Joe Carter vs Ruben Sierra

Joe Carter Ruben Sierra

Joe Carter and Ruben Sierra compared on their MLB careers: Joe Carter played 16 seasons, 1983 to 1998, Ruben Sierra 20 seasons, 1986 to 2006. Joe Carter has .259 batting average to Ruben Sierra's .268. Joe Carter won 2 titles, Ruben Sierra won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe Carter and Ruben Sierra career totals

2,189	GP	2,186
8,422	AB	8,044
1,170	R	1,084
2,184	H	2,152
396	HR	306
1,445	RBI	1,322
231	SB	142
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 Ruben Sierra postseason

29	GP	31
119	AB	91
15	R	9
30	H	24
6	HR	5
20	RBI	21
3	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Joe Carter and Ruben Sierra all-time places

63rd (396)	Home runs	159th (306)
196th (2,184)	Hits	209th (2,152)
54th (1,445)	RBI	90th (1,322)
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
Ruben Sierra: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger

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 Ruben Sierra season by season

1st	1983	.176	0	1	1986	.264	16	55
2nd	1984	.275	13	41	1987	.263	30	109
3rd	1985	.262	15	59	1988	.254	23	91
4th	1986	.302	29	121	1989	.306	29	119
5th	1987	.264	32	106	1990	.280	16	96
6th	1988	.271	27	98	1991	.307	25	116
7th	1989	.243	35	105	1992	.278	17	87
8th	1990	.232	24	115	1993	.233	22	101
9th	1991	.273	33	108	1994	.268	23	92
10th	1992	.264	34	119	1995	.263	19	86
11th	1993	.254	33	121	1996	.247	12	72
12th	1994	.271	27	103	1997	.232	3	12
13th	1995	.253	25	76	1998	.216	4	11
14th	1996	.253	30	107	2000	.233	1	7
15th	1997	.234	21	102	2001	.291	23	67
16th	1998	.260	18	63	2002	.270	13	60
17th	—	—	—	—	2003	.270	9	43
18th	—	—	—	—	2004	.244	17	65
19th	—	—	—	—	2005	.229	4	29
20th	—	—	—	—	2006	.179	0	4

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


29	GP	31
119	AB	91
15	R	9
30	H	24
6	HR	5
20	RBI	21
3	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.9


29	GP	31
119	AB	91
15	R	9
30	H	24
6	HR	5
20	RBI	21
3	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.9


29	GP	31
119	AB	91
15	R	9
30	H	24
6	HR	5
20	RBI	21
3	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.9