Gary Carter (Gary Edmund Carter) was born on April 8, 1954 in Culver City, California. He made his Major League debut on September 16, 1974 for the Montreal Expos. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .270 with 17 home runs and 68 RBI. Carter played for the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 19 year career.
Most people believe that Gary Carter's best season was 1984, when he slugged 27 home runs, hit for a .294 average and knocked in 106 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1974
MON
N
9
27
5
11
1
6
.407
.414
.593
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
0
0
1975
MON
N
144
503
58
136
17
68
.270
.360
.416
20
1
72
83
1
10
5
8
7
1976
MON
N
91
311
31
68
6
38
.219
.287
.309
8
1
30
43
1
2
0
2
7
1977
MON
N
154
522
86
148
31
84
.284
.356
.525
29
2
58
103
5
3
5
5
9
1978
MON
N
157
533
76
136
20
72
.255
.336
.422
27
1
62
70
5
2
10
11
10
1979
MON
N
141
505
74
143
22
75
.283
.338
.485
26
5
40
62
5
2
3
3
11
1980
MON
N
154
549
76
145
29
101
.264
.331
.486
25
5
58
78
1
1
3
11
9
1981
MON
N
100
374
48
94
16
68
.251
.313
.444
20
2
35
35
1
3
1
4
6
1982
MON
N
154
557
91
163
29
97
.293
.381
.510
32
1
78
64
6
4
2
11
16
1983
MON
N
145
541
63
146
17
79
.270
.336
.444
37
3
51
57
7
2
1
7
14
1984
MON
N
159
596
75
175
27
106
.294
.366
.487
32
1
64
57
6
0
2
9
8
1985
NY
N
149
555
83
156
32
100
.281
.365
.488
17
1
69
46
6
0
1
16
18
1986
NY
N
132
490
81
125
24
105
.255
.337
.439
14
2
62
63
6
0
1
9
21
1987
NY
N
139
523
55
123
20
83
.235
.290
.392
18
2
42
73
1
1
0
1
14
1988
NY
N
130
455
39
110
11
46
.242
.301
.358
16
2
34
52
7
1
0
1
8
1989
NY
N
50
153
14
28
2
15
.183
.241
.275
8
0
12
15
0
0
0
0
5
1990
SF
N
92
244
24
62
9
27
.254
.324
.406
10
0
25
31
1
0
1
3
2
1991
LA
N
101
248
22
61
6
26
.246
.323
.375
14
0
22
26
7
1
2
1
11
1992
MON
N
95
285
24
62
5
29
.218
.299
.340
18
1
33
37
2
1
0
4
4
Total
2296
7971
1025
2092
324
1225
.262
.335
.439
371
31
848
997
68
33
39
106
180
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1974
MON
N
OF
2
2
14
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1974
MON
N
C
6
5
48
26
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1.000
1974
MON
N
RF
2
2
14
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1975
MON
N
C
66
56
521
280
37
5
6
0
6
22
21
2
.984
1975
MON
N
OF
92
80
729.1
150
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1975
MON
N
3B
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1975
MON
N
RF
92
80
729.1
150
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1976
MON
N
LF
2
2
14
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1976
MON
N
OF
36
33
260
53
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1976
MON
N
RF
34
31
246
50
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1976
MON
N
C
60
55
493.2
311
36
2
7
0
3
27
27
3
.994
1977
MON
N
OF
1
0
1.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1977
MON
N
C
146
143
1271.1
811
101
9
14
0
9
113
55
4
.990
1977
MON
N
LF
1
0
1.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1978
MON
N
C
152
147
1304
781
83
10
9
0
1
80
58
1
.989
1978
MON
N
1B
1
0
4
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1979
MON
N
C
138
135
1214.1
751
88
9
12
0
3
75
66
4
.989
1980
MON
N
C
149
146
1304.1
822
108
7
8
0
3
94
63
1
.993
1981
MON
N
1B
1
1
5
6
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1981
MON
N
C
100
99
861
509
58
4
11
0
4
50
44
3
.993
1982
MON
N
C
153
151
1353.2
954
104
10
6
0
6
103
70
5
.991
1983
MON
N
1B
1
1
8
8
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1983
MON
N
C
144
141
1261.1
847
107
5
14
0
6
86
75
10
.995
1984
MON
N
C
143
134
1200
772
65
6
6
0
7
107
50
3
.993
1984
MON
N
1B
25
23
196
218
13
1
19
0
0
0
0
0
.996
1985
NY
N
C
143
139
1251
956
67
8
11
0
5
99
51
6
.992
1985
NY
N
RF
1
1
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1985
NY
N
1B
6
6
40
31
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1985
NY
N
OF
1
1
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1986
NY
N
OF
4
3
27
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.833
1986
NY
N
3B
1
0
4.1
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1986
NY
N
C
122
121
1078.2
869
62
8
13
0
5
114
45
2
.991
1986
NY
N
RF
2
2
16
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.750
1986
NY
N
1B
9
7
63
68
5
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1986
NY
N
LF
2
1
11
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1987
NY
N
OF
1
1
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1987
NY
N
C
135
132
1142
874
70
9
13
0
5
122
46
2
.991
1987
NY
N
RF
1
1
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1987
NY
N
1B
4
0
10
10
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1988
NY
N
1B
10
6
61
45
3
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1988
NY
N
3B
1
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1988
NY
N
C
119
116
998.1
797
54
9
5
0
9
136
31
2
.990
1989
NY
N
C
47
42
369.1
266
31
6
6
0
3
46
20
1
.980
1989
NY
N
1B
1
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1990
SF
N
1B
3
3
25
25
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1990
SF
N
C
80
58
534.2
323
31
3
2
0
4
66
21
1
.992
1991
LA
N
C
68
55
497.1
355
45
5
2
0
4
59
28
0
.988
1991
LA
N
1B
10
4
54.2
47
7
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1992
MON
N
C
85
79
665
481
52
6
3
0
1
98
38
1
.989
1992
MON
N
1B
5
2
21
26
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
3B
3
0
9.1
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
OF
137
120
1048
214
7
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
.978
Total
C
2056
1954
17369
11785
1203
121
149
0
84
1498
810
51
.991
Total
RF
132
117
1021.1
207
6
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
.977
Total
1B
76
53
488.1
490
33
2
39
0
0
0
0
0
.996
Total
LF
5
3
26.2
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Transactions[]
Selected by Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
Traded by Montreal Expos to New York Mets in exchange for Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham and Floyd Youmans (December 10, 1984).
Released by New York Mets (November 14, 1989).
Signed by San Francisco Giants (January 19, 1990).
Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 26, 1991).
Claimed on waivers by Montreal Expos from Los Angeles Dodgers (November 15, 1991).