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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

70.2

7971

2092

324

.263

1025

RBI

1225

OBP

.335

SLG

.439

OPS

.773

OPS+

115

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	MON	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
2	2	Apr 10	MON	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	3	Apr 11	MON	@	NYM	W,7-6	CG	47	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
4	4	Apr 14	MON		PHI	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
5	5	Apr 15	MON		PHI	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
6	6	Apr 17	MON	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	7	1	0	8	0	C
7	7	Apr 18	MON	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
8	8	Apr 19	MON	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 21 susp	MON	@	CHC	W,12-6	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 22	MON	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	52	10.2	3	1	0	4	0	RF
11	11	Apr 23	MON		CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
12	12	Apr 24	MON		CIN	L,4-6	GS	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
13	13	Apr 25	MON		CIN	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
14	14	Apr 28 (1)	MON		HOU	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
15	15	Apr 28 (2)	MON		HOU	W,8-7	GS	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	LF C
16	16	Apr 29	MON		HOU	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
17	17	Apr 30	MON	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	18	May 1	MON	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
19	19	May 2	MON	@	CIN	W,8-4	GS	32	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
20	20	May 5	MON		SDP	L,4-6	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
21	21	May 6	MON		SDP	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
22	22	May 8	MON		SFG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
23	23	May 9 (1)	MON		SFG	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
24	24	May 9 (2)	MON		SFG	W,8-0	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	25	May 11	MON	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	26	May 12	MON	@	HOU	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
27	27	May 15 (1)	MON	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	28	May 15 (2)	MON	@	ATL	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
29	29	May 16	MON	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
30	30	May 20	MON		CHC	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	7	4	0	11	0	C
31	31	May 21	MON		NYM	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
32	32	May 22	MON		NYM	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
33	33	May 23	MON		NYM	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
34	34	May 24	MON	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
35	35	May 25	MON	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	50	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
36	36	May 26	MON	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
37	37	May 28	MON	@	PHI	L,3-10	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	38	May 29	MON	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
39	39	May 30	MON	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	40	Jun 1	MON		STL	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	41	Jun 2	MON		PIT	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
42	42	Jun 3	MON		PIT	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	43	Jun 4	MON		ATL	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
44	45 (1)	Jun 6	MON		ATL	L,8-14	GS	7	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	86 (40)	Jul 22	MON		ATL	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	87	Jul 23	MON		NYM	W,3-2	CG	40	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	88	Jul 24	MON		NYM	L,4-10	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	89	Jul 25	MON		NYM	W,2-1	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	94 (4)	Jul 30	MON	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	95	Jul 31	MON	@	PIT	W,7-6	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	99 (3)	Aug 4	MON	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
52	100	Aug 5	MON		CHC	L,3-4	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF C
53	101	Aug 6 (1)	MON		CHC	L,5-6	GF	17	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	102	Aug 6 (2)	MON		CHC	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
55	103	Aug 7 (1)	MON		CHC	L,3-4	GS	47	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF C
56	104	Aug 7 (2)	MON		CHC	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
57	105	Aug 8	MON		CHC	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
58	106	Aug 9	MON		SFG	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
59	107	Aug 10	MON		SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
60	108	Aug 11	MON		SFG	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
61	109	Aug 13 (1)	MON		SDP	W,6-0	GS	11	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
62	110	Aug 13 (2)	MON		SDP	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
63	111	Aug 14	MON		SDP	L,2-7	GS	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C RF
64	112	Aug 15	MON		SDP	L,1-6	GS	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C RF
65	115 (2)	Aug 20	MON	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
66	116	Aug 21	MON	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	59	15.2	10	0	0	10	0	C
67	117	Aug 22	MON	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
68	118	Aug 23	MON	@	LAD	L,3-6	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF C
69	119	Aug 24	MON	@	LAD	L,0-6	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
70	120	Aug 25	MON	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
71	121	Aug 27	MON	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	122	Aug 28	MON	@	SDP	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
73	123	Aug 29	MON	@	SDP	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
74	124	Aug 31	MON		LAD	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	125	Sep 2 (1)	MON		LAD	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
76	127 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	MON		PIT	L,7-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	128	Sep 3 (2)	MON		PIT	L,2-7	GS	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF C
78	129	Sep 4	MON		PIT	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
79	130	Sep 5	MON		PIT	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	C
80	131	Sep 6 (1)	MON		STL	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
81	133 (1)	Sep 7	MON		STL	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
82	134	Sep 8 (1)	MON	@	STL	W,7-5	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
83	136 (1)	Sep 9	MON	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
84	140 (3)	Sep 13	MON	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
85	142 (1)	Sep 15	MON		CHC	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
86	143	Sep 16	MON		CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
87	144	Sep 17	MON		STL	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
88	145	Sep 18 (1)	MON		STL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
89	147 (1)	Sep 19 (1)	MON		STL	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
							96gm		753.2	363	42	2	407	8