Hick Carpenter was born on Thursday, August 16, 1855, in Grafton, Massachusetts. Carpenter was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1879, with the Syracuse Stars. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hick Carpenter baseball stats page.
"It is often that a man's nickname is a detriment to his success. People have called W.W. Carpenter 'Old Hick' for so long that people think he's been around forever." - The Cincinnati Enquirer (11/1889)
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Hick CarpenterHick Carpenter Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Hick CarpenterHick Carpenter Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1879 | 24 | Stars | 65 | 261 | 30 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | - | 15 | - | - | 0 | - | .203 | .209 | .226 |
| 1880 | 25 | Reds | 77 | 300 | 32 | 72 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | - | 15 | - | - | 0 | - | .240 | .245 | .287 |
| 1881 | 26 | Ruby Legs | 83 | 347 | 40 | 75 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | - | 19 | - | - | 0 | - | .216 | .223 | .280 |
| 1882 | 27 | Red Stockings | 80 | 351 | 78 | 120 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .342 | .360 | .422 |
| 1883 | 28 | Red Stockings | 95 | 435 | 99 | 130 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .299 | .328 | .379 |
| 1884 | 29 | Red Stockings | 108 | 474 | 80 | 121 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | .255 | .271 | .323 |
| 1885 | 30 | Red Stockings | 112 | 473 | 89 | 131 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | .277 | .295 | .349 |
| 1886 | 31 | Red Stockings | 111 | 458 | 67 | 101 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | .221 | .262 | .273 |
| 1887 | 32 | Red Stockings | 127 | 498 | 70 | 124 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | .249 | .282 | .265 |
| 1888 | 33 | Red Stockings | 136 | 551 | 68 | 147 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | .267 | .280 | .327 |
| 1889 | 34 | Red Stockings | 123 | 486 | 67 | 127 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 18 | - | 41 | - | - | 4 | - | .261 | .293 | .333 |
| 1892 | 37 | Browns | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 12 Years | 1,118 | 4,637 | 720 | 1,202 | 142 | 47 | 18 | 0 | 543 | 112 | - | 91 | - | 0 | 28 | - | .259 | .281 | .322 | ||
Hick CarpenterHick Carpenter Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1879 Stars | 1B | 34 | - | - | 325 | 9.6 | 308 | 298 | 10 | 17 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 0.00 |
| 1879 Stars | 2B | 3 | - | - | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .643 | 0.00 |
| 1879 Stars | 3B | 18 | - | - | 72 | 4.0 | 62 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .861 | 0.00 |
| 1879 Stars | RF | 11 | - | - | 32 | 2.9 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .781 | 0.00 |
| 1880 Reds | 1B | 9 | - | - | 78 | 8.7 | 73 | 72 | 1 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 0.00 |
| 1880 Reds | 3B | 67 | - | - | 307 | 4.6 | 262 | 136 | 126 | 45 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .853 | 0.00 |
| 1880 Reds | SS | 1 | - | - | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1881 Ruby Legs | 3B | 83 | - | 168 | 369 | 4.4 | 313 | 141 | 172 | 56 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .848 | 50.30 |
| 1882 Red Stockings | 3B | 80 | - | - | 364 | 4.6 | 304 | 137 | 167 | 60 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .835 | 0.00 |
| 1883 Red Stockings | 3B | 95 | - | - | 361 | 3.8 | 314 | 133 | 181 | 47 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .870 | 0.00 |
| 1884 Red Stockings | 3B | 108 | - | - | 369 | 3.4 | 325 | 157 | 168 | 44 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .881 | 0.00 |
| 1884 Red Stockings | RF | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1885 Red Stockings | 3B | 112 | - | - | 400 | 3.6 | 344 | 153 | 191 | 56 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .860 | 0.00 |
| 1886 Red Stockings | 3B | 111 | - | - | 414 | 3.7 | 348 | 127 | 221 | 66 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .841 | 0.00 |
| 1887 Red Stockings | 3B | 127 | - | - | 456 | 3.6 | 386 | 144 | 242 | 70 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 0.00 |
| 1888 Red Stockings | 3B | 136 | - | - | 494 | 3.6 | 428 | 142 | 286 | 66 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .866 | 0.00 |
| 1889 Red Stockings | 1B | 2 | - | - | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1889 Red Stockings | 3B | 121 | - | - | 419 | 3.5 | 350 | 143 | 207 | 69 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .835 | 0.00 |
| 1892 Browns | 3B | 1 | - | 6 | 7 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 22.50 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 3B Totals | 1,059 | 0 | 174 | 4,032 | 3.8 | 3,441 | 1,450 | 1,991 | 591 | 142 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .853 | 533.95 | |
| 1B Totals | 45 | 0 | 0 | 422 | 9.4 | 400 | 388 | 12 | 22 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 0.00 | |
| RF Totals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2.7 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .781 | 0.00 | |
| 2B Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .643 | 0.00 | |
| SS Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| 12 Years | 1,120 | - | 174 | 4,506 | 4.0 | 3,881 | 1,865 | 2,016 | 625 | 155 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .861 | 602.22 | |
Hick CarpenterHick Carpenter Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1879 Stars | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 17.4 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
| 1880 Reds | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
| 1881 Ruby Legs | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 173.5 | 18.3 | 11.2 | - | - | - |
| 1882 Red Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 351.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
| 1883 Red Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 145.0 | 0.0 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
| 1884 Red Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 118.5 | 0.0 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1885 Red Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 236.5 | 0.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 1886 Red Stockings | 8 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 229.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 1887 Red Stockings | 44 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 498.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
| 1888 Red Stockings | 59 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 183.7 | 0.0 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
| 1889 Red Stockings | 47 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.9 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1892 Browns | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 158 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 257.6 | 51.0 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
Hick CarpenterHick Carpenter Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1879 Syracuse Stars | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1880 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1881 Worcester Ruby Legs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1883 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1884 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1885 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1887 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1889 Cincinnati Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1892 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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