Bernie Carbo

Q: When was Bernie Carbo born?

Bernie Carbo was born on August 5, 1947.

Q: Where was Bernie Carbo born?

Bernie Carbo was born in Detroit, MI .

Q: How tall is Bernie Carbo?

Bernie Carbo is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Bernie Carbo weigh when playing?

Bernie Carbo weighed 173 lbs (78 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Bernie Carbo play?

Bernie Carbo played 12 seasons.

Q: Is Bernie Carbo in the Hall of Fame?

Bernie Carbo has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Bernie Carbo drafted?

Bernie Carbo was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (16th) of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Livonia HS (Livonia, MI) .

Q: What position did Bernie Carbo play?

Bernie Carbo was an Outfielder.

Q: How many hits did Bernie Carbo have?

Bernie Carbo had 722 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Bernie Carbo have?

Bernie Carbo had 96 home runs over his career.

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 173lb (180cm, 78kg)

Born: August 5, 1947 in Detroit, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (16th) of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Livonia HS (Livonia, MI).

High School: Livonia HS (Livonia, MI)

Debut: September 2, 1969 (Age 22-028d, 12,887th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1980 (Age 33-055d)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Bernardo Carbo

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

18.5

2733

722

.264

372

RBI

358

OBP

.387

SLG

.427

OPS

.814

OPS+

126

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1965	17	CIN-min	A,WRk	122	450	351	45	66	7	5	0	29	7	3	92	113	.188	.356	.236	.592		83		1	3	3			TAM,RDS · FLOR,FLIL
1966	18	CIN-min	A,WRk	139	551	427	69	114	32	2	15	57	7	3	113	107	.267	.423	.457	.880		195		4	5	2			PNS,AST · CARL,FLIL
1967	19	CIN-min	AA,WRk	139	490	398	39	84	12	7	5	45	10	4	84	114	.211	.355	.314	.669		125		6	0	2			KNX,RDS · SOUL,FLIL
1968	20	CIN-min	AA,WRk	127	516	417	87	117	20	7	20	66	16	2	91	116	.281	.411	.506	.917		211		3	2	3			AVL,RDS · SOUL,FLIL
1969	21	CIN-min	AAA	111	483	404	83	145	37	2	21	76	7	4	69	99	.359	.452	.616	1.069		249		4	1	5			INA · AA
1969	21	CIN	NL	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1970	22	CIN	NL	125	467	365	54	113	19	3	21	63	10	4	94	77	.310	.454	.551	1.004	164	201	6	4	2	2	9	*7H/9	RoY-2
1971	23	CIN	NL	106	369	310	33	68	20	1	5	20	2	1	54	56	.219	.338	.339	.677	97	105	6	2	2	1	4	7H
1972	24	TOT	NL	118	396	323	44	81	13	1	7	34	0	1	63	59	.251	.380	.362	.742	114	117	7	6	1	3	10	9H/5
1972	24	CIN	NL	19	28	21	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	.143	.357	.143	.500	52	3	0	1	0	0	1	H/9
1972	24	STL	NL	99	368	302	42	78	13	1	7	34	0	1	57	56	.258	.381	.377	.759	118	114	7	5	1	3	9	9H/5
1973	25	STL	NL	111	371	308	42	88	18	0	8	40	2	0	58	52	.286	.397	.422	.819	128	130	6	1	1	3	7	9H/7
1974	26	BOS	AL	117	402	338	40	84	20	0	12	61	4	3	58	90	.249	.364	.414	.778	117	140	9	4	1	1	7	97HD
1975	27	BOS	AL	107	407	319	64	82	21	3	15	50	2	4	83	69	.257	.409	.483	.892	143	154	6	1	1	3	5	97HD
1976	28	TOT	AL	86	282	238	25	56	11	0	5	21	2	2	41	72	.235	.348	.345	.692	103	82	5	0	3	0	4	D9H/7
1976	28	BOS	AL	17	63	55	5	13	4	0	2	6	1	0	8	17	.236	.333	.418	.752	109	23	0	0	0	0	1	D/7H
1976	28	MIL	AL	69	219	183	20	43	7	0	3	15	1	2	33	55	.235	.352	.322	.674	101	59	5	0	3	0	3	9DH/7
1977	29	BOS	AL	86	276	228	36	66	6	1	15	34	1	2	47	72	.289	.409	.522	.931	140	119	4	0	0	1	3	9H/7D
1978	30	TOT	AL	77	251	220	28	62	11	0	5	22	2	1	28	39	.282	.364	.400	.764	114	88	9	1	1	1	1	D9H/7
1978	30	BOS	AL	17	54	46	7	12	3	0	1	6	1	1	8	8	.261	.370	.391	.762	105	18	3	0	0	0	0	/D97H
1978	30	CLE	AL	60	197	174	21	50	8	0	4	16	1	0	20	31	.287	.362	.402	.765	116	70	6	1	1	1	1	DH/9
1979	31	STL	NL	52	76	64	6	18	1	0	3	12	1	0	10	22	.281	.368	.438	.806	118	28	0	0	0	2	0	H9/7
1980	32	TOT	NL	21	20	17	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.235	.316	.235	.551	54	4	0	0	1	0	0	H
1980	32	STL	NL	14	13	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	H
1980	32	PIT	NL	7	7	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.429	.333	.762	114	2	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1981	33	DET-min	AAA	19	52	42	7	8	0	0	1	5	0	0	9	9	.190	.346	.262	.608		11		1	0	0	0		EVN · AA
12 Yrs				1010	3320	2733	372	722	140	9	96	358	26	18	538	611	.264	.387	.427	.814	126	1168	58	19	13	17	50
162 Game Avg.				162	533	438	60	116	22	1	15	57	4	3	86	98	.264	.387	.427	.814	126	187	9	3	2	3	8
				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
BOS (5 yrs)				344	1202	986	152	257	54	4	45	157	9	10	204	256	.261	.388	.460	.849	130	454	22	5	2	5	16
CIN (4 yrs)				254	867	699	89	184	39	4	26	83	12	5	154	138	.263	.400	.442	.842	132	309	12	7	4	3	14
STL (4 yrs)				276	828	685	90	186	32	1	18	86	3	1	126	130	.272	.385	.400	.785	121	274	13	6	3	8	16
CLE (1 yr)				60	197	174	21	50	8	0	4	16	1	0	20	31	.287	.362	.402	.765	116	70	6	1	1	1	1
PIT (1 yr)				7	7	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.429	.333	.762	114	2	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				69	219	183	20	43	7	0	3	15	1	2	33	55	.235	.352	.322	.674	101	59	5	0	3	0	3

NL (7 yrs)				537	1702	1390	179	372	71	5	44	170	15	6	281	269	.268	.393	.421	.814	127	585	25	13	7	11	30
AL (5 yrs)				473	1618	1343	193	350	69	4	52	188	11	12	257	342	.261	.380	.434	.814	125	583	33	6	6	6	20

for the free Baseball Reference newsletter and get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.

It's also available for football, basketball and hockey.

Player Value--Batting

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

Advanced Batting

See More Advanced Batting

Compare Bernie Carbo to

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Player News

Postseason Batting

Postseason Game Log

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Sons of Pumpsie Green & John Murphy sponsor(s) this page.

Great left handed hitter who made Carlton Fisk's 1975 World Series Game 6 home run possible with his 3 run pinch hit homer in the bottom of the 8th. Carbo was sold to Cleveland in June 1978, leaving Boston without a quality left handed bat off the bench.

A history of the Sports Reference Sponsorship System

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Bernie Carbo?

Bernie Carbo is 77 years old.

When was Bernie Carbo born?

Bernie Carbo was born on August 5, 1947.

Where was Bernie Carbo born?

Bernie Carbo was born in Detroit, MI.

How tall is Bernie Carbo?

Bernie Carbo is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Bernie Carbo weigh when playing?

Bernie Carbo weighed 173 lbs (78 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bernie Carbo play?

Bernie Carbo played 12 seasons.

Is Bernie Carbo in the Hall of Fame?

Bernie Carbo has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Bernie Carbo drafted?

Bernie Carbo was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (16th) of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Livonia HS (Livonia, MI).

What position did Bernie Carbo play?

Bernie Carbo was an Outfielder.

How many hits did Bernie Carbo have?

Bernie Carbo had 722 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Bernie Carbo have?

Bernie Carbo had 96 home runs over his career.

What was Bernie Carbo's average?

Bernie Carbo had a .264 average over his career.

How many teams has Bernie Carbo played for?

Bernie Carbo played for 6 teams; the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates.

When did Bernie Carbo retire?

Bernie Carbo last played in 1980.

Other Resources & Links

More Carbo Pages

Bernie Carbo Overview

Winter, Minor, Mexican & Independent Lg Stats

Batting Splits

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Bernie Carbo Pages at Baseball Reference

Bernie Carbo page at the Bullpen Wiki