Player
Spoon Carter
Player Info
- Full Name
- Ernest C.
- Born
-
December 8, 1902
Harpersville, AL, USA - Died
- January 23, 1974
- Size
- 5'11" / 176 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
Teams
- Birmingham Black Barons 1932-1938
- Louisville Black Caps 1932-1932
- Memphis Red Sox 1932-1948
- Akron Grays / Cleveland Giants 1933-1933
- Pittsburgh Crawfords 1933-1937
- Philadelphia Stars 1938-1939
- Toledo Crawfords 1939-1939
- Newark Eagles 1940-1940
- New York Cubans 1940-1940
- Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords 1940-1940
- Homestead Grays 1942-1945
Honors
2 x All-Star
Career Batting
147
G
.199
AVG
60
H
1
HR
23
RBI
.481
OPS
Career Pitching
53-31
W-L
4.86
ERA
142
G
325
SO
5
SV
1.48
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Memphis Red Sox | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 |
| 1947 | Memphis Red Sox | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1946 | Memphis Red Sox | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1945 | Homestead Grays | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| 1944 | Homestead Grays | 12 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| 1943 | Homestead Grays | 22 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .192 |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 12 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 |
| 1940 | Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | Newark Eagles | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| 1940 | New York Cubans | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Stars | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | 6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .467 |
| 1938 | Philadelphia Stars | 20 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .132 |
| 1938 | Birmingham Black Barons | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .400 |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| 1933 | Akron Grays / Cleveland Giants | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1932 | Birmingham Black Barons | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .091 |
| 1932 | Louisville Black Caps | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| 1932 | Memphis Red Sox | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Memphis Red Sox | 3 | 2 | 5.79 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 32.1 | 9 | 15 |
| 1947 | Memphis Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 6.35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1946 | Memphis Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1945 | Homestead Grays | 2 | 1 | 3.09 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 35.0 | 23 | 9 |
| 1944 | Homestead Grays | 6 | 3 | 4.73 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 78.0 | 25 | 24 |
| 1943 | Homestead Grays | 14 | 2 | 3.77 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 119.0 | 45 | 36 |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 2 | 4 | 6.10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 62.0 | 23 | 16 |
| 1940 | Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords | 1 | 0 | 0.71 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 | 11 | 3 |
| 1940 | Newark Eagles | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 9 | 8 |
| 1940 | New York Cubans | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Stars | 1 | 1 | 9.22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.1 | 9 | 8 |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | 3 | 0 | 4.20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 30.0 | 15 | 15 |
| 1938 | Philadelphia Stars | 7 | 3 | 6.34 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 109.0 | 55 | 47 |
| 1938 | Birmingham Black Barons | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 0 | 0 | 33.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 3 | 2 | 7.20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 35.0 | 14 | 25 |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 4 | 1 | 3.07 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 55.1 | 20 | 19 |
| 1933 | Akron Grays / Cleveland Giants | 0 | 4 | 9.12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24.2 | 9 | 8 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 0 | 2 | 3.22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22.0 | 13 | 9 |
| 1932 | Birmingham Black Barons | 2 | 1 | 3.46 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 26.0 | 9 | 5 |
| 1932 | Louisville Black Caps | 1 | 3 | 3.33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 13 | 4 |
| 1932 | Memphis Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 1.08 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 8 | 4 |