Carter
Buchanon
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 22, 1925 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 21 BOS KL   7 5 5 5 7 8 7 3 4 3
1948 22 BOS KL   7 7 7 7 7 8 7 3 4 3
1949 23 BOS KL $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 2 3 3
1950 24 BOS KL $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 5 5 6 7 6 2 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 3 4 3
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 21 BOS KL     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
1948 22 BOS KL     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
1949 23 BOS KL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
1950 24 BOS KL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 21 AAA   2 1 .667 5 5 0 0 0 33.3 45 22 5 12 18 5.94 .321 .375 .507 .882  
    AA   7 9 .438 19 19 2 1 0 134.7 155 59 8 30 103 3.94 .286 .323 .397 .720  
1948 22 AAA   14 6 .700 31 31 3 1 0 226.0 248 80 27 54 207 3.19 .280 .321 .420 .741  
1949 23 BOS KL 9 2 .818 18 9 0 0 1 74.7 70 27 7 21 57 3.25 .246 .298 .393 .691 7.9
    AAA   4 2 .667 10 10 0 0 0 70.7 59 21 10 21 69 2.67 .226 .284 .375 .659  
1950 24 BOS KL 5 16 .238 25 25 2 0 0 153.7 173 107 21 65 118 6.27 .276 .348 .459 .807 0.0
2 Years Sim 14 18 .438 43 34 2 0 1 228.3 243 134 28 86 175 5.28 .266 .332 .439 .771 7.9
3 Years AAA 20 9 .690 46 46 3 1 0 330.0 352 123 42 87 294 3.35 .274 .320 .420 .740  
1 Years AA 7 9 .438 19 19 2 1 0 134.7 155 59 8 30 103 3.94 .286 .323 .397 .720  
4 Years Minors 27 18 .600 65 65 5 2 0 464.7 507 182 50 117 397 3.53 .277 .321 .413 .734  
Season Average 7 9 .438 21 17 1 0 0 114.2 121 67 14 43 87 5.28 .266 .332 .439 .771  
Career Highs 9 16 .818 25 25 2 0 1 153.7 173 107 21 65 118 6.27 .276 .348 .459 .807  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   116 60 12 39 96   .243 .300 .388 .688
vs LH   127 74 16 47 79   .292 .361 .494 .855
Home 9 10 .474 21 18 1 0 0 128.3 126 63 14 46 100 4.42 .250 .313 .404 .717
Away 5 8 .385 22 16 1 0 1 100.0 117 71 14 40 75 6.39 .286 .350 .482 .831
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 5 5 0 0 0 29.3 29 21 2 21 17 6.44 .248 .362 .427 .790
May 1 3 .250 4 4 1 0 0 25.7 28 16 2 5 22 5.61 .264 .297 .368 .665
June 0 3 .000 4 4 0 0 0 23.0 26 18 4 4 17 7.04 .280 .309 .505 .815
July 0 3 .000 9 4 0 0 1 30.0 36 21 6 14 24 6.30 .293 .365 .496 .861
August 7 2 .778 12 8 1 0 0 59.7 61 31 7 16 56 4.68 .255 .302 .414 .716
Sep/Oct 4 4 .500 9 9 0 0 0 60.7 63 27 7 26 39 4.01 .269 .342 .444 .787
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1949 23 BOS KL 18 23 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .174 .208 .217 .426 0.3 0.0
1950 24 BOS KL 25 48 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 18 .042 .096 .042 .138 -2.5 0.0
2 Years Sim 43 71 4 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 21 .085 .132 .099 .230 -2.2 0.0
162 Game Average 267 15 22 3 0 0 11 0 0 15 79 .085 .132 .099 .230 -8.2  
Career Highs 25 48 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 18 .174 .208 .217 .426 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   47 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 13 .085 .122 .085 .208 -1.4
vs LH   24 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 .083 .148 .125 .273 -0.2
Home 21 38 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .079 .125 .105 .230 -1.0
Away 22 33 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .091 .139 .091 .230 -0.7
RISP   19 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .053 .095 .053 .148 -0.9
Close/Late   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Mar/Apr 5 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6
May 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
June 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.3
July 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 .125 .143 .268 -0.1
August 12 20 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .100 .143 .100 .243 -0.4
Sep/Oct 9 22 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .136 .136 .182 .318 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1949 23 BOS KL P 18 9 74.7 5 7 1 1 .923 1.45    
1950 24 BOS KL P 25 25 153.7 9 18 1 2 .964 1.58    
Career Totals   43 34 228.3 14 25 2 3 .951 1.54    
Career Highs   25 25 153.7 9 18 1 2 .964 1.58    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1950-6-16
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 0
 
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History
Drafted in 10th round, 172nd overall pick, by Boston in 1947
Injured on 5/21/1949 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks
Earned first career win on 8/6/1949
Had first career hit on 8/23/1949, off Walter Keyser (OMA)
Injured on 9/27/1949 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 7 weeks