Gary Carter

C/RF/1B · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1974–1992 BORN: CULVER CITY, USA

All-Star ×11 Gold Glove ×3 Silver Slugger ×5 Hall of Fame

Career

2092 H · 324 HR · 1225 RBI · 39 SB

.262 AVG · .773 OPS · 2296 G

1992 Season

.218 AVG · 5 HR · 29 RBI · 0 SB

.299 OBP · .340 SLG · .640 OPS

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Gary Carter was a catcher in MLB history. Across 2296 career games, with a .262 batting average and 324 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1974	MON	9	27	5	11	0	1	1	6	2	1	2	.407	.414	.593	1.006
1975	MON	144	503	58	136	20	1	17	68	5	72	83	.270	.360	.416	.776
1976	MON	91	311	31	68	8	1	6	38	0	30	43	.219	.287	.309	.596
1977	MON	154	522	86	148	29	2	31	84	5	58	103	.284	.356	.525	.881
1978	MON	157	533	76	136	27	1	20	72	10	62	70	.255	.336	.422	.758
1979	MON	141	505	74	143	26	5	22	75	3	40	62	.283	.338	.485	.823
1980	MON	154	549	76	145	25	5	29	101	3	58	78	.264	.331	.486	.818
1981	MON	100	374	48	94	20	2	16	68	1	35	35	.251	.313	.444	.756
1982	MON	154	557	91	163	32	1	29	97	2	78	64	.293	.381	.510	.890
1983	MON	145	541	63	146	37	3	17	79	1	51	57	.270	.336	.444	.780
1984	MON	159	596	75	175	32	1	27	106	2	64	57	.294	.366	.487	.853
1985	NYM	149	555	83	156	17	1	32	100	1	69	46	.281	.365	.488	.853
1986	NYM	132	490	81	125	14	2	24	105	1	62	63	.255	.337	.439	.776
1987	NYM	139	523	55	123	18	2	20	83	0	42	73	.235	.290	.392	.682
1988	NYM	130	455	39	110	16	2	11	46	0	34	52	.242	.301	.358	.659
1989	NYM	50	153	14	28	8	0	2	15	0	12	15	.183	.241	.275	.515
1990	SF	92	244	24	62	10	0	9	27	1	25	31	.254	.324	.406	.729
1991	LAD	101	248	22	61	14	0	6	26	2	22	26	.246	.323	.375	.698
1992	MON	95	285	24	62	18	1	5	29	0	33	37	.218	.299	.340	.640
Career Totals	—	2296	7971	1025	2092	371	31	324	1225	39	848	997	.262	.335	.439	.773

Awards & Achievements

All-Star Game MVP (2): 1981, 1984
Gold Glove (3): 1980, 1981, 1982
Player of the Month (2): 1980, 1985
Player of the Week (4): 1975, 1980, 1981, 1985
Roberto Clemente Award (1): 1989
Silver Slugger (5): 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986
TSN All-Star (6): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986
TSN Rookie Player of the Year (1): 1975

All-Star Selections

1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$2,028,571
1986	$2,160,714
1987	$2,060,714
1988	$2,160,714
1989	$2,198,572
1990	$250,000
1991	$500,000
1992	$825,000

Career Total: $12,184,285 (8 seasons)

Average: $1,523,036

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.