Joe Carter
[edit] Biography
Joe Carter (Joseph Chris Carter) was born on March 7, 1960 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on July 30, 1983 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1984, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 13 home runs and 41 RBI. Carter played for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Joe Carter's best season was 1986, when he slugged 29 home runs, stole 29 bases, hit for a .302 average and knocked in 121 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 23
| 51
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .176
| .176
| .235
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 66
| 244
| 32
| 67
| 13
| 41
| .275
| .307
| .467
| 6
| 1
| 11
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 143
| 489
| 64
| 128
| 15
| 59
| .262
| .298
| .409
| 27
| 0
| 25
| 74
| 2
| 3
| 24
| 2
| 9
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| 162
| 663
| 108
| 200
| 29
| 121
| .302
| .335
| .514
| 36
| 9
| 32
| 95
| 5
| 1
| 29
| 3
| 8
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| 149
| 588
| 83
| 155
| 32
| 106
| .264
| .304
| .480
| 27
| 2
| 27
| 105
| 9
| 1
| 31
| 6
| 8
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| 157
| 621
| 85
| 168
| 27
| 98
| .271
| .314
| .478
| 36
| 6
| 35
| 82
| 7
| 1
| 27
| 6
| 6
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| 162
| 651
| 84
| 158
| 35
| 105
| .243
| .292
| .465
| 32
| 4
| 39
| 112
| 8
| 2
| 13
| 8
| 6
|
| 1990
| SD
| N
| 162
| 634
| 79
| 147
| 24
| 115
| .232
| .290
| .391
| 27
| 1
| 48
| 93
| 7
| 0
| 22
| 18
| 12
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| 162
| 638
| 89
| 174
| 33
| 108
| .273
| .330
| .503
| 42
| 3
| 49
| 112
| 10
| 0
| 20
| 12
| 6
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| 158
| 622
| 97
| 164
| 34
| 119
| .264
| .309
| .498
| 30
| 7
| 36
| 109
| 11
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 14
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| 155
| 603
| 92
| 153
| 33
| 121
| .254
| .312
| .489
| 33
| 5
| 47
| 113
| 9
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 10
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| 111
| 435
| 70
| 118
| 27
| 103
| .271
| .317
| .524
| 25
| 2
| 33
| 64
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 6
| 6
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 139
| 558
| 70
| 141
| 25
| 76
| .253
| .300
| .428
| 23
| 0
| 37
| 87
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 5
| 11
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| 157
| 625
| 84
| 158
| 30
| 107
| .253
| .306
| .475
| 35
| 7
| 44
| 106
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 12
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| 157
| 612
| 76
| 143
| 21
| 102
| .234
| .284
| .399
| 30
| 4
| 40
| 105
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 12
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 41
| 105
| 15
| 31
| 7
| 29
| .295
| .322
| .562
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| 85
| 283
| 36
| 70
| 11
| 34
| .247
| .297
| .424
| 15
| 1
| 18
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 7
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 126
| 388
| 51
| 101
| 18
| 63
| .260
| .304
| .461
| 22
| 1
| 24
| 61
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 9
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 226
| 790
| 100
| 187
| 31
| 145
| .237
| .287
| .404
| 35
| 2
| 54
| 127
| 7
| 1
| 24
| 18
| 15
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1963
| 7632
| 1070
| 1997
| 365
| 1300
| .262
| .308
| .471
| 397
| 51
| 473
| 1260
| 83
| 9
| 207
| 68
| 117
|
| Total
|
|
| 2189
| 8422
| 1170
| 2184
| 396
| 1445
| .259
| .306
| .464
| 432
| 53
| 527
| 1387
| 90
| 10
| 231
| 86
| 132
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 16
| 13
| 108
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 14
| 11
| 89
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 14
| 11
| 96
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 59
| 48
| 432.2
| 122
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 7
| 53
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 48
| 37
| 336.2
| 90
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 122
| 101
| 922.1
| 244
| 10
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 30
| 11
| 110.2
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 135
| 113
| 1044
| 278
| 11
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 11
| 7
| 37
| 33
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 9
| 5
| 42
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 70
| 62
| 553.2
| 559
| 47
| 4
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 104
| 98
| 861
| 241
| 8
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 45
| 37
| 289
| 93
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1986
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 78
| 56
| 530
| 135
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 42
| 39
| 318.1
| 87
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 84
| 80
| 699.1
| 644
| 45
| 12
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 14
| 10
| 102.1
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 62
| 60
| 518.2
| 138
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 13
| 11
| 98
| 35
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 156
| 156
| 1366.2
| 444
| 8
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1988
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 156
| 156
| 1366.2
| 443
| 8
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 146
| 143
| 1273.1
| 350
| 6
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 11
| 11
| 91
| 93
| 14
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 102
| 100
| 874.1
| 260
| 5
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 56
| 43
| 395.1
| 98
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| SD
| N
| OF
| 150
| 148
| 1310
| 385
| 13
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1990
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 14
| 13
| 111
| 107
| 3
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1990
| SD
| N
| CF
| 112
| 106
| 956.2
| 294
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1990
| SD
| N
| LF
| 51
| 42
| 353.1
| 92
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 56
| 52
| 464.1
| 94
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 152
| 152
| 1335.1
| 283
| 13
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 101
| 100
| 871
| 191
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 123
| 123
| 1044.1
| 247
| 10
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 4
| 35
| 27
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 129
| 129
| 1097.1
| 257
| 10
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 6
| 6
| 53
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 55
| 55
| 465.2
| 103
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 151
| 151
| 1291.1
| 289
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 96
| 96
| 825.2
| 183
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 110
| 109
| 945
| 205
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 110
| 109
| 945
| 202
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 128
| 127
| 1091.2
| 269
| 9
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 6
| 56
| 47
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 116
| 110
| 943
| 226
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| CF
| 20
| 17
| 148.2
| 43
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 115
| 109
| 935.2
| 165
| 7
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 41
| 33
| 285
| 249
| 16
| 2
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 115
| 109
| 935.2
| 167
| 7
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 64
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 41
| 41
| 340.2
| 88
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 51
| 51
| 430.2
| 104
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 10
| 10
| 90
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 42
| 42
| 372
| 325
| 22
| 1
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| RF
| 14
| 12
| 91.1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| OF
| 17
| 13
| 109.1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 16
| 10
| 97
| 87
| 8
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 47
| 43
| 365
| 94
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 32
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 50
| 44
| 374.2
| 96
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 9.2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| LF
| 7
| 2
| 27.2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| OF
| 67
| 57
| 484
| 111
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 1B
| 17
| 10
| 99
| 90
| 9
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| RF
| 61
| 55
| 456.1
| 107
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1731
| 1664
| 14525.1
| 3669
| 111
| 89
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 173
| 161
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 625
| 570
| 4980
| 1128
| 45
| 24
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 774
| 685
| 5934
| 1415
| 40
| 47
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 308
| 275
| 2392
| 2221
| 169
| 29
| 199
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 432
| 409
| 3611.1
| 1130
| 24
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981 - signed June 12, 1981).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Mel Hall, Don Schulze and Darryl Banks to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Rick Sutcliffe, George Frazier and Ron Hassey (June 13, 1984).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to San Diego Padres in exchange for Sandy Alomar, Chris James and Carlos Baerga (December 6, 1989).
- Traded by San Diego Padres with Roberto Alomar to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez (December 5, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1992).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 7, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1997).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 12, 1997).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Darin Blood (July 23, 1998).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1998).
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