Spoon Carter
1933–1949 · bats L / throws R · AKR, ASW, Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Elite Giants, CV7, Homestead Grays, IN8, LS4
185G
.218AVG
.261OBP
.244SLG
49H
1HR
10RBI
0SB
49–32W–L
720IP
168K
1.85ERA
87GS
6SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | 242 | 225 | 23 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | .218 | .261 | .244 | .505 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720.3 | 179 | 87 | 46 | 49 | 32 | 6 | 725 | 443 | 148 | 45 | 192 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 | 1.273 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1935-08-19 to 1935-10-26
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | 1936-08-21 | 1 in 511 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | 1948-07-23 | 1 in 308 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | 1935-08-14 | 1 in 76 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 109 | 131 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .230 | .267 | .270 |
| Away | 76 | 111 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .204 | .216 | .214 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| May | 42 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .108 | .167 | .108 |
| June | 40 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .211 | .200 |
| July | 42 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .244 | .286 | .244 |
| August | 40 | 64 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .305 | .312 | .339 |
| September | 19 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .185 | .308 |
| October | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-stars | 19 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .205 | .237 |
| new-york-cubans | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .071 | .133 | .143 |
| kansas-city-monarchs | 18 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .130 | .143 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 17 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .433 |
| newark-eagles | 16 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .147 | .237 | .147 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| chicago-american-giants | 12 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .312 | .333 | .312 |
| pittsburgh-crawfords | 11 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .263 | .278 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | AKR, CV7, Pittsburgh Crawfords | 7 | 19 | 5 | – | – | – | .263 | 41 | 11 |
| 1935 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 19 | 35 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .257 | 91 | 18 |
| 1936 | NNS, Pittsburgh Crawfords | 17 | 18 | 5 | – | – | – | .278 | 60 | 20 |
| 1938 | Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Elite Giants, Philadelphia Stars | 25 | 48 | 11 | – | 3 | – | .229 | 120 | 17 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Stars, TLC | 9 | 9 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .333 | 48 | 14 |
| 1940 | IN8, Newark Eagles | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | .214 | 34 | 13 |
| 1942 |  Homestead Grays | 7 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | .143 | 36 | 15 |
| 1943 | Homestead Grays | 10 | 27 | 6 | – | – | – | .222 | 68 | 21 |
| 1944 | Homestead Grays | 14 | 27 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .074 | 83 | 19 |
| 1945 | Homestead Grays | 8 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | .333 | 32 | 5 |
| 1946 | MSMemphis Red Sox | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 1947 | MSMemphis Red Sox | 10 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | 16 | 4 |
| 1948 | MSMemphis Red Sox | 24 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | .100 | 58 | 9 |
| 1949 | Birmingham Black Barons, Memphis Red Sox | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 29 | 1 |