Gary Carter
1974–1992 · bats R / throws R · Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, NLS, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
2,296G
.262AVG
.335OBP
.439SLG
More career statistics
2,092H
324HR
1,225RBI
39SB
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,296 | 9,019 | 7,971 | 1,025 | 2,092 | 371 | 31 | 324 | 1,225 | 848 | 997 | 39 | 42 | 68 | 99 | 3,497 | .262 | .335 | .439 | .774 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1986-09-21 to 1987-04-10
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1977-04-20 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1986-07-11 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1985-07-04 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1165 | 4457 | 1036 | 162 | 618 | 472 | 487 | .267 | .338 | .447 |
| Away | 1131 | 4562 | 1056 | 162 | 607 | 376 | 510 | .258 | .314 | .430 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 291 | 1158 | 269 | 47 | 167 | 113 | 129 | .265 | .330 | .454 |
| May | 398 | 1546 | 323 | 56 | 207 | 174 | 176 | .241 | .321 | .418 |
| June | 378 | 1510 | 369 | 47 | 180 | 127 | 169 | .274 | .328 | .428 |
| July | 367 | 1491 | 348 | 55 | 213 | 125 | 160 | .261 | .317 | .442 |
| August | 419 | 1599 | 352 | 59 | 222 | 145 | 193 | .247 | .311 | .425 |
| September | 413 | 1606 | 402 | 55 | 219 | 154 | 159 | .283 | .346 | .462 |
| October | 30 | 109 | 29 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 11 | .296 | .358 | .520 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 258 | 1005 | 247 | 45 | 151 | 96 | 76 | .280 | .341 | .501 |
| chicago-cubs | 255 | 1004 | 242 | 41 | 155 | 96 | 137 | .274 | .337 | .477 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 253 | 1000 | 236 | 30 | 127 | 76 | 92 | .262 | .312 | .423 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 246 | 960 | 208 | 29 | 111 | 90 | 109 | .245 | .310 | .396 |
| new-york-mets | 185 | 720 | 188 | 26 | 94 | 80 | 67 | .300 | .372 | .490 |
| cincinnati-reds | 181 | 702 | 151 | 25 | 100 | 60 | 89 | .240 | .301 | .411 |
| atlanta-braves | 178 | 714 | 165 | 30 | 118 | 75 | 74 | .265 | .336 | .451 |
| san-diego-padres | 171 | 666 | 157 | 27 | 101 | 72 | 59 | .272 | .344 | .455 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 9 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .407 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 144 | 503 | 136 | 17 | 68 | 5 | .270 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 91 | 311 | 68 | 6 | 38 | – | .219 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 154 | 522 | 148 | 31 | 84 | 5 | .284 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 157 | 533 | 136 | 20 | 72 | 10 | .255 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 141 | 505 | 143 | 22 | 75 | 3 | .283 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 154 | 549 | 145 | 29 | 101 | 3 | .264 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 100 | 374 | 94 | 16 | 68 | 1 | .251 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 154 | 557 | 163 | 29 | 97 | 2 | .293 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 145 | 541 | 146 | 17 | 79 | 1 | .270 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 159 | 596 | 175 | 27 | 106 | 2 | .294 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 149 | 555 | 156 | 32 | 100 | 1 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 132 | 490 | 125 | 24 | 105 | 1 | .255 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 139 | 523 | 123 | 20 | 83 | – | .235 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 130 | 455 | 110 | 11 | 46 | – | .242 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 50 | 153 | 28 | 2 | 15 | – | .183 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 92 | 244 | 62 | 9 | 27 | 1 | .254 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 101 | 248 | 61 | 6 | 26 | 2 | .246 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 95 | 285 | 62 | 5 | 29 | – | .218 | – | – |