Dave McCarty
First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2005)
Dave McCarty was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2005 for 7 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 13 seasons. In 632 career games, he hit .242 with 362 hits, 36 home runs, and 175 RBI.
- 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
- Position
- First Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'5" / 210 lb
- Died
- 4/19/2024 in Oakland, CA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1993-05-17
- Last Game
- 2005-05-01
Full name: David Andrew McCarty
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 632 | 1,493 | 182 | 362 | 68 | 8 | 36 | 175 | 9 | 126 | 367 | .242 | .305 | .371 | .676 | -2,555 |
Career AVG .242 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 8.9% below league average.
Career OBP .305 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 9.0% below league average.
Career SLG .371 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 12.1% below league average.
Career OPS .676 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 10.7% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | MIN | AL | 98 | 350 | 36 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 80 | .214 | .265 (-19%) | .332 (-23%) | .403 (-29%) | .735 (-26%) | -1505.7 |
| 1994 | MIN | AL | 44 | 131 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 32 | .260 | .269 (-4%) | .338 (-5%) | .424 (-12%) | .763 (-9%) | -188.1 |
| 1995 | MIN | AL | 25 | 55 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .218 | .266 (-18%) | .337 (-18%) | .417 (-26%) | .755 (-22%) | -216.2 |
| 1995 | SFN | NL | 12 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .250 | — | — | — | — | -216.2 |
| 1996 | SFN | NL | 91 | 175 | 16 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 43 | .217 | .269 (-20%) | .340 (-14%) | .426 (-21%) | .767 (-18%) | -515.6 |
| 1998 | SEA | AL | 8 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .278 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000 | KCA | AL | 103 | 270 | 34 | 75 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 22 | 68 | .278 | .270 (+3%) | .344 (-5%) | .437 (+9%) | .782 (+3%) | 91.9 |
| 2001 | KCA | AL | 98 | 200 | 26 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 45 | .250 | .263 (-5%) | .332 (-1%) | .426 (-5%) | .758 (-3%) | -118.6 |
| 2002 | KCA | AL | 13 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .094 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2002 | TBA | AL | 12 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .176 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2003 | OAK | AL | 8 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .269 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2003 | BOS | AL | 16 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .407 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2004 | BOS | AL | 91 | 151 | 24 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 40 | .258 | .266 (-3%) | .335 (-2%) | .427 (-6%) | .762 (-4%) | -102.2 |
| 2005 | BOS | AL | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 14 seasons | 632 | 1,493 | 182 | 362 | 68 | 8 | 36 | 175 | 9 | 126 | 367 | .242 | — | — | — | — | -2,771 | ||
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.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | BOS | AL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.45 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.45 | — | 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
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (635 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 322 | 746 | 97 | 189 | 23 | 101 | .253 |
| Away | 310 | 747 | 85 | 173 | 13 | 74 | .232 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 |
| Away | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-01 | BOS | TEX | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-04-30 | BOS | TEX | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-04-24 | BOS | TBR | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-04-21 | BOS | BAL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-04-20 | BOS | BAL | W | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005-04-19 | BOS | TOR | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-04-18 | BOS | TOR | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-04-17 | BOS | TBR | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-04-16 | BOS | TBR | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-04-15 | BOS | TBR | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Last 3 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-03 | BOS | BAL | — | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004-06-12 | BOS | LAD | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004-04-09 | BOS | TOR | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 368 | 229 | 2255 | 228 | 26 | 239 |
| OF | 177 | 115 | 256 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | MIN | 1B | 36 | 29 | 278 | 30 | 2 | 24 |
| 1993 | MIN | OF | 67 | 61 | 134 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 1994 | MIN | 1B | 32 | 27 | 227 | 27 | 5 | 19 |
| 1994 | MIN | OF | 14 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | MIN | 1B | 18 | 15 | 128 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 1995 | MIN | OF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | SFN | 1B | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | SFN | OF | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | SFN | 1B | 51 | 27 | 269 | 16 | 3 | 30 |
| 1996 | SFN | OF | 20 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | SEA | 1B | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | SEA | OF | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | KCA | 1B | 63 | 48 | 463 | 59 | 4 | 62 |
| 2000 | KCA | OF | 11 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | KCA | 1B | 68 | 43 | 441 | 45 | 6 | 56 |
| 2001 | KCA | OF | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | KCA | 1B | 9 | 8 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 | TBA | OF | 11 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | OAK | 1B | 3 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | OAK | OF | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | BOS | 1B | 5 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | BOS | OF | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | BOS | 1B | 67 | 25 | 287 | 30 | 3 | 23 |
| 2004 | BOS | OF | 17 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | BOS | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | BOS | 1B | 12 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | BOS | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 3 |
| First Base | 368 |
| Left Field | 103 |
| Center Field | 2 |
| Right Field | 80 |
| Designated Hitter | 22 |
Salary History
Dave McCarty's recorded salaries total $3,405,000 over 8 seasons, 1994 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and McCarty's career ran from 1993 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 1993, 1998, and 2003.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | BOS | AL | $550,000 |
| 2004 | BOS | AL | $500,000 |
| 2002 | KCA | AL | $850,000 |
| 2001 | KCA | AL | $750,000 |
| 2000 | KCA | AL | $325,000 |
| 1996 | SFN | NL | $150,000 |
| 1995 | MIN | AL | $150,000 |
| 1994 | MIN | AL | $130,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $3,405,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Palo Alto | CA | 1989, 1990, 1991 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Dave McCarty (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Dave McCarty: the record in brief
The profile opens with Dave McCarty's first major league game on May 17, 1993; the last one listed came on May 1, 2005. By club, McCarty's seasons break down as the Minnesota Twins (1993 to 1995), the San Francisco Giants (1995 through 1996), the Seattle Mariners (1998), the Kansas City Royals (2000 through 2002), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2002), the Oakland Athletics (2003), and the Boston Red Sox (2003 to 2005). McCarty played primarily as a first baseman and threw left-handed and batted right-handed. Born on November 23, 1969, in Houston, TX, USA, McCarty was listed at 210 pounds on a 6-foot-5 frame. McCarty died on April 19, 2024, in Oakland, CA, USA. The given name on file is David Andrew McCarty.
McCarty finished with 362 hits from 1,493 at bats in 632 games, which works out to .242, plus 36 home runs and 175 RBI. The on-base percentage is .305 and the slugging percentage .371, for an OPS of .676.
Frequently Asked Questions about Dave McCarty
- What years did Dave McCarty play?
- Dave McCarty played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2005.
- Was Dave McCarty a pitcher?
- No. Dave McCarty was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 3 career games.
- How many home runs did Dave McCarty hit?
- Dave McCarty hit 36 career home runs with 362 hits.
- What teams did Dave McCarty play for?
- Dave McCarty played for 7 teams: the Minnesota Twins (1993–1995), the San Francisco Giants (1995–1996), the Seattle Mariners (1998), the Kansas City Royals (2000–2002), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2002), the Oakland Athletics (2003), and the Boston Red Sox (2003–2005).
- What were Dave McCarty's career stats?
- In 632 games, Dave McCarty had 362 hits, 36 home runs, 175 RBI, 182 runs, and 9 stolen bases, with a .242 batting average.
- How much did Dave McCarty earn in his career?
- Dave McCarty's recorded salaries total $3,405,000 over 8 seasons, 1994 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and McCarty's career ran from 1993 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 1993, 1998, and 2003.
- What was Dave McCarty's salary?
- Dave McCarty's last recorded salary was $550,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $850,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $130,000, in 1994. The Salary History table lists each season from 1994 to 2005.
- What position did Dave McCarty play?
- Dave McCarty played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Dave McCarty and how much did he weigh?
- Dave McCarty was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 210 pounds.
- How many home runs did Dave McCarty hit each season?
- Dave McCarty's home runs by season: 2 in 1993, 1 in 1994, 0 in 1995, 6 in 1996, 1 in 1998, 12 in 2000, 7 in 2001, 2 in 2002, 1 in 2003, 4 in 2004, and 0 in 2005. His most in one season was 12, in 2000.
- What was Dave McCarty's career batting average?
- Dave McCarty batted .242 over his career, with 362 hits in 1,493 at bats.
- How many RBI did Dave McCarty have?
- Dave McCarty drove in 175 runs in his career.
- What was Dave McCarty's career ERA?
- Dave McCarty finished with a 2.45 career ERA, going 0-0 with 4 strikeouts.
- Is Dave McCarty in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Dave McCarty has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.