Bo Jackson vs Joe Carter

Bo JacksonJoe Carter

Bo Jackson and Joe Carter compared on their MLB careers: Bo Jackson played 8 seasons, 1986 to 1994, Joe Carter 16 seasons, 1983 to 1998. Bo Jackson has .250 batting average to Joe Carter's .259. Joe Carter won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bo Jackson and Joe Carter career totals
694GP2,189
2,393AB8,422
341R1,170
598H2,184
141HR396
415RBI1,445
82SB231
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bo Jackson and Joe Carter postseason
3GP29
10AB119
1R15
0H30
0HR6
0RBI20
0SB3
0AVG0.3
0.2OBP0.3
0SLG0.4
0.2OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Bo Jackson and Joe Carter all-time places
—Home runs63rd (396)
—Hits196th (2,184)
—RBI54th (1,445)
—Stolen bases277th (231)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bo Jackson: 0 championships; none on file
  • Joe Carter: 2 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bo Jackson and Joe Carter season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1986.207291983.17601
2nd1987.23522531984.2751341
3rd1988.24625681985.2621559
4th1989.256321051986.30229121
5th1990.27228781987.26432106
6th1991.2253141988.2712798
7th1993.23216451989.24335105
8th1994.27913431990.23224115
9th————1991.27333108
10th————1992.26434119
11th————1993.25433121
12th————1994.27127103
13th————1995.2532576
14th————1996.25330107
15th————1997.23421102
16th————1998.2601863

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI