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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-14 / in Starts: 16-14
Longest Hitting Streak	10 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1981	NLDS g1	Oct 7	MON		PHI	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	4	.82	0.081	12.85	0.71%	0.31	C
2	1981	NLDS g2	Oct 8	MON		PHI	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.857	1.232	4	.67	0.136	11.22	1.27%	1.13	C
3	1981	NLDS g3	Oct 9	MON	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.400	.417	.900	1.317	4	1.12	0.044	13.72	0.38%	0.29	C
4	1981	NLDS g4	Oct 10	MON	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	5	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.467	.471	1.067	1.537	4	1.47	0.315	33.17	4.18%	2.01	C
5	1981	NLDS g5	Oct 11	MON	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.421	.429	.895	1.323	4	.82	-0.060	34.25	-1.50%	-0.74	C
6	1981	NLCS g1	Oct 13	MON	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.480	.909	1.389	4	.96	0.035	30.08	0.72%	0.82	C
7	1981	NLCS g2	Oct 14	MON	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.483	.846	1.329	4	.54	0.068	18.02	1.56%	1.27	C
8	1981	NLCS g3	Oct 16	MON		LAD	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.448	.485	.793	1.278	4	.82	0.019	33.93	0.65%	-0.12	C
9	1981	NLCS g4	Oct 17	MON		LAD	L,1-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.438	.486	.750	1.236	4	1.32	0.118	50.33	2.89%	0.77	C
10	1981	NLCS g5	Oct 19	MON		LAD	L,1-2	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.488	.714	1.202	4	.87	0.024	72.29	1.48%	0.00	C
1986 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1986	NLCS g1	Oct 8	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	1.77	-0.179	46.21	-2.58%	-0.99	C
12	1986	NLCS g2	Oct 9	NYM	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	4	.80	0.138	21.12	2.43%	-0.32	C
13	1986	NLCS g3	Oct 11	NYM		HOU	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.077	.077	.154	.231	4	1.54	-0.004	48.41	-0.09%	0.30	C
14	1986	NLCS g4	Oct 12	NYM		HOU	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.118	.176	4	1.15	-0.121	36.92	-2.51%	-1.01	C
15	1986	NLCS g5	Oct 14	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.136	.227	4	2.16	0.142	89.58	3.12%	0.08	C
16	1986	NLCS g6	Oct 15	NYM	@	HOU	W,7-6	CG(16)	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.185	.392	4	1.67	0.116	75.05	3.25%	0.24	C
17	1986	WS g1	Oct 18	NYM		BOS	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.212	.194	.406	4	1.58	-0.032	82.49	-1.07%	-0.18	C
18	1986	WS g2	Oct 19	NYM		BOS	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.216	.200	.416	4	1.22	-0.021	62.80	-0.60%	-0.24	C
19	1986	WS g3	Oct 21	NYM	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	4	.74	0.110	31.00	2.96%	0.82	C
20	1986	WS g4	Oct 22	NYM	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.283	.455	.737	4	.70	0.207	45.21	8.81%	2.97	C
21	1986	WS g5	Oct 23	NYM	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.260	.417	.677	4	.98	-0.099	80.92	-4.49%	-0.99	C
22	1986	WS g6	Oct 25	NYM		BOS	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231	.255	.404	.658	4	2.36	-0.052	212.23	-2.65%	-0.91	C
23	1986	WS g7	Oct 27	NYM		BOS	W,8-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.237	.375	.612	4	1.28	-0.009	212.92	-1.26%	-0.71	C
1988 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	1988	NLCS g1	Oct 4	NYM	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	7	2.02	0.724	52.84	11.34%	2.04	C
25	1988	NLCS g2	Oct 5	NYM	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	7	1.16	-0.113	29.84	-1.61%	-1.21	C
26	1988	NLCS g3	Oct 8	NYM		LAD	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	7	1.92	0.014	60.37	0.30%	0.42	C
27	1988	NLCS g4	Oct 9	NYM		LAD	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.500	.813	6	.80	0.126	25.87	2.37%	1.38	C
28	1988	NLCS g5	Oct 10	NYM		LAD	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.450	.750	6	1.17	-0.046	48.40	-1.19%	-0.30	C
29	1988	NLCS g6	Oct 11	NYM	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.375	.655	7	1.01	-0.133	38.34	-3.29%	-1.63	C
30	1988	NLCS g7	Oct 12	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.333	.583	7	.36	-0.027	30.00	-1.22%	-0.66	C
									128	118	11	33	8	1	4	21	8	1	15	0	0	2		2	0	1	.280	.320	.466	.786

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