Joe Carter
Bats R Throws R6'3" 215 lbBorn 1960 Oklahoma City, USADebut 1983Team SF5x All-StarDraft 1981 R1 #2 Chicago Cubs, Wichita State
Awards: Silver Slugger x2, TSN All-Star x2
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1998 | SF | 126 | 418 | 51 | 101 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 63 | 4 | 24 | 61 | 0.260 | 0.304 | 0.461 | 0.765 | 94.5 |
| 1997 | TOR | 157 | 668 | 76 | 143 | 30 | 4 | 21 | 102 | 8 | 40 | 105 | 0.234 | 0.284 | 0.399 | 0.683 | 72.8 |
| 1996 | TOR | 157 | 682 | 84 | 158 | 35 | 7 | 30 | 107 | 7 | 44 | 106 | 0.253 | 0.306 | 0.475 | 0.782 | 93.2 |
| 1995 | TOR | 139 | 603 | 70 | 141 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 76 | 12 | 37 | 87 | 0.253 | 0.300 | 0.428 | 0.728 | 84.7 |
| 1994 | TOR | 111 | 483 | 70 | 118 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 103 | 11 | 33 | 64 | 0.271 | 0.317 | 0.524 | 0.841 | 105.8 |
| 1993 | TOR | 155 | 669 | 92 | 153 | 33 | 5 | 33 | 121 | 8 | 47 | 113 | 0.254 | 0.312 | 0.489 | 0.802 | 107.8 |
| 1992 | TOR | 158 | 683 | 97 | 164 | 30 | 7 | 34 | 119 | 12 | 36 | 109 | 0.264 | 0.309 | 0.498 | 0.808 | 115.6 |
| 1991 | TOR | 162 | 706 | 89 | 174 | 42 | 3 | 33 | 108 | 20 | 49 | 112 | 0.273 | 0.330 | 0.503 | 0.833 | 119.8 |
| 1990 | SD | 162 | 697 | 79 | 147 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 115 | 22 | 48 | 93 | 0.232 | 0.290 | 0.391 | 0.681 | 78.7 |
| 1989 | CLE | 162 | 705 | 84 | 158 | 32 | 4 | 35 | 105 | 13 | 39 | 112 | 0.243 | 0.292 | 0.465 | 0.757 | 106.4 |
| 1988 | CLE | 157 | 670 | 85 | 168 | 36 | 6 | 27 | 98 | 27 | 35 | 82 | 0.271 | 0.314 | 0.478 | 0.792 | 115.2 |
| 1987 | CLE | 149 | 629 | 83 | 155 | 27 | 2 | 32 | 106 | 31 | 27 | 105 | 0.264 | 0.304 | 0.480 | 0.784 | 102.1 |
| 1986 | CLE | 162 | 709 | 108 | 200 | 36 | 9 | 29 | 121 | 29 | 32 | 95 | 0.302 | 0.335 | 0.514 | 0.849 | 128.4 |
| 1985 | CLE | 143 | 523 | 64 | 128 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 59 | 24 | 25 | 74 | 0.262 | 0.298 | 0.409 | 0.707 | 91.8 |
| 1984 | CLE | 66 | 257 | 32 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 0.275 | 0.307 | 0.467 | 0.775 | 110.8 |
| 1983 | CHC | 23 | 52 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0.176 | 0.176 | 0.235 | 0.412 | -1.3 |
| Career | | 2189 | 9154 | 1170 | 2184 | 432 | 53 | 396 | 1445 | 231 | 527 | 1387 | 0.259 | 0.306 | 0.464 | 0.771 | 101.4 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1998 | SF | OF | 67 | 484 | 111 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.966 | |
| 1998 | SF | 1B | 17 | 99 | 90 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0.990 | |
| 1997 | TOR | OF | 51 | 431 | 104 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.972 | |
| 1997 | TOR | 1B | 42 | 372 | 325 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 0.997 | |
| 1996 | TOR | OF | 115 | 936 | 167 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0.961 | |
| 1996 | TOR | 1B | 41 | 285 | 249 | 16 | 2 | 31 | 0.993 | |
| 1995 | TOR | OF | 128 | 1092 | 269 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0.975 | |
| 1995 | TOR | 1B | 7 | 56 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1994 | TOR | OF | 110 | 945 | 205 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.991 | |
| 1993 | TOR | OF | 151 | 1291 | 289 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.974 | |
| 1992 | TOR | OF | 129 | 1097 | 257 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0.971 | |
| 1992 | TOR | 1B | 4 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.968 | |
| 1991 | TOR | OF | 151 | 1335 | 283 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0.974 | |
| 1990 | SD | OF | 150 | 1310 | 385 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0.988 | |
| 1990 | SD | 1B | 14 | 111 | 107 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0.948 | |
| 1989 | CLE | OF | 146 | 1273 | 350 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0.978 | |
| 1989 | CLE | 1B | 11 | 91 | 93 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0.991 | |
| 1988 | CLE | OF | 156 | 1367 | 444 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0.985 | |
| 1987 | CLE | 1B | 84 | 699 | 644 | 45 | 12 | 61 | 0.983 | |
| 1987 | CLE | OF | 62 | 519 | 138 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.965 | |
| 1986 | CLE | OF | 104 | 861 | 241 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.976 | |
| 1986 | CLE | 1B | 70 | 554 | 559 | 47 | 4 | 50 | 0.993 | |
| 1985 | CLE | OF | 135 | 1044 | 278 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0.983 | |
| 1985 | CLE | 1B | 11 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.974 | |
| 1985 | CLE | 2B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1985 | CLE | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 1984 | CLE | OF | 59 | 433 | 122 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.956 | |
| 1984 | CLE | 1B | 7 | 53 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | |
| 1983 | CHC | OF | 16 | 108 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1993 | 12 | 52 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.269 | 0.268 | 0.404 | 0.672 |
| 1992 | 12 | 48 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.229 | 0.296 | 0.458 | 0.755 |
| 1991 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.263 | 0.286 | 0.526 | 0.812 |
| Career | 29 | 119 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 0.252 | 0.282 | 0.445 | 0.728 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1998 | BAL | $3,151,380 |
| 1997 | TOR | $6,500,000 |
| 1996 | TOR | $6,525,000 |
| 1995 | TOR | $7,500,000 |
| 1994 | TOR | $5,550,000 |
| 1993 | TOR | $5,550,000 |
| 1992 | TOR | $3,691,667 |
| 1991 | TOR | $3,791,667 |
| 1990 | SD | $1,866,667 |
| 1989 | CLE | $1,630,000 |
| 1988 | CLE | $840,000 |
| 1987 | CLE | $250,000 |
| 1986 | CLE | $190,000 |
| 1985 | CLE | $110,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.