Joe Carter

1983–1998 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays

2,189G

.259AVG

.306OBP

.464SLG

More career statistics

2,184H

396HR

1,445RBI

231SB

18Rare 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
2,189	9,154	8,422	1,170	2,184	432	53	396	1,445	527	1,387	231	66	90	105	3,910	.259	.306	.464	.770

Streaks

21longest hitting streak · 1986-05-17 to 1986-06-08

37longest on-base streak

The three rarest things in this career

Rarity	What	Date	Rate	Game
76	Two Homers in an Inning	1993-10-03	1 in 3,109 games	box score ↗
70	Three Double Plays Grounded Into	1997-04-15	1 in 1,620 games	box score ↗
61	Five Runs Scored	1986-09-06	1 in 688 games	box score ↗

Splits

Regular season only.

Home and away

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Home	1102	4556	1096	213	753	272	722	.262	.300	.478
Away	1087	4598	1088	183	692	255	665	.257	.292	.451

By month

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
March	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667
April	282	1207	308	55	214	73	197	.278	.316	.487
May	366	1521	388	57	231	81	205	.276	.308	.470
June	359	1517	343	78	248	89	232	.248	.285	.486
July	386	1618	365	64	257	106	241	.245	.291	.432
August	396	1629	373	78	247	93	249	.250	.286	.463
September	367	1542	377	59	227	78	246	.263	.295	.455
October	32	117	29	5	21	7	17	.266	.308	.459

Most-faced opponents

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
boston-red-sox	160	682	168	37	109	41	106	.269	.306	.526
new-york-yankees	154	622	154	37	104	26	91	.263	.289	.515
detroit-tigers	153	635	152	22	94	35	105	.259	.294	.445
texas-rangers	148	609	144	22	91	38	112	.260	.299	.446
baltimore-orioles	148	620	150	33	97	30	96	.259	.290	.489
milwaukee-brewers	148	636	173	37	104	35	83	.295	.327	.551
minnesota-twins	147	623	163	32	107	31	72	.282	.311	.522
kansas-city-royals	147	621	161	19	99	28	95	.279	.304	.456

Season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	IP	K
1983	Chicago Cubs	23	51	9	–	1	1	.176	–	–
1984	Cleveland Guardians	66	244	67	13	41	2	.275	–	–
1985	Cleveland Guardians	143	489	128	15	59	24	.262	–	–
1986	Cleveland Guardians	162	663	200	29	121	29	.302	–	–
1987	Cleveland Guardians	149	588	155	32	106	31	.264	–	–
1988	Cleveland Guardians	157	621	168	27	98	27	.271	–	–
1989	Cleveland Guardians	162	651	158	35	105	13	.243	–	–
1990	San Diego Padres	162	634	147	24	115	22	.232	–	–
1991	Toronto Blue Jays	162	638	174	33	108	20	.273	–	–
1992	Toronto Blue Jays	158	622	164	34	119	12	.264	–	–
1993	Toronto Blue Jays	155	603	153	33	121	8	.254	–	–
1994	Toronto Blue Jays	111	435	118	27	103	11	.271	–	–
1995	Toronto Blue Jays	139	558	141	25	76	12	.253	–	–
1996	Toronto Blue Jays	157	625	158	30	107	7	.253	–	–
1997	Toronto Blue Jays	157	612	143	21	102	8	.234	–	–
1998	Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants	126	388	101	18	63	4	.260	–	–