What years did Max Carey play?

Max Carey played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1929.

Was Max Carey a pitcher?

No. Max Carey was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Max Carey hit?

Max Carey hit 70 career home runs with 2665 hits.

What was Max Carey's career batting average?

Max Carey batted .285 over his career, with 2,665 hits in 9,363 at bats.

How many RBI did Max Carey have?

Max Carey drove in 800 runs in his career.

Max Carey

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1910-1929)

Max Carey was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1929 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 20 seasons. In 2,476 career games, he hit .285 with 2,665 hits, 70 home runs, and 800 RBI. Max Carey was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 14,867.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 1961

AVG .285

HR 70

RBI 800

H 2,665

OPS .747

PIV 14,867

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 1/11/1890 in Terre Haute, IN, USA
Died: 5/30/1976 in Miami, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1910-10-03
Last Game: 1929-09-29
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1961 (BBWAA)

Full name: Max George Carey

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Career Batting Statistics

Max Carey — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,476	9,363	1,545	2,665	419	159	70	800	738	1,040	695	.285	.361	.386	.747	14,867

Career AVG .285 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .361 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +7.8% above league average.

Career SLG .386 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .747 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Max Carey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1910	PIT	NL	2	6	2	3	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	PIT	NL	129	427	77	110	15	10	5	43	27	44	75	.258	.266 (-3%)	.336 (avg)	.356 (+5%)	.693 (+3%)	214.8
1912	PIT	NL	150	587	114	177	23	8	5	66	45	61	79	.302	.268 (+12%)	.335 (+11%)	.358 (+10%)	.694 (+10%)	1316.7
1913	PIT	NL	154	620	99	172	23	10	5	49	61	55	67	.277	.259 (+7%)	.325 (+4%)	.345 (+7%)	.670 (+6%)	687.4
1914	PIT	NL	156	593	76	144	25	17	1	31	38	59	56	.243	.255 (-5%)	.322 (-3%)	.339 (+2%)	.661 (avg)	-94.0
1915	PIT	NL	140	564	76	143	26	5	3	27	36	57	58	.254	.250 (+1%)	.318 (+2%)	.332 (avg)	.651 (+1%)	196.9
1916	PIT	NL	154	599	90	158	23	11	7	42	63	59	58	.264	.248 (+6%)	.314 (+7%)	.326 (+15%)	.640 (+11%)	1232.7
1917	PIT	NL	155	588	82	174	21	12	1	51	46	58	38	.296	.248 (+19%)	.312 (+18%)	.323 (+17%)	.635 (+17%)	2030.4
1918	PIT	NL	126	468	70	128	14	6	3	48	58	62	25	.274	.255 (+7%)	.318 (+14%)	.326 (+7%)	.645 (+10%)	1098.0
1919	PIT	NL	66	244	41	75	10	2	0	9	18	25	24	.307	.262 (+17%)	.322 (+17%)	.347 (+5%)	.670 (+11%)	521.0
1920	PIT	NL	130	485	74	140	18	4	1	35	52	59	31	.289	.271 (+6%)	.331 (+11%)	.363 (-4%)	.694 (+3%)	538.3
1921	PIT	NL	140	521	85	161	34	4	7	56	37	70	30	.309	.286 (+8%)	.344 (+15%)	.395 (+9%)	.739 (+12%)	1474.6
1922	PIT	NL	155	629	140	207	28	12	10	70	51	80	26	.329	.285 (+15%)	.345 (+18%)	.397 (+16%)	.743 (+17%)	2462.1
1923	PIT	NL	153	610	120	188	32	19	6	63	51	73	28	.308	.282 (+9%)	.344 (+13%)	.390 (+16%)	.734 (+14%)	1916.3
1924	PIT	NL	149	599	113	178	30	9	8	55	49	58	17	.297	.283 (+5%)	.345 (+6%)	.389 (+7%)	.734 (+7%)	876.7
1925	PIT	NL	133	542	109	186	39	13	5	44	46	66	19	.343	.288 (+19%)	.349 (+20%)	.407 (+21%)	.756 (+20%)	2395.8
1926	PIT	NL	86	324	46	72	14	5	0	28	10	30	14	.222	.279 (-21%)	.345 (-17%)	.390 (-24%)	.735 (-21%)	-1107.5
1926	BRO	NL	27	100	18	26	3	1	0	7	0	8	5	.260	.279 (-7%)	.345 (-9%)	.390 (-21%)	.735 (-15%)	-1107.5
1927	BRO	NL	144	538	70	143	30	10	1	54	32	64	18	.266	.282 (-6%)	.344 (avg)	.392 (-7%)	.736 (-4%)	-289.1
1928	BRO	NL	108	296	41	73	11	0	2	19	18	47	24	.247	.280 (-12%)	.342 (+3%)	.395 (-23%)	.737 (-11%)	-363.6
1929	BRO	NL	19	23	2	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	.304	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 21 seasons			2,476	9,363	1,545	2,665	419	159	70	800	738	1,040	695	.285	—	—	—	—	14,000

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Max Carey — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	24	6	11	4	0	0	2	2	3	.458

Playoff Batting by Year

Max Carey — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1925	WS	PIT	7	24	6	11	4	0	0	2	2	3	.458

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Max Carey — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1262	4676	823	1363	29	421	.291
Away	1204	4688	722	1303	41	395	.278

Last 10 Games — Batting

Max Carey — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1929-09-29	BRO	BSN	W	1	0	0	0	0
1929-09-25	BRO	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0
1929-09-24	BRO	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0
1929-09-11	BRO	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1929-09-09	BRO	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0
1929-09-04	BRO	PHI	W	1	1	1	1	0
1929-08-20	BRO	STL	L	1	0	0	0	1
1929-08-15	BRO	CHC	L	1	0	1	0	0
1929-07-07	BRO	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0
1929-07-04	BRO	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Max Carey — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2421	2	6363	339	235	86

Season-by-Season Fielding

Max Carey — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1910	PIT	OF	2	2	10	1	0	0
1911	PIT	OF	122	0	304	11	8	5
1912	PIT	OF	150	0	369	19	13	10
1913	PIT	OF	154	0	363	28	16	6
1914	PIT	OF	154	0	318	23	12	3
1915	PIT	OF	139	0	307	21	6	5
1916	PIT	OF	154	0	419	32	8	10
1917	PIT	OF	153	0	440	28	10	8
1918	PIT	OF	126	0	359	25	17	9
1919	PIT	OF	63	0	173	5	10	1
1920	PIT	OF	129	0	345	10	12	0
1921	PIT	OF	139	0	431	15	20	6
1922	PIT	OF	155	0	449	22	15	4
1923	PIT	OF	153	0	450	28	19	4
1924	PIT	OF	149	0	428	16	16	3
1925	PIT	OF	130	0	363	20	20	2
1926	PIT	OF	82	0	225	8	14	3
1926	BRO	OF	27	0	70	0	5	0
1927	BRO	OF	141	0	331	19	11	6
1928	BRO	OF	95	0	202	8	3	1
1929	BRO	OF	4	0	7	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Max Carey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	660
Center Field	1624
Right Field	145

Awards & Honors

Max Carey — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1925	Baseball Magazine All-Star	CF
1925	TSN All-Star	OF
1922	Baseball Magazine All-Star	OF
1917	Baseball Magazine All-Star	OF

College History

Max Carey — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Concordia Theological Seminary	Fort Wayne	IN	1907, 1908, 1909

Award Voting History

Max Carey — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1927	Most Valuable Player	NL	20th	3.0	80
1925	Most Valuable Player	NL	11th	11.0	80
1924	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	3.0	80

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Max Carey: the record in brief

October 3, 1910 and September 29, 1929 bracket Max Carey's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Carey played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1910 through 1926) and the Brooklyn Robins (1926 to 1929). Carey played primarily as an outfielder and batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Born on January 11, 1890, in Terre Haute, IN, USA, Carey was listed at 5'11" and 170 pounds. Carey's death is recorded on May 30, 1976, in Miami, FL, USA. On the record, Max Carey was born Max George Carey.

Carey finished with 2,665 hits from 9,363 at bats in 2,476 games, which works out to .285, along with 70 homers, 800 runs batted in, and 738 stolen bases. Carey's career OPS of .747 combines a .361 on-base mark with .386 slugging. Carey hit .285 while the league hit .271 over the same span, a figure close to average. No season beat the 10 home runs Carey hit in 1922. The hits column peaks at 207, in 1922.

Frequently Asked Questions about Max Carey

What years did Max Carey play?: Max Carey played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1929.
Was Max Carey a pitcher?: No. Max Carey was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Max Carey hit?: Max Carey hit 70 career home runs with 2665 hits.
Is Max Carey in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Max Carey was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961.
What was Max Carey's career batting average?: Max Carey batted .285 over his career, with 2,665 hits in 9,363 at bats.
How many RBI did Max Carey have?: Max Carey drove in 800 runs in his career.