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 63th all-time in HRs and 1,020th 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: 152)
AB8,422 (MLB Rank: 113)
H2,184 (MLB Rank: 197)
BA0.259 (MLB Rank: 4,711)
2B432 (MLB Rank: 142)
3B53 (MLB Rank: 656)
HR396 (MLB Rank: 63)
RBI1445 (MLB Rank: 64)
R1170 (MLB Rank: 214)
BB527 (MLB Rank: 701)
OBP0.306 (MLB Rank: 6,882)
SLG0.464 (MLB Rank: 1,204)
OPS0.770 (MLB Rank: 2,099)
SB231 (MLB Rank: 283)
SO1,387 (MLB Rank: 126)
GIDP132 (MLB Rank: 436)
CS66 (MLB Rank: 368)
Rbat+100 (MLB Rank: 3,553)
WAR19.4 (MLB Rank: 1,020)
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Joe Carter Year-by-Year Stat Trends

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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