991 | 7.681 | 7.545 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 19.0 |
| 1971 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 125 | 118 | 1053.0 | 673 | 51 | 11 | 8 | .985 | 6.188 | 5.792 | 18 | 0 | 91 | 36 | 28.3 |
| 1972 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 45 | 42 | 365.0 | 285 | 24 | 3 | 2 | .990 | 7.619 | 6.867 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 41.7 |
| 1972 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 40 | 38 | 342.0 | 245 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .989 | 6.974 | 6.625 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 25.0 |
| 1972 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 14 | 13 | 99.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .964 | 2.455 | 1.929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | NL | Montreal Expos | 3B | 6 | 5 | 35.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 1.800 | 1.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 77 | 68 | 576.0 | 545 | 30 | 8 | 47 | .986 | 8.984 | 7.468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 11 | 10 | 95.0 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .985 | 6.347 | 6.091 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 25.0 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 21 | 16 | 144.0 | 86 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .969 | 5.937 | 4.524 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 26.9 |
| 1974 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 8 | 6 | 60.0 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.300 | 5.250 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 6 | 4 | 35.0 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .977 | 1.800 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 10 | 9 | 74.0 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .984 | 7.662 | 6.300 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 27.3 |
| 1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 7 | 3 | 30.0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .957 | 6.600 | 3.143 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.818 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 41 | 37 | 307.3 | 254 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.702 | 6.415 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 20.5 |
| 1976 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.000 | 5.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 42 | 39 | 329.3 | 233 | 14 | 3 | 3 | .988 | 6.750 | 5.881 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 32.7 |
| 1977 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.643 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 34 | 34 | 253.7 | 175 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 6.635 | 5.500 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 53.3 |
| 1978 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 11 | 2 | 35.0 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .977 | 1.800 | 3.818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 31 | 31 | 244.3 | 174 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .989 | 6.851 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 48.1 |
| 1979 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1511 | 1393 | 12417.3 | 8893 | 625 | 103 | 128 | .989 | 6.899 | 6.299 | 132 | 203 | 636 | 333 | 34.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .478 | .552 | .739 | 1.291 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .125 | .185 | .167 | .352 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .333 | .400 | .593 | .993 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 103 | 88 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | .273 | .359 | .432 | .791 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | C | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.286 | 8.286 |
| 1967 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | C | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.705 | 8.429 |
| 1968 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | C | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 8.857 |
| 1976 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | C | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.714 | 6.000 |
| 1977 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | C | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.250 | 3.500 |
| 1978 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 8.000 |
| Totals | 25 | 25 | 214.0 | 194 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.411 | 8.000 |
Awards
1967 - NL TSN All-Star C
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