Joe Carter Career Stats & Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Joe Carter made their MLB debut in 1983 and appeared in 2,189 games over 16 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.259, OPS of 0.770, hit 396 HRs, and recorded 19.4 WAR. They rank 62th all-time in HRs and 1,010th in WAR.

📊 Career Summary

Joe Carter made their MLB debut in 1983 and played in 2,189 games over 16 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

G2,189 (MLB Rank: 150)
AB8,422 (MLB Rank: 113)
H2,184 (MLB Rank: 195)
BA0.259 (MLB Rank: 4,707)
2B432 (MLB Rank: 140)
3B53 (MLB Rank: 656)
HR396 (MLB Rank: 62)
RBI1445 (MLB Rank: 64)
R1170 (MLB Rank: 212)
BB527 (MLB Rank: 692)
OBP0.306 (MLB Rank: 6,855)
SLG0.464 (MLB Rank: 1,212)
OPS0.770 (MLB Rank: 2,101)
SB231 (MLB Rank: 283)
SO1,387 (MLB Rank: 121)
GIDP132 (MLB Rank: 433)
CS66 (MLB Rank: 368)
Rbat+100 (MLB Rank: 3,529)
WAR19.4 (MLB Rank: 1,010)

Joe Carter Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Joe Carter's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

Change Chart

    📊 Last Season Summary (1998)

    In 1998, Joe Carter played in 126 games and posted the following stats:

    G126
    AB388
    H101
    BA0.260
    2B22
    3B1
    HR18
    RBI63
    R51
    BB24
    OBP0.304
    SLG0.461
    OPS0.765
    SB4
    SO61
    GIDP9
    CS1
    Rbat+89
    WAR−1.0

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Joe Carter's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1989, 35 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1986, 200 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1986, 121 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1987, 31 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1986, 0.302 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1986, 0.335 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1994, 0.524 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1986, 0.849 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1986, 5.7 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Joe Carter appeared in 29 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.252, OBP of 0.282, SLG of 0.445, and OPS of 0.727. They also tallied 6 HR, 30 H, 20 RBI, and 3 SB.

    Joe Carter Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1983
    9
    0
    1
    0.176
    6
    0.412
    -0.6
    0.176
    0.235
    52
    0
    21
    1
    1
    12
    0.207
    -4
    12
    23
    1
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    51
    1984
    67
    13
    41
    0.275
    32
    0.775
    0.9
    0.307
    0.467
    257
    11
    48
    6
    1
    114
    0.357
    117
    110
    66
    2
    1
    0
    2
    4
    1
    0
    244
    1985
    128
    15
    59
    0.262
    64
    0.707
    1.3
    0.298
    0.409
    523
    25
    74
    27
    0
    200
    0.327
    92
    93
    143
    9
    2
    2
    24
    6
    4
    3
    489
    1986
    200
    29
    121
    0.302
    108
    0.849
    5.7
    0.335
    0.514
    709
    32
    95
    36
    9
    341
    0.389
    134
    130
    162
    8
    5
    3
    29
    7
    8
    1
    663
    1987
    155
    32
    106
    0.264
    83
    0.784
    1.5
    0.304
    0.48
    629
    27
    105
    27
    2
    282
    0.346
    99
    104
    149
    8
    9
    6
    31
    6
    4
    1
    588
    1988
    168
    27
    98
    0.271
    85
    0.792
    3.2
    0.314
    0.478
    670
    35
    82
    36
    6
    297
    0.359
    114
    117
    157
    6
    7
    6
    27
    5
    6
    1
    621
    1989
    158
    35
    105
    0.243
    84
    0.757
    1.7
    0.292
    0.465
    705
    39
    112
    32
    4
    303
    0.338
    102
    110
    162
    6
    8
    8
    13
    5
    5
    2
    651
    1990
    147
    24
    115
    0.232
    79
    0.681
    -1.7
    0.29
    0.391
    697
    48
    93
    27
    1
    248
    0.318
    84
    85
    162
    12
    7
    18
    22
    6
    8
    0
    634
    1991
    174
    33
    108
    0.273
    89
    0.833
    4.7
    0.33
    0.503
    706
    49
    112
    42
    3
    321
    0.369
    120
    124
    162
    6
    10
    12
    20
    9
    9
    0
    638
    1992
    164
    34
    119
    0.264
    97
    0.808
    2.5
    0.309
    0.498
    683
    36
    109
    30
    7
    310
    0.36
    114
    120
    158
    14
    11
    4
    12
    5
    13
    1
    622
    1993
    153
    33
    121
    0.254
    92
    0.802
    2
    0.312
    0.489
    669
    47
    113
    33
    5
    295
    0.351
    104
    112
    155
    10
    9
    5
    8
    3
    10
    0
    603
    1994
    118
    27
    103
    0.271
    70
    0.841
    0.7
    0.317
    0.524
    483
    33
    64
    25
    2
    228
    0.365
    106
    113
    111
    6
    2
    6
    11
    0
    13
    0
    435
    1995
    141
    25
    76
    0.253
    70
    0.728
    -0.2
    0.3
    0.428
    603
    37
    87
    23
    0
    239
    0.327
    82
    88
    139
    11
    3
    5
    12
    1
    5
    0
    558
    1996
    158
    30
    107
    0.253
    84
    0.782
    -0.5
    0.306
    0.475
    682
    44
    106
    35
    7
    297
    0.339
    91
    95
    157
    12
    7
    2
    7
    6
    6
    0
    625
    1997
    143
    21
    102
    0.234
    76
    0.683
    -0.8
    0.284
    0.399
    668
    40
    105
    30
    4
    244
    0.309
    73
    77
    157
    12
    7
    5
    8
    2
    9
    0
    612
    1998
    101
    18
    63
    0.26
    51
    0.765
    -1
    0.304
    0.461
    418
    24
    61
    22
    1
    179
    0.329
    89
    99
    126
    9
    2
    4
    4
    1
    4
    0
    388