Joe Carter career batting average
.259Career Regular Season
Joe Carter has a career batting average of .259 over 16 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .302 in 1986.
- Most recent: .260 in 1998.
Average of 16 regular seasons, 1983 through 1998. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  CHC | 23 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 |
| 1984 |  CLE | 66 | 244 | 32 | 67 | 13 | 41 | 2 | .275 | .307 | .467 | .775 |
| 1985 | CLE | 143 | 489 | 64 | 128 | 15 | 59 | 24 | .262 | .298 | .409 | .707 |
| 1986 | CLE | 162 | 663 | 108 | 200 | 29 | 121 | 29 | .302 | .335 | .514 | .849 |
| 1987 | CLE | 149 | 588 | 83 | 155 | 32 | 106 | 31 | .264 | .304 | .480 | .784 |
| 1988 | CLE | 157 | 621 | 85 | 168 | 27 | 98 | 27 | .271 | .314 | .478 | .792 |
| 1989 | CLE | 162 | 651 | 84 | 158 | 35 | 105 | 13 | .243 | .292 | .465 | .757 |
| 1990 |  SD | 162 | 634 | 79 | 147 | 24 | 115 | 22 | .232 | .290 | .391 | .681 |
| 1991 |  TOR | 162 | 638 | 89 | 174 | 33 | 108 | 20 | .273 | .330 | .503 | .833 |
| 1992 | TOR | 158 | 622 | 97 | 164 | 34 | 119 | 12 | .264 | .309 | .498 | .808 |
| 1993 | TOR | 155 | 603 | 92 | 153 | 33 | 121 | 8 | .254 | .312 | .489 | .802 |
| 1994 | TOR | 111 | 435 | 70 | 118 | 27 | 103 | 11 | .271 | .317 | .524 | .841 |
| 1995 | TOR | 139 | 558 | 70 | 141 | 25 | 76 | 12 | .253 | .300 | .428 | .728 |
| 1996 | TOR | 157 | 625 | 84 | 158 | 30 | 107 | 7 | .253 | .306 | .475 | .782 |
| 1997 | TOR | 157 | 612 | 76 | 143 | 21 | 102 | 8 | .234 | .284 | .399 | .683 |
| 1998 |  SF/BAL | 126 | 388 | 51 | 101 | 18 | 63 | 4 | .260 | .304 | .461 | .765 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS