Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 1998Rd 1, Pk 10
- College
- Northeastern
- AL Gold Glove
- 2008
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2007
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 1998Rd 1, Pk 10
- College
- Northeastern
- AL Gold Glove
- 2008
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2007
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,493
- AB
- 4,949
- R
- 745
- H
- 1,146
- HR
- 286
- RBI
- 818
- SB
- 29
- AVG
- .232
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | TEX | 22 | 62 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .258 |
| 2002 |  ATH/DET | 115 | 397 | 43 | 96 | 19 | 52 | 2 | .242 |
| 2003 | DET | 131 | 452 | 51 | 112 | 18 | 50 | 4 | .248 |
| 2004 | DET | 142 | 481 | 89 | 116 | 27 | 82 | 7 | .241 |
| 2005 | DET | 79 | 260 | 37 | 61 | 18 | 44 | 0 | .235 |
| 2006 | BOS | 18 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .273 |
| 2007 | TB | 148 | 490 | 99 | 138 | 46 | 121 | 1 | .282 |
| 2008 | TB | 139 | 490 | 76 | 121 | 31 | 102 | 1 | .247 |
| 2009 | TB | 135 | 471 | 91 | 107 | 39 | 100 | 3 | .227 |
| 2010 | TB | 144 | 484 | 64 | 95 | 28 | 84 | 5 | .196 |
| 2011 | CHC | 153 | 493 | 72 | 111 | 28 | 80 | 2 | .225 |
| 2012 | TB | 160 | 497 | 72 | 98 | 19 | 61 | 2 | .197 |
| 2013 |  HOU/KC | 89 | 280 | 38 | 58 | 8 | 25 | 1 | .207 |
| 2014 | TEX | 18 | 59 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .136 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 19
- AB
- 67
- R
- 13
- H
- 18
- HR
- 4
- RBI
- 14
- SB
- 3
- AVG
- .269
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,893
- TB
- 2,287
- XBH
- 543
- HBP
- 75
- IBB
- 51
- GIDP
- 71
- P/PA
- 3.95
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | TEX | 72 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | ATH/DET | 443 | 178 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 |
| 2003 | DET | 516 | 199 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | DET | 562 | 227 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | DET | 295 | 124 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | BOS | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | TB | 612 | 307 | 76 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 2008 | TB | 607 | 242 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4.0 |
| 2009 | TB | 570 | 253 | 66 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 2010 | TB | 582 | 197 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 2011 | CHC | 606 | 228 | 58 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4.1 |
| 2012 | TB | 600 | 176 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 4.1 |
| 2013 | HOU/KC | 328 | 97 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 |
| 2014 | TEX | 63 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 22.3
- RC
- 822.7
- RC/27
- 5.60
- ISOP
- .231
- SECA
- .397
- BB/K
- 0.52
- AB/HR
- 17.3
- GO/FO
- 0.60
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | TEX | 0.2 | 11.2 | 6.5 | .242 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 2002 | ATH/DET | 0.8 | 55.8 | 4.8 | .207 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.9 | 0 |
| 2003 | DET | 1.0 | 66.7 | 5.1 | .192 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 25.1 | 0 |
| 2004 | DET | 2.5 | 78.3 | 5.5 | .231 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 17.8 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | DET | -0.1 | 40.4 | 5.4 | .242 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 14.4 | 0.6 |
| 2006 | BOS | 0.1 | 4.8 | 5.1 | .152 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 33 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | TB | 6.8 | 125.1 | 9.2 | .345 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | TB | 4.8 | 96.4 | 6.8 | .247 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | TB | 2.8 | 92.3 | 6.6 | .310 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 12.1 | 0.4 |
| 2010 | TB | 1.7 | 70.9 | 4.8 | .211 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 17.3 | 0.8 |
| 2011 | CHC | 2.3 | 86.8 | 5.9 | .237 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 17.6 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | TB | 0.4 | 61.7 | 4 | .157 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 26.2 | 0.6 |
| 2013 | HOU/KC | -0.5 | 31.8 | 3.7 | .139 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 35 | 1.1 |
| 2014 | TEX | -0.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | .102 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 59 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Carlos Pena's career stats?
Carlos Pena played 14 seasons for the Rangers, the Tigers, the Red Sox, the Rays and the Cubs. He was a career .232 hitter with 1,146 hits, 286 home runs and 818 RBI. His best season was 2007: a .282 batting average, 46 home runs and 121 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2001 to 2014
Carlos Pena finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 193rd in home runs (286)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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