Tim McCarver
1959–1980 · bats L / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
1,909G
.271AVG
.337OBP
.388SLG
More career statistics
1,501H
97HR
645RBI
61SB
4Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,909 | 6,206 | 5,529 | 590 | 1,501 | 242 | 57 | 97 | 645 | 548 | 422 | 61 | 49 | 30 | 64 | 2,148 | .271 | .337 | .388 | .725 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1965-06-03 to 1965-06-22
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1965-05-03 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1963-07-05 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1969-08-17 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 967 | 3017 | 789 | 59 | 345 | 283 | 201 | .296 | .355 | .432 |
| Away | 942 | 3189 | 712 | 38 | 300 | 265 | 221 | .249 | .306 | .348 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 181 | 633 | 152 | 9 | 67 | 47 | 36 | .267 | .314 | .367 |
| May | 290 | 920 | 221 | 15 | 86 | 80 | 67 | .268 | .327 | .402 |
| June | 363 | 1191 | 303 | 24 | 140 | 111 | 75 | .286 | .348 | .417 |
| July | 327 | 1052 | 243 | 14 | 106 | 95 | 84 | .259 | .321 | .372 |
| August | 368 | 1201 | 295 | 18 | 108 | 114 | 87 | .278 | .341 | .371 |
| September | 361 | 1145 | 271 | 17 | 127 | 98 | 68 | .267 | .322 | .394 |
| October | 19 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | .262 | .297 | .377 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 230 | 736 | 186 | 12 | 76 | 52 | 40 | .279 | .323 | .407 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 213 | 706 | 171 | 10 | 87 | 71 | 40 | .274 | .343 | .385 |
| new-york-mets | 197 | 661 | 156 | 13 | 73 | 59 | 50 | .266 | .325 | .384 |
| cincinnati-reds | 185 | 606 | 153 | 6 | 54 | 56 | 41 | .284 | .345 | .357 |
| san-francisco-giants | 181 | 601 | 138 | 10 | 53 | 40 | 41 | .250 | .296 | .348 |
| houston-astros | 165 | 567 | 145 | 9 | 76 | 40 | 37 | .280 | .326 | .421 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 157 | 491 | 105 | 5 | 38 | 41 | 35 | .240 | .297 | .322 |
| atlanta-braves | 133 | 452 | 109 | 8 | 45 | 48 | 29 | .275 | .347 | .396 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 24 | 4 | – | – | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1960 | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 67 | 16 | 1 | 6 | – | .239 | – | – |
| 1963 | St. Louis Cardinals | 127 | 405 | 117 | 4 | 51 | 5 | .289 | – | – |
| 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals | 143 | 465 | 134 | 9 | 52 | 2 | .288 | – | – |
| 1965 | St. Louis Cardinals | 113 | 409 | 113 | 11 | 48 | 5 | .276 | – | – |
| 1966 | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 543 | 149 | 12 | 68 | 9 | .274 | – | – |
| 1967 | St. Louis Cardinals | 138 | 471 | 139 | 14 | 69 | 8 | .295 | – | – |
| 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | 128 | 434 | 110 | 5 | 48 | 4 | .253 | – | – |
| 1969 | St. Louis Cardinals | 138 | 515 | 134 | 7 | 51 | 4 | .260 | – | – |
| 1970 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 44 | 164 | 47 | 4 | 14 | 2 | .287 | – | – |
| 1971 | Philadelphia Phillies | 134 | 474 | 132 | 8 | 46 | 5 | .278 | – | – |
| 1972 | Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies | 122 | 391 | 96 | 7 | 34 | 5 | .246 | – | – |
| 1973 | St. Louis Cardinals | 130 | 331 | 88 | 3 | 49 | 2 | .266 | – | – |
| 1974 | Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 134 | 30 | – | 12 | 1 | .224 | – | – |
| 1975 | Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 80 | 23 | 1 | 10 | – | .287 | – | – |
| 1976 | Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 155 | 43 | 3 | 29 | 2 | .277 | – | – |
| 1977 | Philadelphia Phillies | 93 | 169 | 54 | 6 | 30 | 3 | .320 | – | – |
| 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 146 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .247 | – | – |
| 1979 | Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 137 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 2 | .241 | – | – |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .200 | – | – |