What years did Don Carrithers play?

Don Carrithers played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1977.

Was Don Carrithers a pitcher?

Yes. Don Carrithers pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 275 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Don Carrithers hit?

Don Carrithers hit 0 career home runs with 27 hits.

What teams did Don Carrithers play for?

Don Carrithers played for 3 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1970–1973), the Montreal Expos (1974–1976), and the Minnesota Twins (1977).

What were Don Carrithers's career stats?

In 165 games, Don Carrithers went 28-32 with a 4.45 ERA, 275 strikeouts, 566.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.

What position did Don Carrithers play?

Don Carrithers played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Don Carrithers and how much did he weigh?

Don Carrithers was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.

What was Don Carrithers's career ERA?

Don Carrithers finished with a 4.45 career ERA, going 28-32 with 275 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Don Carrithers have?

Don Carrithers recorded 275 career strikeouts.

Is Don Carrithers in the Hall of Fame?

No. Don Carrithers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Don Carrithers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1970-1977)

Don Carrithers was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1977 for the San Francisco Giants, the Montreal Expos, and the Minnesota Twins, a span of 8 seasons. Across 165 career appearances, he went 28-32 with a 4.45 ERA and 275 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 28–32

ERA 4.45

WHIP 1.52

SO 275

Pitcher PIV -9157.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 9/15/1949 in Lynwood, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1970-08-01
Last Game: 1977-09-27

Full name: Donald George Carrithers

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Career Pitching Statistics

Don Carrithers — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
28	32	165	67	11	3	3	566.0	595	280	47	267	275	4.45	-9157.2

Career ERA 4.45 vs. league average 3.66 across their career seasons — 21.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Don Carrithers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1970	SFN	NL	2	1	11	2	0	0	0	22.0	31	18	14	14	7.36	3.89 (-89%)	-1288.9
1971	SFN	NL	5	3	22	12	2	1	1	80.1	77	36	37	41	4.03	3.47 (-16%)	-781.4
1972	SFN	NL	4	8	25	14	2	0	1	90.0	108	58	42	42	5.80	3.26 (-78%)	-2728.8
1973	SFN	NL	1	2	25	3	0	0	0	58.0	64	31	35	36	4.81	3.75 (-28%)	-63.5
1974	MON	NL	5	2	22	3	0	0	1	60.0	56	20	17	31	3.00	3.63 (+17%)	-326.4
1975	MON	NL	5	3	19	14	5	2	0	101.0	90	37	38	37	3.30	3.71 (+11%)	-737.9
1976	MON	NL	6	12	34	19	2	0	0	140.1	153	69	78	71	4.43	3.51 (-26%)	-2657.1
1977	MIN	AL	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	14.1	16	11	6	3	6.91	4.00 (-73%)	-573.3
Career · 8 seasons			28	32	165	67	11	3	3	566.0	595	280	267	275	4.45	—	-9,157

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Don Carrithers — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
170	153	11	27	6	1	0	12	1	1	47	.176	.181	.229	.409	0

Career AVG .176 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 30.8% below league average.

Career OBP .181 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 44.0% below league average.

Career SLG .229 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 38.8% below league average.

Career OPS .409 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 41.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Don Carrithers — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1970	SFN	NL	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	SFN	NL	22	17	3	3	2	0	2	1	0	3	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	SFN	NL	26	29	2	6	1	0	5	0	0	10	.207	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	SFN	NL	28	16	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	MON	NL	22	14	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	MON	NL	19	34	3	6	3	0	3	0	0	10	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	MON	NL	35	37	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	13	.108	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	MIN	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			170	153	11	27	6	1	12	1	1	47	.176	—	—	—	—	0

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

Don Carrithers — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Don Carrithers — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1971	NLCS	SFN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Don Carrithers — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.0	3	3	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Don Carrithers — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1971	NLCS	SFN	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	3	3	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Don Carrithers — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	87	72	5	16	0	5	.222
Away	83	81	6	11	0	7	.136

Pitching — Home / Away

Don Carrithers — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	85	306.0	311	138	138	159	4.06
Away	80	260.0	284	142	129	116	4.92

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Don Carrithers — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1977-09-27	MIN	CHW	—	4.2	1	1	0	2	0	0
1977-09-17	MIN	TEX	L	1.1	1	1	0	0	1	0
1977-08-24	MIN	NYY	—	1.1	4	3	3	1	1	1
1977-07-31	MIN	CLE	—	2.2	2	1	1	1	0	0
1977-07-26	MIN	SEA	—	1.1	1	2	2	1	0	0
1977-04-19	MIN	KCR	—	0.2	5	4	4	0	1	1
1977-04-10	MIN	OAK	—	2.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1976-10-03	WSN	CHC	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1976-09-18	WSN	STL	—	1.2	1	0	0	3	1	0
1976-09-13	WSN	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Don Carrithers — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	165	67	45	104	7	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Don Carrithers — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1970	SFN	P	11	2	1	3	0	0
1971	SFN	P	22	12	3	12	3	1
1972	SFN	P	25	14	7	13	1	1
1973	SFN	P	25	3	7	13	0	1
1974	MON	P	22	3	4	14	2	0
1975	MON	P	19	14	7	24	0	2
1976	MON	P	34	19	13	23	1	5
1977	MIN	P	7	0	3	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Don Carrithers — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	165

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Don Carrithers: the record in brief

The profile opens with Don Carrithers's first major league game on August 1, 1970; the last one listed came on September 27, 1977. Club by club, the record runs the San Francisco Giants (1970 through 1973), the Montreal Expos (1974 through 1976), and the Minnesota Twins (1977). Carrithers played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on September 15, 1949, in Lynwood, CA, USA, Carrithers was listed at 180 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The given name on file is Donald George Carrithers.

Carrithers pitched in 165 games, starting 67, and finished with a 28-32 record and 4.45 ERA. Carrithers had 275 strikeouts and 11 complete games. The league ERA over Carrithers's seasons was 3.66, so the 4.45 figure ran 21.7% worse than average. No season topped the 6 wins of 1976. 1975 was Carrithers's sharpest full season, a 3.30 ERA against the league's 3.71.

The position breakdown shows 165 games, all at pitcher. Fielding on the mound produced 45 putouts and 104 assists against 7 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Carrithers

What years did Don Carrithers play?: Don Carrithers played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1977.
Was Don Carrithers a pitcher?: Yes. Don Carrithers pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 275 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Don Carrithers hit?: Don Carrithers hit 0 career home runs with 27 hits.
What teams did Don Carrithers play for?: Don Carrithers played for 3 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1970–1973), the Montreal Expos (1974–1976), and the Minnesota Twins (1977).
What were Don Carrithers's career stats?: In 165 games, Don Carrithers went 28-32 with a 4.45 ERA, 275 strikeouts, 566.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
What position did Don Carrithers play?: Don Carrithers played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Don Carrithers and how much did he weigh?: Don Carrithers was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Don Carrithers's career ERA?: Don Carrithers finished with a 4.45 career ERA, going 28-32 with 275 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Don Carrithers have?: Don Carrithers recorded 275 career strikeouts.
Is Don Carrithers in the Hall of Fame?: No. Don Carrithers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.