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

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

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	NYM		STL	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
2	2	Apr 11	NYM		STL	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
3	3	Apr 12	NYM		CIN	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
4	4	Apr 13	NYM		CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
5	5	Apr 14	NYM		CIN	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
6	6	Apr 15	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
7	7	Apr 16	NYM	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
8	8	Apr 17	NYM	@	PIT	W,10-6	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
9	9	Apr 19	NYM	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
10	10	Apr 20	NYM	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
11	11	Apr 21	NYM	@	PHI	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
12	12	Apr 22	NYM	@	STL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
13	13	Apr 23	NYM	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
14	15 (1)	Apr 26	NYM		PIT	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
15	16	Apr 27	NYM		PIT	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	17	Apr 28	NYM		PIT	W,5-4	CG	72	18.0	13	4	0	17	1	C
17	18	Apr 30	NYM		HOU	W,4-1	GS	13	4.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	20 (1)	May 3	NYM	@	CIN	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
19	21	May 4	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-14	GS	31	5.1	3	2	0	5	0	C
20	22	May 5	NYM	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	30	7.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
21	23	May 7	NYM		ATL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
22	24	May 8	NYM		ATL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
23	25	May 10	NYM		PHI	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
24	26	May 11	NYM		PHI	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	C
25	27	May 12	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
26	28	May 13	NYM	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
27	29	May 14	NYM	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
28	30	May 15	NYM	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
29	31	May 16	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
30	32	May 17	NYM		SFG	W,3-2	CG	45	12.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
31	33	May 18	NYM		SFG	L,2-8	CG	44	10.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
32	35 (1)	May 20	NYM		SDP	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
33	36	May 22	NYM		SDP	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
34	37	May 24	NYM		LAD	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
35	38	May 25	NYM		LAD	L,2-6	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
36	39	May 26	NYM		LAD	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
37	40	May 27	NYM		LAD	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
38	41	May 29	NYM	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
39	42	May 30	NYM	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
40	43	May 31	NYM	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	44	Jun 1	NYM	@	SDP	W,5-3	GS	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B C
42	45	Jun 2	NYM	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
43	46	Jun 3	NYM	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	54	11.1	8	0	0	8	0	C
44	47	Jun 4	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
45	48	Jun 5	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
46	49	Jun 7	NYM		STL	L,2-7	CG	60	13.0	14	3	0	17	1	C
47	51 (1)	Jun 9 (1)	NYM		STL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
48	52	Jun 9 (2)	NYM		STL	L,2-8	GS	27	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
49	53	Jun 10	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
50	54	Jun 11	NYM	@	PHI	L,7-26	GS	23	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
51	55	Jun 12	NYM	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	42	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
52	56	Jun 13	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
53	57	Jun 14	NYM	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	13	0	0	13	0	C
54	58	Jun 15	NYM	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	31	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	C
55	59	Jun 16	NYM	@	MON	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
56	60	Jun 17	NYM		CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
57	61	Jun 18	NYM		CHC	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
58	62	Jun 19	NYM		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
59	63	Jun 20	NYM		CHC	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
60	64	Jun 21	NYM		MON	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
61	65	Jun 22	NYM		MON	L,4-5	CG	46	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
62	66	Jun 23	NYM		MON	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
63	67	Jun 25	NYM	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
64	68	Jun 26	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
65	69	Jun 27	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
66	70	Jun 28	NYM	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
67	71	Jun 29	NYM	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
68	72	Jun 30	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	37	10.1	4	2	0	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	73	Jul 1	NYM		PIT	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
70	74	Jul 2	NYM		PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
71	75	Jul 3	NYM		PIT	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
72	76	Jul 4	NYM	@	ATL	W,16-13	CG	87	19.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
73	78 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	NYM	@	ATL	W,4-0	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
74	79	Jul 7 (2)	NYM	@	ATL	W,8-5	CG	47	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
75	80	Jul 8	NYM	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
76	81	Jul 9	NYM	@	CIN	W,11-2	GS	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
77	82	Jul 10	NYM	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
78	83	Jul 11	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS	43	11.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
79	84	Jul 12	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
80	85	Jul 13	NYM	@	HOU	W,10-1	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
81	88 (2)	Jul 19	NYM		ATL	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
82	89	Jul 20	NYM		ATL	W,16-4	GS	17	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
83	90	Jul 21	NYM		ATL	W,15-10	GS	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
84	91	Jul 22	NYM		CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	C
85	92	Jul 23	NYM		CIN	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
86	93	Jul 24	NYM		CIN	L,2-3	GF	6	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH C
87	94	Jul 25	NYM		HOU	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
88	95	Jul 27 (1)	NYM		HOU	W,16-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
89	97 (1)	Jul 28	NYM		HOU	L,4-12	GS	36	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
90	98	Jul 29	NYM		MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
91	99	Jul 30	NYM		MON	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
92	100	Jul 31	NYM		MON	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	101	Aug 2	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
94	102	Aug 3	NYM	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
95	103	Aug 4	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
96	104	Aug 5	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-2	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
97	105	Aug 8	NYM	@	MON	W,14-7	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
98	107 (1)	Aug 10	NYM		CHC	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
99	108	Aug 11	NYM		CHC	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
100	109	Aug 12	NYM		PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
101	110	Aug 13	NYM		PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
102	111	Aug 14	NYM		PHI	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
103	112	Aug 15	NYM		PHI	W,10-7	GS	16	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
104	114 (1)	Aug 17	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
105	116 (1)	Aug 19	NYM	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
106	117	Aug 20	NYM		SFG	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	17	1	0	18	0	C
107	118	Aug 21	NYM		SFG	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
108	119	Aug 22	NYM		SFG	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
109	120	Aug 23 (1)	NYM		SDP	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
110	122 (1)	Aug 24	NYM		SDP	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
111	123	Aug 25	NYM		SDP	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
112	124	Aug 26	NYM		LAD	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
113	125	Aug 27	NYM		LAD	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
114	126	Aug 29	NYM	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	39	9.1	7	2	0	9	0	C
115	128 (1)	Aug 31	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	129	Sep 1	NYM	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B C
117	130	Sep 2	NYM	@	SDP	W,12-4	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
118	131	Sep 3	NYM	@	SDP	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
119	132	Sep 4	NYM	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
120	133	Sep 6	NYM	@	LAD	W,2-0	GS	50	13.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B C
121	134	Sep 7	NYM	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	7	0	0	7	0	C
122	135	Sep 8	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	53	14.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
123	136	Sep 10	NYM		STL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
124	137	Sep 11	NYM		STL	L,0-1	CG	37	10.0	9	2	0	11	1	C
125	138	Sep 12	NYM		STL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
126	140 (1)	Sep 13 (2)	NYM	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
127	141	Sep 14	NYM	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	2	8	0	C
128	142	Sep 15	NYM	@	MON	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
129	143	Sep 16	NYM		PHI	W,9-0	GS	21	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
130	144	Sep 17	NYM		PHI	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
131	145	Sep 18	NYM		CHC	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
132	146	Sep 19	NYM		CHC	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
133	147	Sep 20	NYM		PIT	L,5-7	GS	44	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
134	148	Sep 21	NYM		PIT	W,12-1	GS	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
135	149	Sep 22	NYM		PIT	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
136	150	Sep 23	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
137	151	Sep 24	NYM	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
138	152	Sep 25	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	C
139	153	Sep 26	NYM	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
140	154	Sep 27	NYM	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
141	155	Sep 28	NYM	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
142	156	Sep 29	NYM	@	PIT	W,9-7	CG	44	10.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
143	157	Oct 1	NYM	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	41	11.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
144	158	Oct 2	NYM	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
145	159	Oct 3	NYM	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
146	160	Oct 4	NYM		MON	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
147	161	Oct 5	NYM		MON	L,3-8	GS	32	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
							150gm		1299.0	987	70	8	1065	13