Marlin Carter

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .252
HR 2
RBI 97
H 224
OPS .652
PIV -1,008
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 160 lb
Born
12/27/1912 in Haslam, TX, USA
Died
12/20/1993 in Memphis, TN, USA
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Marlin Theodore Carter

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1064.0 953.0 152.0 271.0 32.0 23.0 8.0 85.0 92.0 2.0 22.0 .284 .349 .391 .740

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1936 50.0 48.0 12.0 18.0 1.0 4.0 0 2.0 2.0 0 1.0 .375 .400 .562 .962
Listed seasons · 1 50 48 12 18 1 4 0 2 2 0 1 .375 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
238 888 125 224 31 17 2 97 21 86 0 .252 .320 .332 .652 -1,008

Career AVG .252 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .320 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .332 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 11.9% below league average.

Career OPS .652 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 8.4% below 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
1932 MRM NSL 2 6 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1937 CT NAL 38 149 23 34 6 2 1 14 1 15 0 .228 .276 (-17%) .342 (-13%) .398 (-21%) .740 (-17%) -417.7
1938 BCA NAL 7 26 3 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .269 — — — — 0.0
1938 MRS NAL 18 59 13 12 2 1 0 2 3 9 0 .203 .272 (-25%) .341 (-10%) .392 (-31%) .734 (-21%) 0.0
1939 MRS NAL 28 109 14 24 5 4 0 6 3 9 0 .220 .274 (-20%) .342 (-18%) .393 (-14%) .735 (-16%) -316.3
1940 MRS NAL 43 153 9 41 4 4 0 17 4 14 0 .268 .267 (avg) .335 (-2%) .387 (-11%) .722 (-7%) -163.2
1941 MRS NAL 20 81 7 24 4 1 0 13 3 5 0 .296 .262 (+13%) .332 (+1%) .373 (-1%) .705 (avg) -7.1
1942 MRS NAL 30 118 23 34 3 3 0 17 3 9 0 .288 .253 (+14%) .323 (+6%) .349 (+4%) .672 (+5%) 88.5
1943 MRS NAL 9 35 7 9 1 1 0 7 0 5 0 .257 — — — — 0.0
1943 HSS NN2 8 30 8 12 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
1946 MRS NAL 10 32 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .156 — — — — 0.0
1947 MRS NAL 15 55 11 12 4 0 1 7 1 11 0 .218 .262 (-17%) .336 (+4%) .376 (-8%) .712 (-3%) -1.9
1948 CAG NAL 10 35 4 8 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 .229 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 238 888 125 224 31 17 2 97 21 86 0 .252 — — — — -818

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home822584164228.248
Away10534852106439.305

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home10.00000—

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-09-05 CAGCVBL 001100000
1948-08-25 CAGCVBW 400000110
1948-07-18 CAGIN9W 000000010
1948-07-16 CAGKCML 100000000
1948-07-05 CAGKCML 212000020
1948-07-05 CAGKCML 100000000
1948-07-04 CAGKCML 100000000
1948-06-21 CAGBIRL 512000110
1948-06-20 CAGBIRL 723000000
1948-06-11 CAGKCML 400000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 3 2 13 0 0 0
2B 55 50 89 146 14 15
3B 163 160 152 242 36 12
OF 12 9 14 0 1 0
SS 7 5 12 8 3 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 MRM 2B 2 1 2 4 0 0
1937 CT 3B 37 37 29 63 6 1
1937 CT SS 1 1 6 1 1 1
1938 BCA 2B 6 6 14 15 4 4
1938 BCA 3B 1 1 1 1 1 0
1938 MRS 3B 15 15 16 21 2 1
1938 MRS SS 3 3 4 2 1 0
1939 MRS 2B 18 18 22 62 6 2
1939 MRS 3B 9 9 8 10 1 2
1939 MRS OF 2 1 3 0 0 0
1940 MRS 2B 5 3 5 10 2 1
1940 MRS 3B 32 30 31 56 8 4
1940 MRS OF 7 6 10 0 0 0
1941 MRS 2B 20 20 42 48 1 7
1942 MRS 2B 2 1 3 2 1 1
1942 MRS 3B 29 29 27 37 6 1
1943 MRS 3B 9 9 12 16 1 0
1943 HSS 3B 8 8 7 10 0 0
1946 MRS 1B 1 1 6 0 0 0
1946 MRS 2B 2 1 1 5 0 0
1946 MRS 3B 4 4 3 5 2 1
1946 MRS OF 2 1 1 0 1 0
1947 MRS 3B 13 13 14 17 9 1
1947 MRS SS 3 1 2 5 1 1
1948 CAG 1B 2 1 7 0 0 0
1948 CAG 3B 6 5 4 6 0 1
1948 CAG OF 1 1 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 3
Second Base 55
Third Base 163
Shortstop 7
Left Field 6
Center Field 1
Right Field 5

Frequently Asked Questions about Marlin Carter

Was Marlin Carter a pitcher?
No. Marlin Carter was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Marlin Carter hit?
Marlin Carter hit 2 career home runs with 224 hits.