Joe Carter stats
First Baseman · #29
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- Wichita State
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- Wichita State
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,189
- AB
- 8,422
- R
- 1,170
- H
- 2,184
- HR
- 396
- RBI
- 1,445
- SB
- 231
- AVG
- .259
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CHC | 23 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .176 |
| 1984 | CLE | 66 | 244 | 32 | 67 | 13 | 41 | 2 | .275 |
| 1985 | CLE | 143 | 489 | 64 | 128 | 15 | 59 | 24 | .262 |
| 1986 | CLE | 162 | 663 | 108 | 200 | 29 | 121 | 29 | .302 |
| 1987 | CLE | 149 | 588 | 83 | 155 | 32 | 106 | 31 | .264 |
| 1988 | CLE | 157 | 621 | 85 | 168 | 27 | 98 | 27 | .271 |
| 1989 | CLE | 162 | 651 | 84 | 158 | 35 | 105 | 13 | .243 |
| 1990 | SD | 162 | 634 | 79 | 147 | 24 | 115 | 22 | .232 |
| 1991 | TOR | 162 | 638 | 89 | 174 | 33 | 108 | 20 | .273 |
| 1992 | TOR | 158 | 622 | 97 | 164 | 34 | 119 | 12 | .264 |
| 1993 | TOR | 155 | 603 | 92 | 153 | 33 | 121 | 8 | .254 |
| 1994 | TOR | 111 | 435 | 70 | 118 | 27 | 103 | 11 | .271 |
| 1995 | TOR | 139 | 558 | 70 | 141 | 25 | 76 | 12 | .253 |
| 1996 | TOR | 157 | 625 | 84 | 158 | 30 | 107 | 7 | .253 |
| 1997 | TOR | 157 | 612 | 76 | 143 | 21 | 102 | 8 | .234 |
| 1998 |  SF/BAL | 126 | 388 | 51 | 101 | 18 | 63 | 4 | .260 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 29
- AB
- 119
- R
- 15
- H
- 30
- HR
- 6
- RBI
- 20
- SB
- 3
- AVG
- .252
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 9,154
- TB
- 3,910
- XBH
- 881
- HBP
- 90
- IBB
- 86
- GIDP
- 132
- P/PA
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CHC | 52 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | CLE | 257 | 114 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | 523 | 200 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 709 | 341 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | 629 | 282 | 61 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | CLE | 670 | 297 | 69 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | CLE | 705 | 303 | 71 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | SD | 697 | 248 | 52 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | TOR | 706 | 321 | 78 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | TOR | 683 | 310 | 71 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR | 669 | 295 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | TOR | 483 | 228 | 54 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | TOR | 603 | 239 | 48 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | 682 | 297 | 72 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | TOR | 668 | 244 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | SF/BAL | 418 | 179 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 15.6
- RC
- 1216.2
- RC/27
- 5.00
- ISOP
- .205
- SECA
- .287
- BB/K
- 0.38
- AB/HR
- 21.3
- GO/FO
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CHC | -0.6 | 1 | 0.6 | .059 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CLE | 0.8 | 33.7 | 4.9 | .193 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | 1.1 | 60.7 | 4.3 | .147 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 32.6 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 5.5 | 115 | 6.4 | .213 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 22.9 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | 1.3 | 88.7 | 5.3 | .216 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 18.4 | 0 |
| 1988 | CLE | 3.0 | 97.2 | 5.6 | .208 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | CLE | 1.3 | 90.4 | 4.8 | .223 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 18.6 | 0 |
| 1990 | SD | -2.0 | 73.9 | 3.9 | .159 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 26.4 | 0 |
| 1991 | TOR | 4.5 | 107.6 | 6 | .230 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 19.3 | 0 |
| 1992 | TOR | 2.2 | 95.2 | 5.2 | .235 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR | 1.7 | 93.2 | 5.3 | .235 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 1994 | TOR | 0.4 | 75.6 | 6.1 | .253 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 1995 | TOR | -0.5 | 72.6 | 4.5 | .176 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.3 | 0 |
| 1996 | TOR | -0.8 | 89.2 | 4.9 | .222 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.8 | 0 |
| 1997 | TOR | -1.1 | 69.7 | 3.8 | .165 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 29.1 | 0 |
| 1998 | SF/BAL | -1.2 | 53.4 | 4.8 | .201 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 21.6 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Joe Carter's career stats?
Joe Carter played 16 seasons for the Cubs, the Guardians, the Padres and the Blue Jays. He was a career .259 hitter with 2,184 hits, 396 home runs and 1,445 RBI. His best season was 1986: a .302 batting average, 29 home runs and 121 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1983 to 1998
Joe Carter led MLB in RBI (1986); finished top 10 in a stat 12 times.
Championships ×2
- 1992 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
- 1993 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
Awards
- AL Silver Slugger ×2: 1991, 1992
All-time career rank
- 63rd in home runs (396)
- 196th in hits (2,184)
- 54th in rbi (1,445)
- 277th in stolen bases (231)
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
- Home Runs: 1988 (10th), 1989 (4th), 1991 (6th), 1992 (5th)
- RBI: 1986 (1st), 1989 (7th), 1990 (5th), 1991 (9th), 1992 (2nd), 1993 (4th), 1994 (3rd)
- Hits: 1986 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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