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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	MON	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
2	2	Apr 7	MON	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
3	3	Apr 8	MON	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
4	4	Apr 9	MON	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
5	5	Apr 10	MON	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
6	6	Apr 12	MON		CHC	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
7	7	Apr 14	MON		CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
8	8	Apr 15	MON	@	HOU	L,6-7	CG	43	9.1	6	3	0	9	0	C
9	9	Apr 16	MON	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
10	10	Apr 17	MON	@	HOU	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
11	11	Apr 21	MON		STL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	C
12	12	Apr 22	MON	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
13	13	Apr 24	MON	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
14	14	Apr 26	MON		HOU	L,0-2	GS	13	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	20 (5)	May 3	MON		ATL	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
16	21	May 4	MON		ATL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	9	2	1	12	0	C
17	22	May 6	MON		PHI	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
18	24 (1)	May 9	MON	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
19	25	May 10	MON	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	C
20	26	May 11	MON	@	ATL	W,8-5	CG	47	11.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
21	27	May 12	MON	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
22	28	May 13	MON	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	49	11.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
23	29	May 14	MON	@	STL	L,2-3	GS	43	10.2	11	1	0	12	1	1B C
24	30	May 15	MON	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
25	31	May 17	MON		LAD	W,3-2	GS	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
26	32	May 18	MON		LAD	L,3-13	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
27	33	May 20	MON		SFG	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
28	34	May 21	MON		SFG	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
29	35	May 22	MON		SFG	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
30	36	May 23	MON		SDP	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
31	37	May 24	MON		SDP	W,5-4	CG	54	13.0	8	3	0	11	0	C
32	38	May 25	MON		SDP	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
33	39	May 27	MON	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
34	40	May 28	MON	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	40	8.2	8	3	0	11	0	C
35	41	May 29	MON	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
36	42	May 30	MON	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	36	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	C
37	43	May 31	MON	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	44	Jun 1	MON	@	SDP	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
39	45	Jun 2	MON	@	SFG	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
40	46	Jun 3	MON	@	SFG	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
41	47	Jun 4	MON	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
42	48	Jun 5	MON	@	SFG	W,12-9	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
43	49	Jun 7	MON		PIT	L,2-3	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
44	50	Jun 8	MON		PIT	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
45	51	Jun 9	MON		PIT	L,3-6	GS	36	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
46	52	Jun 10	MON	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	68	16.2	15	2	0	17	0	C
47	54 (1)	Jun 12	MON	@	NYM	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	9	3	0	12	1	C
48	55	Jun 13	MON	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
49	56	Jun 14	MON	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	C
50	57	Jun 15	MON	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
51	58	Jun 17	MON		NYM	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
52	59	Jun 18	MON		NYM	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
53	61 (1)	Jun 20	MON		PHI	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
54	62	Jun 21 (1)	MON		PHI	L,1-8	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
55	63	Jun 21 (2)	MON		PHI	W,5-4	GF	26	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH C
56	64	Jun 22	MON		PHI	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
57	65	Jun 23	MON		PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	C
58	66	Jun 24	MON		CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
59	67	Jun 25	MON		CHC	L,1-2	CG	51	12.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
60	69 (1)	Jun 27	MON		CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
61	70	Jun 28	MON	@	PHI	T,5-5	CG	46	10.2	7	0	0	7	0	C
62	71	Jun 29 (1)	MON	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
63	73 (1)	Jun 30	MON	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	74	Jul 1	MON	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
65	75	Jul 2	MON	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
66	76	Jul 3	MON	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
67	77	Jul 4 (1)	MON	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
68	78	Jul 4 (2)	MON	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
69	82 (3)	Jul 11	MON		ATL	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
70	83	Jul 12	MON	@	HOU	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
71	84	Jul 13	MON	@	HOU	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
72	85	Jul 14	MON	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
73	86	Jul 15	MON	@	ATL	L,3-9	CG	36	8.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
74	87	Jul 16	MON	@	ATL	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
75	88	Jul 17	MON	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
76	89	Jul 19	MON		CIN	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
77	90	Jul 20	MON		CIN	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
78	91	Jul 21	MON		HOU	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
79	92	Jul 22	MON		HOU	L,8-11	CG	48	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
80	93	Jul 23	MON		HOU	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
81	94	Jul 24	MON		HOU	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
82	95	Jul 25 (1)	MON	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	6	1	1	8	1	C
83	98 (2)	Jul 27	MON	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
84	99	Jul 28 (1)	MON		STL	L,2-3	CG	47	10.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
85	100	Jul 28 (2)	MON		STL	L,1-10	GS	33	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
86	101	Jul 29	MON		STL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
87	102	Jul 30	MON		STL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
88	103	Jul 31	MON		STL	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	104	Aug 2	MON	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
90	105	Aug 3	MON	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	31	8.2	3	1	0	4	0	C
91	106	Aug 4	MON	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
92	107	Aug 5	MON	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
93	108	Aug 6	MON	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
94	109	Aug 7	MON	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
95	110	Aug 8	MON		NYM	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
96	111	Aug 9	MON		NYM	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
97	112	Aug 10	MON		NYM	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
98	113	Aug 12	MON		PIT	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
99	114	Aug 13	MON		PIT	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
100	115	Aug 14	MON		PIT	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
101	116	Aug 15	MON	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
102	117	Aug 16	MON	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
103	118	Aug 17	MON	@	SFG	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
104	119	Aug 18	MON	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
105	120	Aug 19	MON	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
106	121	Aug 21 (1)	MON	@	SDP	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
107	122	Aug 21 (2)	MON	@	SDP	L,2-5	CG	30	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
108	123	Aug 22	MON	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
109	124	Aug 23	MON	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
110	125	Aug 24	MON	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
111	126	Aug 26	MON		SDP	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
112	127	Aug 27	MON		SDP	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
113	128	Aug 28	MON		SDP	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
114	131 (2)	Aug 31	MON		SFG	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	132	Sep 1	MON		LAD	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
116	133	Sep 2	MON		LAD	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
117	134	Sep 3	MON		LAD	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	C
118	135	Sep 4	MON		LAD	W,3-2	CG	45	12.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
119	136	Sep 5	MON		CHC	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
120	137	Sep 6	MON		CHC	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
121	138	Sep 7	MON		CHC	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
122	139	Sep 9	MON		NYM	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	C
123	140	Sep 10	MON		NYM	W,10-9	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
124	141	Sep 11	MON		NYM	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
125	142	Sep 12	MON	@	CHC	L,0-8	GS	32	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
126	143	Sep 13	MON	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
127	144	Sep 14 (1)	MON	@	PHI	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
128	145	Sep 14 (2)	MON	@	PHI	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
129	146	Sep 15	MON	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
130	147	Sep 16	MON	@	PIT	L,0-9	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
131	148	Sep 17	MON	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	53	12.2	8	2	0	10	0	C
132	149	Sep 18	MON	@	PIT	W,5-2	GF	7	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
133	150	Sep 19 (1)	MON		STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
134	151	Sep 19 (2)	MON		STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
135	152	Sep 20	MON		STL	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
136	153	Sep 22 (1)	MON		PHI	L,7-9	CG	48	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
137	154	Sep 22 (2)	MON		PHI	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
138	156 (1)	Sep 24	MON		PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
139	157	Sep 25	MON		PIT	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
140	158	Sep 26	MON	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
141	159	Sep 27	MON	@	STL	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
142	160	Sep 28	MON	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
143	161	Oct 1	MON	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
144	162	Oct 2 (1)	MON	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
							145gm		1269.1	855	108	5	968	15