Jay Carden
William J. Carden
Born: May 6, 1944
La Marque, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Career: 1963-1970
Jay Carden compiled a career record of 58 wins and 61 losses and a 3.83 ERA in his 194-game pitching career with the Raleigh Mets, Salinas Mets, Williamsport Mets, Auburn Mets, Shreveport Braves, Richmond Braves, Visalia Mets, Vancouver Mounties, Jacksonville Suns and Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | CARL | Raleigh Mets | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.80 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 53 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1964 | A | CALL | Salinas Mets | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.80 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 64.0 | 74 | 37 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 2 | 8 | .200 | 5.62 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 64.0 | 72 | 46 | 40 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1965 | A | NYPL | Auburn Mets | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.04 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 91.0 | 112 | 70 | 51 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.30 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 128.0 | 123 | 68 | 47 | 4 | 76 | 2 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 13 | 7 | .650 | 1.69 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 144.0 | 84 | 40 | 27 | 3 | 70 | 4 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1968 | AA | TL | Shreveport Braves | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.11 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 139.0 | 155 | 75 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 2 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1969 | A | CALL | Visalia Mets | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.46 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28.0 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.43 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84.0 | 87 | 41 | 32 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.87 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 121.0 | 119 | 64 | 52 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9.00 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 49 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 58 | 61 | .487 | 3.83 | 194 | 134 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 944.0 | 968 | 532 | 402 | 54 | 390 | 17 | 601 | 29 | 1 | 57 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | CARL | Raleigh Mets | 13 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .071 | .188 | .071 | .259 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 11 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .050 | .050 | .050 | .100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | CALL | Salinas Mets | 13 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .105 | .150 | .105 | .255 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | NYPL | Auburn Mets | 20 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .200 | .256 | .229 | .485 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 30 | 45 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .029 | .105 | .029 | .134 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 32 | 49 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .065 | .237 | .065 | .301 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | TL | Shreveport Braves | 25 | 51 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .083 | .102 | .104 | .206 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | CALL | Visalia Mets | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 14 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .083 | .267 | .083 | .350 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .000 | .300 | .000 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 18 | 46 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .051 | .119 | .051 | .170 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 197 | 344 | 282 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 126 | .082 | .167 | .089 | .255 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | CARL | Raleigh Mets | P | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .875 | .538 |
| 1964 | A | CALL | Salinas Mets | P | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .846 |
| 1964 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | P | 11 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 1.091 |
| 1965 | A | NYPL | Auburn Mets | P | 19 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .842 |
| 1966 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | P | 29 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .926 | .862 |
| 1967 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | P | 32 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.406 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 1968 | AA | TL | Shreveport Braves | P | 25 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 0 | .949 | 1.480 |
| 1969 | A | CALL | Visalia Mets | P | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | .778 |
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 13 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .957 | 1.692 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | P | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .625 |
| 1970 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 18 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.444 |
| Totals | 194 | 46 | 170 | 13 | 11 | .943 | 1.113 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | Carolina League | Raleigh Mets | NYN | ||
| 1964 | A | California League | Salinas Mets | NYN | ||
| 1964 | AA | Eastern League | Williamsport Mets | NYN | ||
| 1965 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Mets | NYN | ||
| 1966 | AA | Eastern League | Williamsport Mets | NYN | ||
| 1967 | AA | Eastern League | Williamsport Mets | NYN | ||
| 1968 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Braves | ATL | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1969 | A | California League | Visalia Mets | NYN | ||
| 1969 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | SE1 | ||
| 1970 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | ML4 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | MON |
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