What years did Carden Gillenwater play?

Carden Gillenwater played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1948.

Was Carden Gillenwater a pitcher?

No. Carden Gillenwater was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Carden Gillenwater hit?

Carden Gillenwater hit 11 career home runs with 261 hits.

Carden Gillenwater

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1940-1948)

AVG .260

HR 11

RBI 114

H 261

OPS .707

PIV 1,257

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 5/13/1917 in Riceville, TN, USA
Died: 5/10/2000 in Largo, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1940-09-22
Last Game: 1948-09-18

Full name: Carden Edison Gillenwater

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
335	1,004	129	261	41	7	11	114	20	153	138	.260	.359	.348	.707	1,257

Career AVG .260 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .359 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +8.4% above league average.

Career SLG .348 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .707 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — near 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
1940	SLN	NL	7	25	1	4	1	0	0	5	0	0	2	.160	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	BRO	NL	8	17	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	BSN	NL	144	517	74	149	20	2	7	72	13	73	70	.288	.260 (+10%)	.328 (+15%)	.354 (+6%)	.683 (+10%)	1318.5
1946	BSN	NL	99	224	30	51	10	1	1	14	3	39	27	.228	.256 (-11%)	.328 (+4%)	.358 (-18%)	.687 (-7%)	-151.5
1948	WS1	AL	77	221	23	54	10	4	3	21	4	39	36	.244	.263 (-7%)	.340 (+5%)	.379 (-3%)	.719 (+1%)	89.7
Career · 5 seasons			335	1,004	129	261	41	7	11	114	20	153	138	.260	—	—	—	—	1,257

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	167	491	66	128	7	56	.261
Away	168	514	63	133	4	58	.259

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1948-09-18	MIN	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1948-09-16	MIN	CLE	L	4	1	1	1	1	0	1
1948-09-14	MIN	DET	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-09-14	MIN	DET	L	5	0	1	0	0	0	1
1948-09-12	MIN	NYY	L	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1948-09-11	MIN	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-09-08	MIN	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1948-09-06	MIN	BOS	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-09-05	MIN	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-09-04	MIN	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	296	0	834	35	19	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1940	SLN	OF	7	12	0	0	0
1943	BRO	OF	4	5	1	0	0
1945	BSN	OF	140	451	24	10	5
1946	BSN	OF	78	180	6	4	2
1948	WS1	OF	67	186	4	5	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Left Field	18
Center Field	278
Right Field	3

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Frequently Asked Questions about Carden Gillenwater

What years did Carden Gillenwater play?: Carden Gillenwater played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1948.
Was Carden Gillenwater a pitcher?: No. Carden Gillenwater was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Carden Gillenwater hit?: Carden Gillenwater hit 11 career home runs with 261 hits.