Carlos Pena
2001–2014 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays
1,493G
.232AVG
.346OBP
.462SLG
More career statistics
1,146H
286HR
818RBI
29SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,493 | 5,893 | 4,949 | 745 | 1,146 | 231 | 26 | 286 | 818 | 817 | 1,577 | 29 | 22 | 75 | 45 | 2,287 | .232 | .346 | .462 | .808 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 2007-07-01 to 2007-07-18
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Six for Six | 2004-05-27 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 2004-05-27 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2003-05-19 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 766 | 2955 | 582 | 147 | 428 | 421 | 759 | .236 | .339 | .473 |
| Away | 727 | 2938 | 564 | 139 | 390 | 396 | 818 | .227 | .327 | .452 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| April | 248 | 975 | 185 | 43 | 143 | 124 | 271 | .223 | .317 | .425 |
| May | 276 | 1095 | 203 | 45 | 131 | 149 | 291 | .220 | .321 | .412 |
| June | 193 | 790 | 154 | 43 | 112 | 107 | 208 | .233 | .330 | .489 |
| July | 239 | 965 | 185 | 39 | 117 | 115 | 264 | .222 | .311 | .426 |
| August | 248 | 1008 | 216 | 64 | 169 | 158 | 238 | .261 | .371 | .565 |
| September | 269 | 997 | 194 | 51 | 140 | 157 | 286 | .238 | .352 | .482 |
| October | 17 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | .152 | .264 | .283 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 118 | 480 | 99 | 26 | 77 | 73 | 116 | .249 | .358 | .509 |
| new-york-yankees | 113 | 436 | 84 | 26 | 64 | 60 | 138 | .231 | .330 | .501 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 109 | 431 | 75 | 24 | 62 | 58 | 124 | .208 | .309 | .463 |
| chicago-white-sox | 108 | 407 | 67 | 19 | 54 | 43 | 129 | .190 | .270 | .392 |
| baltimore-orioles | 107 | 421 | 81 | 18 | 72 | 68 | 100 | .238 | .354 | .449 |
| kansas-city-royals | 106 | 418 | 93 | 16 | 58 | 52 | 104 | .260 | .347 | .458 |
| cleveland-guardians | 94 | 386 | 76 | 26 | 54 | 61 | 96 | .237 | .355 | .530 |
| los-angeles-angels | 93 | 353 | 80 | 18 | 57 | 51 | 95 | .272 | .371 | .544 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Texas Rangers | 22 | 62 | 16 | 3 | 12 | – | .258 | – | – |
| 2002 | Detroit Tigers, Athletics | 115 | 397 | 96 | 19 | 52 | 2 | .242 | – | – |
| 2003 |  Detroit Tigers | 131 | 452 | 112 | 18 | 50 | 4 | .248 | – | – |
| 2004 | Detroit Tigers | 142 | 481 | 116 | 27 | 82 | 7 | .241 | – | – |
| 2005 | Detroit Tigers | 79 | 260 | 61 | 18 | 44 | – | .235 | – | – |
| 2006 |  Boston Red Sox | 18 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 2007 |  Tampa Bay Rays | 148 | 490 | 138 | 46 | 121 | 1 | .282 | – | – |
| 2008 | Tampa Bay Rays | 139 | 490 | 121 | 31 | 102 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 2009 | Tampa Bay Rays | 135 | 471 | 107 | 39 | 100 | 3 | .227 | – | – |
| 2010 | Tampa Bay Rays | 144 | 484 | 95 | 28 | 84 | 5 | .196 | – | – |
| 2011 |  Chicago Cubs | 153 | 493 | 111 | 28 | 80 | 2 | .225 | – | – |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays | 160 | 497 | 98 | 19 | 61 | 2 | .197 | – | – |
| 2013 | Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals | 89 | 280 | 58 | 8 | 25 | 1 | .207 | – | – |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers | 18 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .136 | – | – |