Joe Carter was born on Monday, March 7, 1960, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Carter was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 30, 1983, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Carter baseball stats page.
"I was having a bad (1993 World) Series at the plate. Just awful. All I was looking for was a pitch to put into to play. Get a good look at it and take an ugly swing. I never, ever thought that ball I hit would leave the park. It was a moment and a swing that will be with me forever." - Joe Carter
Joe CarterJoe Carter Autograph on a 1992 Stadium Club Baseball Card (#10) |
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Joe CarterJoe Carter Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Joe CarterJoe Carter Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1983 | 23 | Cubs | 23 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .176 | .235 |
1984 | 24 | Indians | 66 | 244 | 32 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .275 | .307 | .467 |
1985 | 25 | Indians | 143 | 489 | 64 | 128 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 59 | 25 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .262 | .298 | .409 |
1986 | 26 | Indians | 162 | 663 | 108 | 200 | 36 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 121 | 32 | 3 | 95 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | .302 | .335 | .514 |
1987 | 27 | Indians | 149 | 588 | 83 | 155 | 27 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 106 | 27 | 6 | 105 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | .264 | .304 | .480 |
1988 | 28 | Indians | 157 | 621 | 85 | 168 | 36 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 98 | 35 | 6 | 82 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | .271 | .314 | .478 |
1989 | 29 | Indians | 162 | 651 | 84 | 158 | 32 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 105 | 39 | 8 | 112 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | .243 | .292 | .465 |
1990 | 30 | Padres | 162 | 634 | 79 | 147 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 115 | 48 | 18 | 93 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 12 | .232 | .290 | .391 |
1991 | 31 | Blue Jays | 162 | 638 | 89 | 174 | 42 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 108 | 49 | 12 | 112 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 6 | .273 | .330 | .503 |
1992 | 32 | Blue Jays | 158 | 622 | 97 | 164 | 30 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 119 | 36 | 4 | 109 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 14 | .264 | .309 | .498 |
1993 | 33 | Blue Jays | 155 | 603 | 92 | 153 | 33 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 121 | 47 | 5 | 113 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 10 | .254 | .312 | .489 |
1994 | 34 | Blue Jays | 111 | 435 | 70 | 118 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 103 | 33 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | .271 | .317 | .524 |
1995 | 35 | Blue Jays | 139 | 558 | 70 | 141 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 76 | 37 | 5 | 87 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .253 | .300 | .428 |
1996 | 36 | Blue Jays | 157 | 625 | 84 | 158 | 35 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 107 | 44 | 2 | 106 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | .253 | .306 | .475 |
1997 | 37 | Blue Jays | 157 | 612 | 76 | 143 | 30 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 102 | 40 | 5 | 105 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 12 | .234 | .284 | .399 |
1998 | 38 | Orioles | 85 | 283 | 36 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .247 | .297 | .424 |
1998 | 38 | Giants | 41 | 105 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .295 | .322 | .562 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 2,189 | 8,422 | 1,170 | 2,184 | 432 | 53 | 396 | 10 | 1,445 | 527 | 86 | 1,387 | 10 | 105 | 90 | 132 | .259 | .306 | .464 |
Joe CarterJoe Carter Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1983 Cubs | CF | 2 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1983 Cubs | LF | 14 | 11 | 267 | 20 | 1.4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.02 |
1983 Cubs | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1984 Indians | 1B | 7 | 7 | 159 | 49 | 7.0 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.32 |
1984 Indians | CF | 14 | 11 | 288 | 33 | 2.4 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.09 |
1984 Indians | LF | 48 | 37 | 1,008 | 103 | 2.1 | 97 | 90 | 7 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.60 |
1985 Indians | 1B | 11 | 7 | 111 | 39 | 3.5 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 9.24 |
1985 Indians | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1985 Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1985 Indians | CF | 4 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.27 |
1985 Indians | LF | 122 | 101 | 2,766 | 259 | 2.1 | 254 | 244 | 10 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.48 |
1985 Indians | RF | 30 | 11 | 330 | 30 | 1.0 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
1986 Indians | 1B | 70 | 62 | 1,661 | 610 | 8.7 | 606 | 559 | 47 | 4 | 50 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.85 |
1986 Indians | CF | 9 | 5 | 126 | 13 | 1.4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.79 |
1986 Indians | LF | 45 | 37 | 867 | 97 | 2.2 | 94 | 93 | 1 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.93 |
1986 Indians | RF | 78 | 56 | 1,590 | 145 | 1.9 | 142 | 135 | 7 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.41 |
1987 Indians | 1B | 84 | 80 | 2,098 | 701 | 8.3 | 689 | 644 | 45 | 12 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 8.87 |
1987 Indians | CF | 13 | 11 | 294 | 37 | 2.8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 3.21 |
1987 Indians | LF | 42 | 39 | 954 | 90 | 2.1 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.46 |
1987 Indians | RF | 14 | 10 | 306 | 18 | 1.3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.59 |
1988 Indians | CF | 156 | 156 | 4,100 | 457 | 2.9 | 451 | 443 | 8 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.97 |
1989 Indians | 1B | 11 | 11 | 273 | 108 | 9.8 | 107 | 93 | 14 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.58 |
1989 Indians | CF | 102 | 100 | 2,622 | 271 | 2.7 | 265 | 260 | 5 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.73 |
1989 Indians | LF | 56 | 43 | 1,185 | 101 | 1.8 | 99 | 98 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.26 |
1989 Indians | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1990 Padres | 1B | 14 | 13 | 333 | 116 | 8.3 | 110 | 107 | 3 | 6 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 8.92 |
1990 Padres | CF | 112 | 106 | 2,868 | 304 | 2.7 | 301 | 294 | 7 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.83 |
1990 Padres | LF | 51 | 42 | 1,059 | 99 | 1.9 | 97 | 92 | 5 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.47 |
1991 Blue Jays | LF | 56 | 52 | 1,392 | 100 | 1.8 | 95 | 94 | 1 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.84 |
1991 Blue Jays | RF | 101 | 100 | 2,613 | 206 | 2.0 | 203 | 191 | 12 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.10 |
1992 Blue Jays | 1B | 4 | 4 | 105 | 31 | 7.8 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 7.71 |
1992 Blue Jays | LF | 6 | 6 | 159 | 10 | 1.7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.70 |
1992 Blue Jays | RF | 123 | 123 | 3,132 | 265 | 2.2 | 257 | 247 | 10 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.22 |
1993 Blue Jays | LF | 55 | 55 | 1,395 | 108 | 2.0 | 104 | 103 | 1 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.01 |
1993 Blue Jays | RF | 96 | 96 | 2,475 | 193 | 2.0 | 189 | 183 | 6 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.06 |
1994 Blue Jays | RF | 110 | 109 | 2,835 | 208 | 1.9 | 206 | 202 | 4 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 1.96 |
1995 Blue Jays | 1B | 7 | 6 | 168 | 50 | 7.1 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.04 |
1995 Blue Jays | CF | 20 | 17 | 444 | 46 | 2.3 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.80 |
1995 Blue Jays | LF | 116 | 110 | 2,829 | 239 | 2.1 | 232 | 226 | 6 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.21 |
1996 Blue Jays | 1B | 41 | 33 | 855 | 267 | 6.5 | 265 | 249 | 16 | 2 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 8.37 |
1996 Blue Jays | LF | 115 | 109 | 2,807 | 181 | 1.6 | 174 | 167 | 7 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 1.67 |
1997 Blue Jays | 1B | 42 | 42 | 1,116 | 348 | 8.3 | 347 | 325 | 22 | 1 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 8.40 |
1997 Blue Jays | LF | 41 | 41 | 1,022 | 90 | 2.2 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.30 |
1997 Blue Jays | RF | 10 | 10 | 270 | 18 | 1.8 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1998 Orioles | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
1998 Orioles | LF | 3 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.79 |
1998 Orioles | RF | 47 | 43 | 1,095 | 101 | 2.1 | 97 | 94 | 3 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.39 |
1998 Giants | 1B | 16 | 10 | 291 | 96 | 6.0 | 95 | 87 | 8 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 8.81 |
1998 Giants | LF | 4 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1998 Giants | RF | 14 | 12 | 274 | 12 | 0.9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.18 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 774 | 685 | 17,793 | 1,503 | 1.9 | 1,456 | 1,416 | 40 | 47 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.21 | |
RF Totals | 625 | 570 | 14,932 | 1,197 | 1.9 | 1,173 | 1,128 | 45 | 24 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.12 | |
CF Totals | 432 | 409 | 10,829 | 1,171 | 2.7 | 1,154 | 1,130 | 24 | 17 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.88 | |
1B Totals | 308 | 275 | 7,176 | 2,419 | 7.9 | 2,390 | 2,221 | 169 | 29 | 199 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 8.99 | |
2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
3B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
16 Years | 2,141 | 1,939 | 50,736 | 6,291 | 2.9 | 6,174 | 5,895 | 279 | 117 | 221 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 3.29 |
Joe CarterJoe Carter Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1983 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 5 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 51.0 | - | - | - |
1984 Indians | 2 | 4 | .333 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18.8 | 5.1 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1985 Indians | 24 | 6 | .800 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 32.6 | 6.6 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1986 Indians | 29 | 7 | .806 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22.9 | 7.0 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1987 Indians | 31 | 6 | .838 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1988 Indians | 27 | 5 | .844 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 7.6 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1989 Indians | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1990 Padres | 22 | 6 | .786 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 26.4 | 6.8 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1991 Blue Jays | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1992 Blue Jays | 12 | 5 | .706 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1993 Blue Jays | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1994 Blue Jays | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.1 | 6.8 | 4.2 | - | - | - |
1995 Blue Jays | 12 | 1 | .923 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22.3 | 6.4 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1996 Blue Jays | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1997 Blue Jays | 8 | 2 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 29.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1998 Orioles | 3 | 1 | .750 | 16 | 1 | 32 | 25.7 | 5.9 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1998 Giants | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 3.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 231 | 66 | .778 | 58 | 10 | 176 | 21.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
Joe CarterJoe Carter Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1983 Chicago Cubs | 33 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Cleveland Indians | 30 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Cleveland Indians | 30 | $110,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Cleveland Indians | 30 | $190,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Cleveland Indians | 30 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Cleveland Indians | 30 | $840,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Cleveland Indians | 30 | $1,630,000.00 | - | - |
1990 San Diego Padres | 17 | $1,866,667.00 | - | - |
1991 Toronto Blue Jays | 29 | $3,791,667.00 | Stats | - |
1992 Toronto Blue Jays | 29 | $3,691,667.00 | Stats | Stats |
1993 Toronto Blue Jays | 29 | $5,550,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1994 Toronto Blue Jays | 29 | $5,550,000.00 | Stats | n/a |
1995 Toronto Blue Jays | 29 | $7,500,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Toronto Blue Jays | 29 | $6,525,000.00 | Stats | - |
1997 Toronto Blue Jays | 43, 29 | $6,500,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Baltimore Orioles | 29 | $3,151,380.00 | - | - |
1998 San Francisco Giants | 29 | " " | - | - |
Joe Carter Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Joe Carter was named one of the 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians Players ever? As part of the club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the Top 100 Greatest Indians and Carter was named one of the twenty-three outfielders.
Joe Carter | Sports Illustrated (November 3, 1993)Baseball Almanac Research Library
Joe Carter is probably most famous for his walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays, but he was also a first round draft pick in 1981 (second overall), the first 30/30 Club member in Cleveland Indians franchise history (1987) and the first Blue Jays player to hit two home runs in the same inning (October 3, 1993).
When Joe Carter hung up his playing cleats in 1998, he had ten seasons with 100-or-more RBIs, a feat matched - at that time - by exactly eight players, all of them hall of famers; Willie Mays (10x), Stan Musial (10x), Goose Goslin (11x), Hank Aaron (11x), Al Simmons (12x), Jimmie Foxx (13x), Lou Gehrig (13x), and Babe Ruth (13x). [RBI Record Books]