Joe Carter vs Preston Wilson

Joe Carter Preston Wilson

Joe Carter and Preston Wilson compared on their MLB careers: Joe Carter played 16 seasons, 1983 to 1998, Preston Wilson 10 seasons, 1998 to 2007. Joe Carter has .259 batting average to Preston Wilson's .264. Joe Carter won 2 titles, Preston Wilson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe Carter and Preston Wilson career totals

2,189	GP	1,108
8,422	AB	4,003
1,170	R	573
2,184	H	1,055
396	HR	189
1,445	RBI	668
231	SB	124
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Joe Carter and Preston Wilson postseason

29	GP	13
119	AB	35
15	R	5
30	H	7
6	HR	0
20	RBI	2
3	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.3
0.7	OPS	0.6

Where each stands all time

Joe Carter and Preston Wilson all-time places

63rd (396)	Home runs	—
196th (2,184)	Hits	—
54th (1,445)	RBI	—
277th (231)	Stolen bases	—

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

Joe Carter: 2 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×2
Preston Wilson: 1 championship; none on file

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.

Joe Carter and Preston Wilson season by season

1st	1983	.176	0	1	1998	.157	1	3
2nd	1984	.275	13	41	1999	.280	26	71
3rd	1985	.262	15	59	2000	.264	31	121
4th	1986	.302	29	121	2001	.274	23	71
5th	1987	.264	32	106	2002	.243	23	65
6th	1988	.271	27	98	2003	.282	36	141
7th	1989	.243	35	105	2004	.248	6	29
8th	1990	.232	24	115	2005	.260	25	90
9th	1991	.273	33	108	2006	.263	17	72
10th	1992	.264	34	119	2007	.219	1	5
11th	1993	.254	33	121	—	—	—	—
12th	1994	.271	27	103	—	—	—	—
13th	1995	.253	25	76	—	—	—	—
14th	1996	.253	30	107	—	—	—	—
15th	1997	.234	21	102	—	—	—	—
16th	1998	.260	18	63	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


29	GP	13
119	AB	35
15	R	5
30	H	7
6	HR	0
20	RBI	2
3	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.3
0.7	OPS	0.6


29	GP	13
119	AB	35
15	R	5
30	H	7
6	HR	0
20	RBI	2
3	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.3
0.7	OPS	0.6


29	GP	13
119	AB	35
15	R	5
30	H	7
6	HR	0
20	RBI	2
3	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.3
0.7	OPS	0.6