#8 Arnold "Hook" Carter, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox

#8 Arnold "Hook" Carter, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Arnold Carter
Hook
3/14/1918
31
USA,WV,RAINELLE
5"10
180

Starting Pitcher
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L

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2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Very inconsistent
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Normal
2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1949 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 101 Days (617 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 35 Days (895 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	2	7	9	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	2	7	9
Versus RHB	2	7	9
Talent	1	8	10

Pitching Ratings
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8
53
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	4	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	4	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/14	SLA	W 7-4	*	9	8	4	3	7	1	W	PoG
8/18	@WAS	L 10-18	*	2	3	9	8	6	1	L
8/22	@NYY	L 5-6	*	8	6	3	3	4	3
8/26	PHA	L 4-8	*	5	11	7	7	1	1	L
8/31	@DET	L 9-11	*	6.2	12	10	7	5	6	L
9/4	CLE	L 2-6	*	9	10	6	6	5	3	L
9/8	@SLA	L 2-5	*	7.2	10	5	5	5	4	L
9/17	NYY	W 5-3	*	9	9	3	2	2	5	W
9/21	@CHA	L 6-7	*	8	9	6	6	0	6
9/29	NYY	L 0-1	*	9	7	1	1	1	2	L

Pitching Stats 1949

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	30	30	11	8	0	4.92	237.2	249	145	130	98	107	13	43.3	1	13	43.3
Projected	30	30	11	8	0	4.92	237.0	249	145	130	98	107

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	13.3	9.4	4.1	3.7	5	0	.0	0	0	.0	4.15

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	228	63	15	2	6	38	38	30	19	0	0	1	.276	.359	.439	.797
vs. RHB	701	186	34	5	13	103	107	68	88	0	0	2	.265	.324	.384	.708

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	16	16	5	4	0	4.32	135.1	141	73	65	50	56
Road	14	14	6	4	0	5.72	102.1	108	72	65	48	51
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	4	4	2	0	0	5.14	28.0	32	16	16	11	9
May	4	4	0	2	0	6.89	32.2	38	28	25	15	13
June	5	5	2	0	0	3.73	41.0	35	22	17	15	16
July	5	5	3	0	0	3.83	44.2	42	19	19	16	27
August	7	7	3	3	0	6.10	48.2	57	39	33	28	22
Sept./Oct.	5	5	1	3	0	4.22	42.2	45	21	20	13	20

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1944	1	1	1	0	0	2.00	9.0	5	2	2	1	3	2	1	0	0.89	.143	BOS
1945	3	3	0	3	0	7.41	17.0	24	20	14	0	10	6	1	0	2.00	.348	BOS
1946	9	8	3	4	0	4.41	69.1	65	40	34	6	25	39	7	0	1.30	.265	BOS
1947	24	16	7	7	0	5.36	139.1	161	90	83	10	56	53	8	1	1.56	.310	BOS
1948	17	17	8	7	0	4.83	128.2	138	83	69	13	53	57	10	0	1.48	.284	BOS
1949	30	30	11	8	0	4.92	237.2	249	145	130	19	98	107	13	1	1.46	.286	BOS
Total	84	75	30	29	0	4.97	601.0	642	380	332	49	245	264	40	2	1.48	.289

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1944, AAA	21	21	13	4	0	3.31	174.0	165	71	64	12	50	88	12	1	1.24	.270
1945, AAA	11	8	5	2	0	2.54	74.1	71	24	21	2	21	37	4	1	1.24	.278
1946, AAA	21	21	14	2	0	2.40	180.1	159	54	48	6	65	97	11	1	1.24	.268
1948, AAA	15	10	6	3	0	3.51	84.2	76	35	33	10	24	37	3	0	1.18	.240

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1946	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1944	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BOS
1945	3	6	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	BOS
1946	9	26	7	1	0	0	2	2	1	6	0	0	.269	.296	.308	.604	BOS
1947	24	45	12	1	0	0	5	4	3	15	0	0	.267	.306	.289	.595	BOS
1948	17	51	12	2	0	1	5	6	0	20	0	0	.235	.231	.333	.564	BOS
1949	30	88	28	3	0	0	8	8	2	28	0	0	.318	.333	.352	.686	BOS
Total	84	219	62	7	0	1	22	20	6	70	0	0	.283	.300	.329	.628

Fielding Stats 1949

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.964

237.2

2.12

Player History

Drafted in 3rd round, 44th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1944...
Injured on 3/26/1944 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 9/18/1944...
Had first career hit on 4/9/1945, off Tex Shirley (PHA)...
Injured on 4/21/1945 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks...
Injured on 10/2/1947 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week...
Hit first career homerun on 8/17/1948, off Stuart Jones (PHA)...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

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