George Carr

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .316
HR 56
RBI 428
H 747
OPS .860
PIV 6,928
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 200 lb
Born
9/2/1894 in Atlanta, GA, USA
Died
1/14/1948 in McPherson, KS, USA

Full name: George Henry Carr

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
231.0 202.0 32.0 72.0 16.0 1.0 7.0 34.0 25.0 9.0 13.0 .356 .430 .550 .980

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
642 2,367 457 747 136 39 56 428 127 234 26 .316 .383 .477 .860 6,928

Career AVG .316 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — +11.6% above league average.

Career OBP .383 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — +11.0% above league average.

Career SLG .477 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — +21.1% above league average.

Career OPS .860 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — +16.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1920 KCM NNL 71 285 45 90 15 5 4 48 18 15 1 .316 .271 (+16%) .331 (+7%) .363 (+23%) .694 (+15%) 677.5
1921 KCM NNL 99 380 85 124 19 7 14 72 22 38 2 .326 .286 (+14%) .344 (+15%) .395 (+33%) .739 (+25%) 1842.3
1922 KCM NNL 66 224 33 60 6 1 6 26 11 26 2 .268 .285 (-6%) .345 (+2%) .397 (-3%) .743 (-1%) 45.0
1923 HIL ECL 43 143 41 39 7 0 6 33 6 9 0 .273 .282 (-4%) .344 (-6%) .390 (+15%) .734 (+5%) 104.4
1924 HIL ECL 53 178 35 51 14 5 1 26 13 11 2 .287 .283 (+1%) .345 (-5%) .389 (+12%) .734 (+4%) 56.1
1925 HIL ECL 71 276 63 98 22 11 10 64 24 25 0 .355 .288 (+23%) .349 (+17%) .407 (+53%) .756 (+36%) 1769.3
1926 HIL ECL 80 279 53 88 19 5 2 45 20 43 17 .315 .279 (+13%) .345 (+19%) .390 (+13%) .735 (+16%) 962.4
1927 HIL ECL 77 291 37 94 16 4 3 47 3 29 0 .323 .282 (+15%) .344 (+12%) .392 (+11%) .736 (+11%) 642.1
1928 NLG ECL 9 35 5 11 3 0 3 10 1 4 1 .314 — — — — 0.0
1928 ACB ECL 45 173 38 53 10 1 6 38 4 20 1 .306 .280 (+9%) .342 (+13%) .395 (+21%) .737 (+18%) 0.0
1929 ACB ANL 22 81 17 30 4 0 0 12 3 11 0 .370 .289 (+28%) .353 (+28%) .415 (+1%) .769 (+13%) 252.4
1929 HIL ANL 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 252.4
1934 PS NN2 2 8 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1934 BBS NN2 3 11 3 6 0 0 1 6 2 2 0 .545 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 642 2,367 457 747 136 39 56 428 127 234 26 .316 — — — — 6,604

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
14 45 2 14 0 0 1 8 7 7 .311

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1925 NWS HIL 6 26 1 8 0 0 1 6 4 3 .308
1924 NWS HIL 8 19 1 6 0 0 0 2 3 4 .316

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3113600.545
Away5192400.211

Last 8 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1927-07-31 HILBLSL 400000000
1927-05-09 HILCUEL 401000010
1921-07-25 KCMDT1W 522000000
1921-06-12 KCMCNNW 312000000
1921-05-09 KCMCAGL 522000000
1921-05-08 KCMCAGW 300000010
1921-05-07 KCMCAGL 301000010
1920-08-01 KCMCAGW 302000020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 470 372 3680 174 83 164
2B 27 23 42 59 9 5
3B 36 28 36 55 17 3
C 11 9 50 16 4 3
OF 116 102 131 11 11 0
SS 12 10 30 33 8 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1920 KCM 1B 55 55 531 31 7 13
1920 KCM 2B 5 5 15 13 0 1
1920 KCM 3B 6 5 14 14 4 1
1920 KCM OF 7 6 11 2 1 0
1921 KCM 1B 46 40 432 18 12 20
1921 KCM 2B 16 16 20 35 5 2
1921 KCM 3B 16 11 11 22 5 1
1921 KCM C 10 9 46 16 3 2
1921 KCM OF 13 13 14 4 1 0
1921 KCM SS 11 10 30 33 8 3
1922 KCM 1B 9 3 44 2 0 1
1922 KCM 2B 6 2 7 11 4 2
1922 KCM 3B 2 2 3 6 1 1
1922 KCM OF 55 52 70 4 6 0
1923 HIL 1B 37 29 272 20 7 5
1923 HIL C 1 0 4 0 1 1
1923 HIL OF 9 6 6 1 0 0
1924 HIL 1B 32 26 285 11 9 7
1924 HIL 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0
1924 HIL OF 24 19 18 0 2 0
1925 HIL 1B 71 1 0 0 0 0
1926 HIL 1B 77 77 752 35 16 55
1926 HIL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0
1926 HIL OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1927 HIL 1B 72 72 711 23 12 32
1927 HIL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1927 HIL OF 6 5 9 0 1 0
1927 HIL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1928 NLG 1B 9 9 92 4 2 3
1928 ACB 1B 39 38 354 18 9 15
1928 ACB 3B 5 5 3 10 4 0
1928 ACB OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1929 ACB 1B 21 20 180 12 8 11
1929 HIL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0
1934 PS 1B 2 2 27 0 1 2
1934 BBS 3B 3 3 4 2 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 11
First Base 470
Second Base 27
Third Base 36
Shortstop 12
Left Field 28
Center Field 38
Right Field 50

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Frequently Asked Questions about George Carr

Was George Carr a pitcher?
No. George Carr was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did George Carr hit?
George Carr hit 56 career home runs with 747 hits.