Gary Carter was by far the best catcher in Expos/Nationals’ history
Righty swinging catcher Gary Carter never played for the Nationals but he’s in the Hall of Fame (elected in 2003) as a Montreal Expo. In Carter’s 12 seasons with the Expos he was a All-Star 7 times, he won 3 Gold Gloves and 3 Silver Slugger Awards. Carter played in 1,503 games for the Expos in which he was 1,427 of 5,303 (.269 avg, .796 OPS) with 707 runs scored, 220 homers, 823 RBIs and 34 stolen bases. Carter is #2 all-time in Expos/Nationals’ history in games played with 1,503. He is also #4 in hits (1,427), #4 in runs scored (707), #3 in homers (220), #3 in RBIs (827), #5 in doubles (274), tied for 9th with Larry Parrish with 24 triples and he is #2 in walks (582) in team history. It might be a long time before the Nationals have another catcher like Gary Carter.