Gary Carter — Red Diamond 96 OVR Catcher Overview
Gary Carter is a Red Diamond 96 OVR Catcher card for the Nationals, part of the Awards set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at First Baseman. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in June 2026.
At the plate, Gary Carter's standout tools are 114 Contact, 100 Vision, and 88 Arm Strength. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Breaking Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, and Break Outlier from a total of 5 quirks.
Gary Carter is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Catcher (102.0), First Baseman (90.3), and Designated Hitter (89.8) on All-Star. The card is strongest at its listed position, Catcher, at every difficulty. At Catcher the card scores 102.0 on All-Star, 108.0 on Hall of Fame, and 110.0 on Legend — it keeps 108% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Catchers the card ranks #4 on Legend and #16 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Gary Carter currently buys for about 33,776 stubs, with sell orders near 29,006 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 24%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 1,390 stubs, about a 5% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Gary Carter earns an OpScore of 110 on Legend difficulty, ranking #13 among all cards and #4 among Catchers.
Common questions
- What is Gary Carter's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Gary Carter is a 96 OVR Red Diamond Catcher for the Nationals.
- Is Gary Carter a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Catchers, Gary Carter ranks #16 on All-Star, #7 on Hall of Fame, and #4 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Gary Carter have in MLB The Show 26?
- Gary Carter has 5 quirks: Homebody, Breaking Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, Day Player, and Break Outlier.
- How much does Gary Carter cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 33,776 stubs. Prices move constantly on the in-game marketplace — the chart on this page tracks the card's real history rather than a single snapshot.
Where to go next
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- High Diamonds (85+ OVR)Overall is one number that never changes with difficulty. Two 87s can be a full tier apart in practice, which is what OpScore on each row is for.
- Diamond RadarWhich cards our model predicts will be upgraded at the next roster update.