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Max Carey

Max George Carey (Scoops)

Hall of Famer

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 11, 1890 in Terre Haute, IN
High School: Terre Haute (Terre Haute, IN) (All Transactions)
Debut: October 3, 1910
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Robins 1910-1929
Final Game: September 29, 1929
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1961.
Died: May 30, 1976 in Miami, FL
Buried: Woodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum,in Miami, FL
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1910 20 PIT NL 2 8 6 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 .500 .625 .833 1.458 313 5 0 0 /O
1911 21 PIT NL 129 503 427 77 110 15 10 5 43 27 44 75 .258 .337 .375 .712 96 160 7 25 *O
1912 22 PIT NL 150 690 587 114 177 23 8 5 66 45 61 79 .302 .372 .394 .766 110 231 5 37 *O
1913 23 PIT NL 154 692 620 99 172 23 10 5 49 61 17 55 67 .277 .339 .371 .710 106 230 3 14 *O
1914 24 PIT NL 156 664 593 76 144 25 17 1 31 38 59 56 .243 .313 .347 .661 100 206 2 10 *O
1915 25 PIT NL 140 630 564 76 143 26 5 3 27 36 17 57 58 .254 .326 .333 .660 101 188 4 5 *O
1916 26 PIT NL 154 679 599 90 158 23 11 7 42 63 19 59 58 .264 .337 .374 .711 117 224 7 14 *O
1917 27 PIT NL 155 668 588 82 174 21 12 1 51 46 58 38 .296 .369 .378 .746 126 222 10 12 *O
1918 28 PIT NL 126 549 468 70 128 14 6 3 48 58 62 25 .274 .363 .348 .712 115 163 4 15 *O
1919 29 PIT NL 66 275 244 41 75 10 2 0 9 18 25 24 .307 .376 .365 .741 120 89 2 4 O
1920 30 PIT NL 130 567 485 74 140 18 4 1 35 52 10 59 31 .289 .369 .348 .718 104 169 3 20 *O
1921 31 PIT NL 140 625 521 85 161 34 4 7 56 37 12 70 30 .309 .395 .430 .825 116 224 4 30 *O
1922 32 PIT NL 155 732 629 140 207 28 12 10 70 51 2 80 26 .329 .408 .459 .868 122 289 4 19 *O
1923 33 PIT NL 153 699 610 120 188 32 19 6 63 51 8 73 28 .308 .388 .452 .841 119 276 7 9 *O
1924 34 PIT NL 149 683 599 113 178 30 9 8 55 49 13 58 17 .297 .366 .417 .783 108 250 7 19 *O MVP-18
1925 35 PIT NL 133 620 542 109 186 39 13 5 44 46 11 66 19 .343 .418 .491 .909 126 266 4 8 *O MVP-11
1926 36 TOT NL 113 483 424 64 98 17 6 0 35 10 38 19 .231 .294 .300 .594 58 127 0 21 *O
1926 36 PIT NL 86 370 324 46 72 14 5 0 28 10 30 14 .222 .288 .296 .584 54 96 0 16 O
1926 36 BRO NL 27 113 100 18 26 3 1 0 7 0 8 5 .260 .315 .310 .625 70 31 0 5 O
1927 37 BRO NL 144 623 538 70 143 30 10 1 54 32 64 18 .266 .345 .364 .709 90 196 1 20 *O MVP-20
1928 38 BRO NL 108 353 296 41 73 11 0 2 19 18 47 24 .247 .354 .304 .658 74 90 2 8 O
1929 39 BRO NL 19 27 23 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 .304 .407 .304 .712 81 7 1 0 /O
20 Seasons 2476 10770 9363 1545 2665 419 159 70 800 738 109 1040 695 .285 .361 .386 .747 107 3612 77 290
162 Game Avg. 162 705 613 101 174 27 10 5 52 48 68 45 .285 .361 .386 .747 107 236 5 19
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PIT (17 yrs) 2178 9654 8406 1414 2416 375 148 67 719 688 109 918 646 .287 .363 .391 .754 110 3288 73 257
BRO (4 yrs) 298 1116 957 131 249 44 11 3 81 50 122 49 .260 .346 .339 .685 83 324 4 33

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1925 35 PIT NL WS WSH W 7 31 24 6 11 4 0 0 2 3 1 2 3 .458 .552 .625 1.177 15 0 3 2 0 0
1 WS 7 31 24 6 11 4 0 0 2 3 1 2 3 .458 .552 .625 1.177 15 0 3 2 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1910 PIT NL 20 OF 2 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 5.50 .955 2.10 2-0-0
1911 PIT NL 21 OF 122 323 304 11 8 5 .975 2.58 .959 2.07 46-76-0
1912 PIT NL 22 OF 150 401 369 19 13 10 .968 2.59 .955 2.16 145-6-0
1913 PIT NL 23 OF 154 407 363 28 16 6 .961 2.54 .960 2.08 144-11-0
1914 PIT NL 24 OF 154 353 318 23 12 3 .966 2.21 .957 1.97 154-0-0
1915 PIT NL 25 OF 139 334 307 21 6 5 .982 2.36 .958 2.01 139-0-0
1916 PIT NL 26 OF 154 459 419 32 8 10 .983 2.93 .966 2.00 21-134-0
1917 PIT NL 27 OF 153 478 440 28 10 8 .979 3.06 .962 2.08 0-153-0
1918 PIT NL 28 OF 126 401 359 25 17 9 .958 3.05 .962 2.13 0-126-0
1919 PIT NL 29 OF 63 188 173 5 10 1 .947 2.83 .965 2.18 0-63-0
1920 PIT NL 30 OF 129 367 345 10 12 0 .967 2.75 .964 2.21 0-129-0
1921 PIT NL 31 OF 139 466 431 15 20 6 .957 3.21 .965 2.24 0-139-0
1922 PIT NL 32 OF 155 486 449 22 15 4 .969 3.04 .962 2.26 3-152-0
1923 PIT NL 33 OF 153 497 450 28 19 4 .962 3.12 .964 2.28 0-153-0
1924 PIT NL 34 OF 149 460 428 16 16 3 .965 2.98 .965 2.24 0-149-0 MVP-18
1925 PIT NL 35 OF 130 403 363 20 20 2 .950 2.95 .967 2.33 0-130-0 MVP-11
1926 TOT NL 36 OF 109 322 295 8 19 3 .941 2.78 .966 2.26 0-109-0
1926 PIT NL 36 OF 82 247 225 8 14 3 .943 2.84 .966 2.26 0-82-0
1926 BRO NL 36 OF 27 75 70 0 5 0 .933 2.59 .967 2.26 0-27-0
1927 BRO NL 37 OF 141 361 331 19 11 6 .970 2.48 .970 2.35 1-38-108 MVP-20
1928 BRO NL 38 OF 95 213 202 8 3 1 .986 2.21 .972 2.31 1-75-35
1929 BRO NL 39 OF 4 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.75 .971 2.38 0-2-2
20 Seasons OF 2421 6937 6363 339 235 86 .966 2.77 .963 2.17 656-1645-145
20 Seasons TOT 2421 6937 6363 339 235 86 .966 2.77 .929 2.17 656-1645-145
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1937 BBWAA ( 3.0%)
1938 BBWAA ( 2.3%)
1939 BBWAA ( 2.6%)
1945 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1948 BBWAA ( 7.4%)
1949 BBWAA ( 7.8%)
1950 BBWAA ( 8.3%)
1951 BBWAA (11.9%)
1952 BBWAA (15.4%)
1953 BBWAA (20.8%)
1954 BBWAA (21.8%)
1955 BBWAA (47.4%)
1956 BBWAA (33.7%)
1958 BBWAA (51.1%)
1961 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1961 by Veteran's Committee

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1924 NL (18, 4%)
1925 NL (11, 14%)
1927 NL (20, 4%)
0.22 Career Shares (695th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1917 NL  .296 (9th)
1925 NL  .343 (7th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1917 NL  .369 (8th)
1918 NL  .363 (9th)
1920 NL  .369 (8th)
1921 NL  .395 (7th)
1922 NL  .408 (4th)
1925 NL  .418 (6th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1917 NL  .746 (10th)
1925 NL  .909 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1912 NL  150 (3rd)
1913 NL  154 (3rd)
1914 NL  156 (1st)
1916 NL  154 (6th)
1917 NL  155 (2nd)
1918 NL  126 (5th)
1922 NL  155 (5th)
1923 NL  153 (4th)
1924 NL  149 (6th)
Career  2476 (56th)

At Bats s c a p y
1912 NL  587 (3rd)
1913 NL  620 (1st)
1914 NL  593 (1st)
1916 NL  599 (3rd)
1917 NL  588 (4th)
1922 NL  629 (4th)
1923 NL  610 (7th)
1924 NL  599 (3rd)
Career  9363 (45th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1912 NL  690 (2nd)
1913 NL  692 (1st)
1914 NL  664 (3rd)
1916 NL  679 (3rd)
1917 NL  668 (3rd)
1918 NL  549 (7th)
1922 NL  732 (3rd)
1923 NL  699 (4th)
1924 NL  683 (1st)
Career  10770 (37th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1912 NL  114 (2nd)
1913 NL  99 (1st)
1915 NL  76 (6th)
1916 NL  90 (2nd)
1917 NL  82 (5th)
1918 NL  70 (5th)
1922 NL  140 (2nd)
1923 NL  120 (2nd)
1924 NL  113 (3rd)
1925 NL  109 (6th)
Career  1545 (53rd)

Hits s c a p y
1912 NL  177 (6th)
1913 NL  172 (4th)
1916 NL  158 (6th)
1917 NL  174 (4th)
1922 NL  207 (4th)
1923 NL  188 (10th)
1924 NL  178 (10th)
Career  2665 (65th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1912 NL  231 (9th)
1913 NL  230 (7th)
1916 NL  224 (7th)
1917 NL  222 (8th)
1922 NL  289 (10th)
1923 NL  276 (9th)
Career  3612 (131st)

Doubles s c a p y
1921 NL  34 (6th)
1923 NL  32 (9th)
1924 NL  30 (10th)
1925 NL  39 (6th)
Career  419 (132nd)

Triples s c a p y
1914 NL  17 (1st)
1917 NL  12 (10th)
1922 NL  12 (9th)
1923 NL  19 (1st)
1925 NL  13 (7th)
1927 NL  10 (9th)
Career  159 (42nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1916 NL  7 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1914 NL  59 (9th)
1915 NL  57 (8th)
1916 NL  59 (8th)
1917 NL  58 (8th)
1918 NL  62 (1st)
1920 NL  59 (6th)
1921 NL  70 (3rd)
1922 NL  80 (1st)
1923 NL  73 (3rd)
1924 NL  58 (6th)
1925 NL  66 (4th)
1927 NL  64 (8th)
Career  1040 (96th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1911 NL  75 (4th)
1912 NL  79 (3rd)
1913 NL  67 (7th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1912 NL  45 (2nd)
1913 NL  61 (1st)
1914 NL  38 (4th)
1915 NL  36 (1st)
1916 NL  63 (1st)
1917 NL  46 (1st)
1918 NL  58 (1st)
1920 NL  52 (1st)
1921 NL  37 (2nd)
1922 NL  51 (1st)
1923 NL  51 (1st)
1924 NL  49 (1st)
1925 NL  46 (1st)
1927 NL  32 (2nd)
1928 NL  18 (5th)
Career  738 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1912 NL  141 (2nd)
1913 NL  134 (3rd)
1916 NL  117 (10th)
1917 NL  140 (3rd)
1922 NL  157 (4th)
Career  2017 (46th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1925 NL  126 (10th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1912 NL  85 (10th)
1913 NL  82 (5th)
1916 NL  78 (5th)
1917 NL  80 (7th)
1922 NL  127 (2nd)
1923 NL  113 (5th)
1924 NL  94 (10th)
1925 NL  115 (6th)
Career  1344 (127th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1917 NL  20 (8th)
1922 NL  23 (6th)
1925 NL  24 (8th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1917 NL  2.4 (8th)
1922 NL  2.2 (6th)
1925 NL  2.2 (8th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1914 NL  43 (9th)
1916 NL  41 (9th)
1923 NL  57 (5th)
1925 NL  57 (10th)
Career  648 (219th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1912 NL  243 (7th)
1913 NL  230 (3rd)
1916 NL  224 (5th)
1917 NL  242 (3rd)
1918 NL  194 (3rd)
1922 NL  291 (2nd)
1923 NL  268 (4th)
1924 NL  243 (8th)
1925 NL  256 (6th)
Career  3782 (59th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1917 NL  .682 (10th)
1922 NL  .692 (4th)
1925 NL  .703 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1911 NL  7 (9th)
1916 NL  7 (7th)
1917 NL  10 (3rd)
1923 NL  7 (5th)
1924 NL  7 (5th)
Career  77 (154th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1911 NL  25 (9th)
1912 NL  37 (1st)
1921 NL  30 (5th)
1924 NL  19 (3rd)
Career  290 (13th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1916 NL  19 (8th)
1925 NL  11 (8th)
Career  109 (82nd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1916 NL  12.6 (3rd)
1921 NL  11.8 (8th)
1922 NL  16.7 (2nd)
1924 NL  13.8 (3rd)
1925 NL  9.0 (8th)
Career  127.9 (242nd)

AB per SO s c a p y
1924 NL  35.2 (4th)
1925 NL  28.5 (10th)
1927 NL  29.9 (7th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1912 NL  447 (2nd)
1913 NL  479 (2nd)
1914 NL  459 (2nd)
1916 NL  474 (4th)
1917 NL  426 (7th)
1922 NL  443 (10th)
1924 NL  453 (3rd)
1927 NL  415 (8th)
Career  7097 (40th)

Oldest s c a p y
1927 NL  born 1890-01-11 (9th)
1928 NL  born 1890-01-11 (4th)
1929 NL  born 1890-01-11 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1910 NL  born 1890-01-11 (4th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 32 (53), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 148 (89), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 76 (235), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 36 (194), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Doc Cramer (854)
  3. Tim Raines (853)
  4. Fred Clarke (849) *
  5. Kenny Lofton (846)
  6. Brett Butler (838)
  7. Jimmy Sheckard (832)
  8. Lou Brock (829) *
  9. George Van Haltren (823)
  10. Sam Rice (809) *
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  2. Tim Raines (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Les Mann (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Clyde Milan (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Clyde Milan (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Clyde Milan (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Clyde Milan (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Harry Hooper (955) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Harry Hooper (957) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Harry Hooper (944) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. George Burns (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. George Burns (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Harry Hooper (928) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Harry Hooper (922) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Harry Hooper (944) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Harry Hooper (937) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Lou Brock (867) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Lou Brock (863) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

August 15, 1910: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from South Bend (Central).

August 13, 1926: Selected off waivers by the Brooklyn Robins from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 10, 1929: Released by the Brooklyn Robins.

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