Tim McCarver Stats
Tim McCarver was born on Thursday, October 16, 1941, in Memphis, Tennessee. McCarver was 17 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1959, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tim McCarver baseball stats page.
"I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was it was hard to hit." - Tim McCarver (1972)
Tim McCarver
Tim McCarver Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#27)
Birth Name:
James Timothy McCarver
Nickname:
Old Second Inning or Tim
Born On:
10-16-1941 (Libra)
Born In:
Memphis, Tennessee
Died On:
Still Living (
500 Oldest Living
)
Died In:
Still Living
Cemetery:
n/a
High School:
Christian Brothers High School (Memphis, TN)
College:
Memphis State University
(DNP)
Bats:
Left
Throws:
Right
Height:
6-01
Weight:
195
First Game:
09-10-1959
(Age 17)
Last Game:
10-05-1980
Draft:
Not Applicable
Tim McCarverTim McCarver Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Tim McCarverTim McCarver Hitting Stats |
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| Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1959 | 18 | Cardinals | 8 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .208 |
| 1960 | 19 | Cardinals | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 1961 | 20 | Cardinals | 22 | 67 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .239 | .343 |
| 1963 | 22 | Cardinals | 127 | 405 | 39 | 117 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 27 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .289 | .333 | .383 |
| 1964 | 23 | Cardinals | 143 | 465 | 53 | 134 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 40 | 15 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .288 | .343 | .400 |
| 1965 | 24 | Cardinals | 113 | 409 | 48 | 113 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 48 | 31 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .276 | .327 | .408 |
| 1966 | 25 | Cardinals | 150 | 543 | 50 | 149 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 68 | 36 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .274 | .319 | .424 |
| 1967 | 26 | Cardinals | 138 | 471 | 68 | 139 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 69 | 54 | 19 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | .295 | .369 | .452 |
| 1968 | 27 | Cardinals | 128 | 434 | 35 | 110 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .253 | .295 | .350 |
| 1969 | 28 | Cardinals | 138 | 515 | 46 | 134 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 51 | 49 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | .260 | .323 | .365 |
| 1970 | 29 | Phillies | 44 | 164 | 16 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .287 | .346 | .439 |
| 1971 | 30 | Phillies | 134 | 474 | 51 | 132 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 43 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .278 | .337 | .392 |
| 1972 | 31 | Phillies | 45 | 152 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .237 | .318 | .329 |
| 1972 | 31 | Expos | 77 | 239 | 19 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .251 | .309 | .343 |
| 1973 | 32 | Cardinals | 130 | 331 | 30 | 88 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 38 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .266 | .339 | .366 |
| 1974 | 33 | Cardinals | 74 | 106 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .217 | .353 | .236 |
| 1974 | 33 | Red Sox | 11 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .344 | .286 |
| 1975 | 34 | Red Sox | 12 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .409 | .571 |
| 1975 | 34 | Phillies | 47 | 59 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .397 | .339 |
| 1976 | 35 | Phillies | 90 | 155 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .277 | .409 | .432 |
| 1977 | 36 | Phillies | 93 | 169 | 28 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .320 | .410 | .527 |
| 1978 | 37 | Phillies | 90 | 146 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .247 | .367 | .342 |
| 1979 | 38 | Phillies | 79 | 137 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .241 | .333 | .314 |
| 1980 | 39 | Phillies | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .400 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 21 Years | 1,909 | 5,529 | 590 | 1,501 | 242 | 57 | 97 | 6 | 645 | 548 | 119 | 422 | 35 | 64 | 30 | 99 | .271 | .337 | .388 | ||
Tim McCarverTim McCarver Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1959 Cardinals | C | 6 | 6 | 153 | 35 | 5.8 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .971 | 6.00 |
| 1960 Cardinals | C | 5 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 1.8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.06 |
| 1961 Cardinals | C | 20 | 17 | 440 | 98 | 4.9 | 95 | 86 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | .969 | 5.83 |
| 1963 Cardinals | C | 126 | 108 | 2,994 | 782 | 6.2 | 777 | 722 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 28 | .994 | 7.01 |
| 1964 Cardinals | C | 137 | 126 | 366 | 816 | 6.0 | 805 | 762 | 43 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 16 | .987 | 59.39 |
| 1965 Cardinals | C | 111 | 107 | 2,885 | 734 | 6.6 | 730 | 687 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 45 | 19 | .995 | 6.83 |
| 1966 Cardinals | C | 148 | 138 | 3,784 | 910 | 6.1 | 903 | 841 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 35 | .992 | 6.44 |
| 1967 Cardinals | C | 130 | 126 | 3,435 | 889 | 6.8 | 886 | 819 | 67 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 37 | .997 | 6.96 |
| 1968 Cardinals | C | 109 | 108 | 2,931 | 773 | 7.1 | 762 | 708 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 22 | .986 | 7.02 |
| 1969 Cardinals | C | 136 | 136 | 3,674 | 1,005 | 7.4 | 991 | 925 | 66 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 32 | .986 | 7.28 |
| 1970 Phillies | C | 44 | 44 | 1,166 | 335 | 7.6 | 332 | 314 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 8 | .991 | 7.69 |
| 1971 Phillies | C | 125 | 118 | 3,158 | 735 | 5.9 | 724 | 673 | 51 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 91 | 36 | .985 | 6.19 |
| 1972 Phillies | C | 40 | 38 | 1,025 | 268 | 6.7 | 265 | 245 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 7 | .989 | 6.98 |
| 1972 Expos | LF | 14 | 13 | 297 | 28 | 2.0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.36 |
| 1972 Expos | 3B | 6 | 5 | 105 | 8 | 1.3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.80 |
| 1972 Expos | C | 45 | 42 | 1,095 | 312 | 6.9 | 309 | 285 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | .990 | 7.62 |
| 1973 Cardinals | 1B | 77 | 68 | 1,728 | 583 | 7.6 | 575 | 545 | 30 | 8 | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 8.98 |
| 1973 Cardinals | C | 11 | 10 | 285 | 68 | 6.2 | 67 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .985 | 6.35 |
| 1974 Cardinals | 1B | 6 | 4 | 105 | 43 | 7.2 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 10.80 |
| 1974 Cardinals | C | 21 | 16 | 432 | 98 | 4.7 | 95 | 86 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | .969 | 5.94 |
| 1974 Red Sox | C | 8 | 6 | 180 | 42 | 5.3 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.30 |
| 1975 Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
| 1975 Red Sox | C | 7 | 3 | 90 | 23 | 3.3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .957 | 6.60 |
| 1975 Phillies | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 |
| 1975 Phillies | C | 10 | 9 | 222 | 64 | 6.4 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .984 | 7.66 |
| 1976 Phillies | 1B | 2 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.00 |
| 1976 Phillies | C | 41 | 37 | 922 | 263 | 6.4 | 263 | 254 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 1.000 | 7.70 |
| 1977 Phillies | 1B | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.25 |
| 1977 Phillies | C | 42 | 39 | 988 | 250 | 6.0 | 247 | 233 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 17 | .988 | 6.75 |
| 1978 Phillies | 1B | 11 | 2 | 105 | 43 | 3.9 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 10.80 |
| 1978 Phillies | C | 34 | 34 | 761 | 188 | 5.5 | 187 | 175 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | .995 | 6.63 |
| 1979 Phillies | C | 31 | 31 | 733 | 188 | 6.1 | 186 | 174 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | .989 | 6.85 |
| 1979 Phillies | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1980 Phillies | 1B | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 1,387 | 1,300 | 31,767 | 8,885 | 6.4 | 8,794 | 8,206 | 588 | 91 | 73 | 132 | 592 | 331 | .990 | 7.47 | |
| 1B Totals | 103 | 75 | 2,025 | 700 | 6.8 | 690 | 656 | 34 | 10 | 54 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 9.20 | |
| LF Totals | 15 | 13 | 300 | 28 | 1.9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.34 | |
| 3B Totals | 6 | 5 | 105 | 8 | 1.3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.80 | |
| 21 Years | 1,511 | 1,393 | 34,197 | 9,621 | 6.4 | 9,517 | 8,892 | 625 | 104 | 128 | 132 | 592 | 331 | .989 | 7.51 | |
Tim McCarverTim McCarver Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1959 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1960 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1961 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 3 | n/a | 67.0 | 13.4 | 11.2 | - | - | - |
| 1963 Cardinals | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5 | 3 | n/a | 101.3 | 9.4 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1964 Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 1 | n/a | 51.7 | 10.6 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
| 1965 Cardinals | 5 | 1 | .833 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 37.2 | 15.7 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| 1966 Cardinals | 9 | 6 | .600 | 9 | 2 | n/a | 45.3 | 14.3 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 1967 Cardinals | 8 | 8 | .500 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 33.6 | 14.7 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 1968 Cardinals | 4 | 3 | .571 | 20 | 0 | n/a | 86.8 | 14.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 1969 Cardinals | 4 | 9 | .308 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 73.6 | 19.8 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
| 1970 Phillies | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 41.0 | 16.4 | 11.7 | - | - | - |
| 1971 Phillies | 5 | 3 | .625 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 59.3 | 18.2 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
| 1972 Phillies | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 76.0 | 10.1 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
| 1972 Expos | 4 | 4 | .500 | 15 | 1 | n/a | 47.8 | 17.1 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
| 1973 Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 47 | 0 | n/a | 110.3 | 10.7 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 53 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 17.7 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 38 | 0 | n/a | 59.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Phillies | 2 | 1 | .667 | 49 | 0 | n/a | 51.7 | 11.1 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Phillies | 3 | 5 | .375 | 53 | 0 | n/a | 28.2 | 15.4 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Phillies | 2 | 2 | .500 | 53 | 0 | n/a | 146.0 | 6.1 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Phillies | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 48 | 0 | n/a | 137.0 | 11.4 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 21 Years | 61 | 49 | .555 | 465 | 17 | 2 | 57.0 | 13.1 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
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