Joe Carter
1983–1998 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays
2,188G
.259AVG
.306OBP
.464SLG
2,184H
396HR
1,445RBI
231SB
8Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,188 | 9,149 | 8,418 | 1,170 | 2,184 | 432 | 53 | 396 | 1,445 | 526 | 1,386 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1986-09-06 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1988-08-08 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1986-08-29 | 1 in 321 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 | 1086 | 4593 | 1088 | 183 | 692 | 254 | 664 | .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 | 366 | 1537 | 377 | 59 | 227 | 77 | 245 | .264 | .295 | .456 |
| 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 | 23 | 51 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | .176 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 66 | 244 | 67 | 13 | 41 | 2 | .275 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 143 | 489 | 128 | 15 | 59 | 24 | .262 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 162 | 663 | 200 | 29 | 121 | 29 | .302 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 149 | 588 | 155 | 32 | 106 | 31 | .264 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 157 | 621 | 168 | 27 | 98 | 27 | .271 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 162 | 651 | 158 | 35 | 105 | 13 | .243 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 162 | 634 | 147 | 24 | 115 | 22 | .232 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 162 | 638 | 174 | 33 | 108 | 20 | .273 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 158 | 622 | 164 | 34 | 119 | 12 | .264 | – | – | |
| 1993 | 155 | 603 | 153 | 33 | 121 | 8 | .254 | – | – | |
| 1994 | 111 | 435 | 118 | 27 | 103 | 11 | .271 | – | – | |
| 1995 | 139 | 558 | 141 | 25 | 76 | 12 | .253 | – | – | |
| 1996 | 157 | 625 | 158 | 30 | 107 | 7 | .253 | – | – | |
| 1997 | 157 | 612 | 143 | 21 | 102 | 8 | .234 | – | – | |
| 1998 | Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants | 125 | 384 | 101 | 18 | 63 | 4 | .263 | – | – |