Joe Carter
Joseph Chris Carter
Born: March 7, 1960
Oklahoma City, OK USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
College: Wichita State University
Career: 1983-1998
Draft: Round 1 (1981 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Wichita State
Minor League Statistics
Joe Carter compiled a career batting average of .259 with 396 home runs and 1445 RBI in his 2189-game career with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1983 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
 Chicago Cubs |
 Cleveland Indians |
 San Diego Padres |
 Toronto Blue Jays |
 San Francisco Giants |
 Baltimore Orioles |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 23 | 52 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 66 | 257 | 244 | 32 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 48 | .275 | .307 | .467 | .775 | 114 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 143 | 523 | 489 | 64 | 128 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 59 | 24 | 6 | 25 | 74 | .262 | .298 | .409 | .707 | 200 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 162 | 709 | 663 | 108 | 200 | 36 | 9 | 29 | 121 | 29 | 7 | 32 | 95 | .302 | .335 | .514 | .849 | 341 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 1987 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 149 | 629 | 588 | 83 | 155 | 27 | 2 | 32 | 106 | 31 | 6 | 27 | 105 | .264 | .304 | .480 | .784 | 282 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1988 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 157 | 670 | 621 | 85 | 168 | 36 | 6 | 27 | 98 | 27 | 5 | 35 | 82 | .271 | .314 | .478 | .792 | 297 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 1989 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 162 | 705 | 651 | 84 | 158 | 32 | 4 | 35 | 105 | 13 | 5 | 39 | 112 | .243 | .292 | .465 | .757 | 303 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 1990 | NL | San Diego Padres | 162 | 697 | 634 | 79 | 147 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 115 | 22 | 6 | 48 | 93 | .232 | .290 | .391 | .681 | 248 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 162 | 706 | 638 | 89 | 174 | 42 | 3 | 33 | 108 | 20 | 9 | 49 | 112 | .273 | .330 | .503 | .833 | 321 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 158 | 683 | 622 | 97 | 164 | 30 | 7 | 34 | 119 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 109 | .264 | .309 | .498 | .808 | 310 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 155 | 669 | 603 | 92 | 153 | 33 | 5 | 33 | 121 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 113 | .254 | .312 | .489 | .802 | 295 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 1994 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 111 | 483 | 435 | 70 | 118 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 103 | 11 | 0 | 33 | 64 | .271 | .317 | .524 | .841 | 228 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 1995 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 139 | 603 | 558 | 70 | 141 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 37 | 87 | .253 | .300 | .428 | .728 | 239 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1996 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 157 | 682 | 625 | 84 | 158 | 35 | 7 | 30 | 107 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 106 | .253 | .306 | .475 | .782 | 297 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 1997 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 157 | 668 | 612 | 76 | 143 | 30 | 4 | 21 | 102 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 105 | .234 | .284 | .399 | .683 | 244 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 1998 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 303 | 283 | 36 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 48 | .247 | .297 | .424 | .721 | 120 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1998 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 41 | 115 | 105 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .295 | .322 | .562 | .884 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 2189 | 9154 | 8422 | 1170 | 2184 | 432 | 53 | 396 | 1445 | 231 | 66 | 527 | 1387 | .259 | .306 | .464 | .771 | 3910 | 132 | 90 | 10 | 105 | 86 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 16 | 13 | 108.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.167 | 1.625 |
| 1984 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 59 | 48 | 432.7 | 122 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .956 | 2.725 | 2.220 |
| 1984 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 7 | 7 | 53.0 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.321 | 7.000 |
| 1985 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 135 | 113 | 1044.0 | 278 | 11 | 5 | 2 | .983 | 2.491 | 2.141 |
| 1985 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 11 | 7 | 37.0 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .974 | 9.243 | 3.455 |
| 1985 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 104 | 98 | 861.0 | 241 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .976 | 2.603 | 2.394 |
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 70 | 62 | 553.7 | 559 | 47 | 4 | 50 | .993 | 9.851 | 8.657 |
| 1987 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 84 | 80 | 699.3 | 644 | 45 | 12 | 61 | .983 | 8.867 | 8.202 |
| 1987 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 62 | 60 | 518.7 | 138 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .965 | 2.412 | 2.242 |
| 1988 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 156 | 156 | 1366.7 | 444 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .985 | 2.977 | 2.897 |
| 1989 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 146 | 144 | 1273.3 | 350 | 6 | 8 | 3 | .978 | 2.516 | 2.438 |
| 1989 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 11 | 11 | 91.0 | 93 | 14 | 1 | 4 | .991 | 1.582 | 9.727 |
| 1990 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 150 | 148 | 1310.0 | 385 | 13 | 5 | 4 | .988 | 2.734 | 2.653 |
| 1990 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 14 | 13 | 111.0 | 107 | 3 | 6 | 15 | .948 | 8.919 | 7.857 |
| 1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | 151 | 152 | 1335.3 | 283 | 13 | 8 | 2 | .974 | 1.995 | 1.960 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | 129 | 129 | 1097.3 | 257 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .971 | 2.190 | 2.070 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .968 | 7.714 | 7.500 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | 151 | 151 | 1291.3 | 289 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .974 | 2.063 | 1.960 |
| 1994 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | 110 | 109 | 945.0 | 205 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .991 | 1.990 | 1.900 |
| 1995 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | 128 | 127 | 1091.7 | 269 | 9 | 7 | 1 | .975 | 2.292 | 2.172 |
| 1995 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 7 | 6 | 56.0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.036 | 7.143 |
| 1996 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | 115 | 109 | 935.7 | 167 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .961 | 1.674 | 1.513 |
| 1996 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 41 | 33 | 285.0 | 249 | 16 | 2 | 31 | .993 | 8.368 | 6.463 |
| 1997 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | 51 | 51 | 430.7 | 104 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .972 | 2.194 | 2.059 |
| 1997 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | 42 | 42 | 372.0 | 325 | 22 | 1 | 24 | .997 | 8.395 | 8.262 |
| 1998 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 50 | 44 | 374.7 | 96 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .962 | 2.402 | 2.000 |
| 1998 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 17 | 13 | 109.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.235 | .882 |
| 1998 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 16 | 10 | 97.0 | 87 | 8 | 1 | 5 | .990 | 8.814 | 5.938 |
| 1998 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 2040 | 1940 | 16919.3 | 5890 | 281 | 118 | 221 | .981 | 3.283 | 3.025 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 5 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .263 | .286 | .526 | .812 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 6 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .192 | .250 | .308 | .558 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 6 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .273 | .346 | .636 | .983 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 6 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .259 | .286 | .259 | .545 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 6 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .280 | .250 | .560 | .810 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 131 | 119 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 20 | .252 | .282 | .445 | .728 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | RF | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.875 | 1.667 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | RF | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 2.647 | 2.500 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 1B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | RF | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 | 1.667 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 1B | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.947 | 1.500 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | LF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | RF | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.167 | 2.167 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | RF | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 2.208 | 2.167 |
| Totals | 29 | 27 | 241.0 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .962 | 2.838 | 2.621 |
Awards
1991 - AL Silver Slugger OF
1991 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1992 - AL Silver Slugger OF
1992 - AL TSN All-Star OF
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