Chris Carter

William Chris Carter

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: September 16, 1982 in Fremont, CA
High School: De La Salle HS (Concord, CA)
School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)
Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 17th round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 5, 2008
Teams (by GP): Mets/RedSox 2008-2010

Final Game: October 3, 2010
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Standard Batting

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
2004	21	ARI-min	A-,A	76	330	282	50	96	18	1	17	70	2	3	46	36	.340	.433	.592	1.026		167	8	1	0	1	1		YAK,SBN · NORW,MIDW
2005	22	ARI-min	A+,AA	139	621	540	92	160	30	2	31	115	0	3	65	77	.296	.377	.531	.908		287	13	9	0	7	8		LNR,KNX · CALL,SOUL
2006	23	ARI-min	AAA	136	588	509	87	153	30	3	19	97	10	4	78	69	.301	.395	.483	.878		246	14	1	0	0	4		TUC · PCL
2007	24	ARI-BOS-min	AAA	138	613	550	80	174	40	3	19	88	2	0	54	75	.316	.377	.504	.880		277	20	3	0	6	4		TUC,PAW · PCL,IL
2008	25	BOS-min	AAA	121	522	470	65	141	25	2	24	81	0	0	41	84	.300	.356	.515	.871		242	10	4	0	7	6		PAW · IL
2008	25	BOS	AL	9	20	18	5	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	5	.333	.400	.333	.733	93	6	0	0	0	0	0	/D7
2009	26	BOS-min	AAA	116	478	428	50	126	25	0	16	61	0	0	42	63	.294	.358	.465	.823		199	16	3	0	5	8		PAW · IL
2009	26	BOS	AL	4	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	1	0	/9
2010	27	NYM-min	AAA	29	123	113	17	38	9	2	6	22	0	0	8	8	.336	.390	.611	1.001		69	0	2	0	0	0		BFL · IL
2010	27	NYM	NL	100	180	167	15	44	9	0	4	24	1	2	12	17	.263	.317	.389	.706	92	65	2	1	0	0	0	79/D
2011	28	ATL-TBD-min	AAA	77	308	283	35	81	15	0	14	63	1	0	19	37	.286	.331	.488	.819		138	8	2	0	4	2		GWI,DHM · IL
3 Yrs				113	206	190	20	50	9	0	4	28	1	2	14	26	.263	.316	.374	.689	87	71	2	1	0	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	295	272	29	72	13	0	6	40	1	3	20	37	.263	.316	.374	.689	87	102	3	1	0	1	0

BOS (2 yrs)				13	26	23	5	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	9	.261	.308	.261	.569	49	6	0	0	0	1	0
NYM (1 yr)				100	180	167	15	44	9	0	4	24	1	2	12	17	.263	.317	.389	.706	92	65	2	1	0	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				13	26	23	5	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	9	.261	.308	.261	.569	49	6	0	0	0	1	0
NL (1 yr)				100	180	167	15	44	9	0	4	24	1	2	12	17	.263	.317	.389	.706	92	65	2	1	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
2008	25	BOS	AL	9	20	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	1	0	0.0	.494	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$	/D7
2009	26	BOS	AL	4	6	-2	0	0	0	0	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.454	.499	-0.2	0.0	-2	$400,000	/9
2010	27	NYM	NL	100	180	-1	-2	1	-3	-2	-7	-0.7	5	-2	-0.2	.493	.495	0.1	-0.5	1	$	79/D
3 Seasons				113	206	-3	-2	1	-3	-3	-9	-1.0	6	-3	-0.4	.491	.498	-0.1	-0.6	-0	$400,000

BOS (2 yrs)				13	26	-2	0	0	0	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.482	.499	-0.2	-0.0	-1	$400,000
NYM (1 yr)				100	180	-1	-2	1	-3	-2	-7	-0.7	5	-2	-0.2	.493	.495	0.1	-0.5	1	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
2008	25	BOS	AL	20	12	3	6.7	111	.462	.333	.276	.400	.345	.333	.434	.733	.779	93	.634	-0.2	-0.0	.667	.111	.000
2009	26	BOS	AL	6	6	0	0.0	112	.000	.000	.273	.000	.343	.000	.438	.000	.781	-100	.000	-1.5	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
2010	27	NYM	NL	180	127	20	4.2	100	.274	.263	.258	.317	.328	.389	.407	.706	.735	92	.462	-2.0	-0.2	.606	.192	.126	1.6
3 Yrs				206	145	23	4.2	101	.286	.263	.260	.316	.330	.374	.411	.689	.741	87	.460	-3.7	-0.4	.590	.179	.111	1.6
162 Game Avg.				295	208	33	4.2	101	.286	.263	.260	.316	.330	.374	.411	.689	.741	87	.460	-3.7	-0.4	.590	.179	.111	2

BOS (2 yrs)				26	18	3	4.5	112	.400	.261	.275	.308	.345	.261	.435	.569	.779	49	.449	-1.7	-0.2	.471	.087	.000
NYM (1 yr)				180	127	20	4.2	100	.274	.263	.258	.317	.328	.389	.407	.706	.735	92	.461	-2.0	-0.2	.606	.192	.126	1.6

AL (2 yrs)				26	18	3	4.5	112	.400	.261	.275	.308	.345	.261	.435	.569	.779	49	.449	-1.7	-0.2	.471	.087	.000
NL (1 yr)				180	127	20	4.2	100	.274	.263	.258	.317	.328	.389	.407	.706	.735	92	.461	-2.0	-0.2	.606	.192	.126	1.6

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
2008	25	BOS	AL	20	0.0%	25.0%	10.0%	0.0%	0%	2.50	3.6		6.0	1.60	1.33	65%	15%	0.0%	0%
2009	26	BOS	AL	6	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%			1.3		5.0	0.00	0.00	33%	0%	0.0%	0%
2010	27	NYM	NL	180	2.2%	9.4%	6.7%	7.2%	30%	1.42	9.8	41.8	7.0	0.67	0.78	81%	13%	5.6%	20%
3 Yrs				206	1.9%	12.6%	6.8%	6.3%	26%	1.86	7.3	47.5	6.8	0.70	0.78	78%	13%	5.1%	19%
MLB Averages					2.6%	18.0%	8.7%	7.8%	33%	2.07	4.9	34.3	7.9	0.79	1.07	69%	19%	7.5%	13%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
2008	25	BOS	AL	-0.2	-0.0	20	-0.0	0.2	-0.3	.89	-0.0	-0.0	0.4	0.0	0.87	-0.1	2.53	4
2009	26	BOS	AL	-1.5	-0.1	6	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	.70	-0.1	-0.0	-2.1	-0.2	1.35	-1.7	0.91	3
2010	27	NYM	NL	-2.0	-0.2	183	-0.0	3.2	-3.2	1.03	-0.1	0.1	6.1	0.6	0.91	-1.0	1.19	58
3 Yrs				-3.7	-0.4	209	-0.2	3.4	-3.6	1.00	-0.3	0.1	4.3	0.4	0.92	-2.7	1.26	65

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2008	25	BOS	AL	0	63%	10	0	0		0	0	0	1	0%	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
2009	26	BOS	AL	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	27	NYM	NL	1	21%	75	1	2	33%	1	2	1	1	21%	8	6	2	0	0	6	4	1
3 Yrs				1	26%	85	1	2	33%	1	2	1	2	18%	10	8	2	1	1	6	4	1

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
2008	25	BOS	AL	20	90%	6	0	0	4	1	0	1	2.53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	3	2	67%	14	3	21%	3	2	67%	0	0		0
2009	26	BOS	AL	6	83%	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.91	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	1	1	100%	10	1	10%	1	1	100%	0	0		0
2010	27	NYM	NL	180	96%	44	2	0	58	19	1	8	1.19	4	0	5	4	0	1	3	0	0	0		31	2	6%	12	4	33%	105	21	20%	5	5	100%	3	1	33%	0
3 Yrs				206	95%	50	2	0	65	20	1	9	1.26	4	0	6	4	0	1	3	0	0	0		35	2	6%	16	7	44%	129	25	19%	9	8	89%	3	1	33%	0
MLB Averages					55%																			68%			11%			32%			14%			51%			56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2008	25	BOS	AL	20	74	3.70	52	70%	23%	17%	35%	25%	77%	0%	54%	78%	35%	0%	0	0	10%	2	1	10%	2	0	20%	0	0	0
2009	26	BOS	AL	6	25	4.17	18	72%	33%	39%	17%	11%	67%	0%	48%	42%	50%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	75%	0	0	0
2010	27	NYM	NL	180	625	3.47	401	64%	25%	11%	27%	37%	75%	0%	48%	86%	31%	8%	15	0	17%	31	7	8%	14	10	18%	0	0	0
3 Yrs				206	724	3.51	471	65%	25%	13%	27%	35%	75%	0%	49%	83%	32%	7%	15	0	16%	33	8	8%	16	10	27%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.81		63%	28%	15%	27%	30%	72%	2%	45%	80%	27%	5%			15%			9%			25%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SF
2008	25	9	20	18	5	6	0	0	3	0	0	2	5	.333	.400	.333	.733	93	6	0	0	0
2009	26	13	26	23	5	6	0	0	4	0	0	2	9	.261	.308	.261	.569	49	6	0	0	1
2010	27	113	206	190	20	50	9	4	28	1	2	14	26	.263	.316	.374	.689	87	71	2	1	1

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
2008	25	9	19	17	4	5	0	0	2	0	2	5	.294	.368	.294	.663	2	9
2009	26	4	6	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	4
2010	27	100	181	168	15	45	9	4	25	1	12	17	.268	.320	.393	.713	21	100
3 Yrs		113	206	190	19	50	9	4	28	1	14	26	.263	.316	.374	.689	23	113
162 Game Avg.		162	295	272	27	72	13	6	40	1	20	37	.263	.316	.374	.689	33	113

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