Joe Carter

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: March 7, 1960 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wichita State University (Wichita, KS).

High School: Millwood HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

School: Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)

Debut: July 30, 1983 (Age 23-145d, 14,774th in major league history)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1998 (Age 38-205d)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Jim Turner

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Joseph Chris Carter

Twitter: @JoeCarter_29

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.5

8422

2184

396

.259

1170

RBI

1445

231

OBP

.306

SLG

.464

OPS

.771

OPS+

105

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	2	Apr 9	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	4 (1)	Apr 11	CLE		DET	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
4	5	Apr 12	CLE		DET	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	6	Apr 13	CLE		DET	W,8-2	GS	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF RF
6	7	Apr 15	CLE		NYY	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
7	8	Apr 17	CLE		NYY	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	9	Apr 18	CLE	@	DET	L,1-6	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
9	10	Apr 19	CLE	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	11	Apr 21	CLE		BAL	W,7-0	GS	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
11	12	Apr 22	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	13	Apr 23	CLE		BAL	W,5-1	GS	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
13	14	Apr 24	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	15	Apr 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-10	GS	42	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	RF 1B
15	16	Apr 26	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
16	17	Apr 27	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-7	GS	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
17	18	Apr 29	CLE	@	TEX	W,6-5	GS	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF RF
18	19	Apr 30	CLE	@	TEX	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	20	May 2	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-5	GS	46	10.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF RF
20	23 (2)	May 5	CLE		KCR	W,5-4	GS	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
21	24	May 6	CLE		KCR	W,6-1	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
22	25	May 7	CLE		KCR	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
23	26	May 9	CLE		CHW	L,3-4	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	27	May 10	CLE		CHW	L,0-4	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	28	May 11	CLE		CHW	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	29	May 12	CLE		TEX	L,2-19	GS	55	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
27	30	May 13	CLE		TEX	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
28	31	May 14	CLE	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	32	May 15	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	33	May 16	CLE	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	44	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
31	34	May 17	CLE	@	TOR	L,5-11	GS	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
32	35	May 18	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-10	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	36	May 19	CLE	@	TOR	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
34	37	May 20	CLE	@	MIL	L,9-12	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	38	May 21	CLE	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	39	May 22	CLE	@	MIL	W,5-4	GS	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
37	40	May 23	CLE		TOR	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	41	May 24	CLE		TOR	L,6-9	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	42	May 25	CLE		TOR	L,1-8	GS	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
40	43	May 26	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
41	44	May 27	CLE		BOS	L,0-2	CG	22	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
42	45	May 28	CLE		BOS	L,7-13	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	46	May 30	CLE		MIL	L,7-11	GS	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
44	47	May 31	CLE		MIL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	48	Jun 1	CLE		MIL	W,9-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	49	Jun 2	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	50	Jun 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
48	51	Jun 4	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	52	Jun 6	CLE		CAL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	53	Jun 7	CLE		CAL	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
51	54	Jun 8	CLE		CAL	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
52	55	Jun 9	CLE		OAK	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
53	56	Jun 10	CLE		OAK	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
54	57	Jun 11	CLE		OAK	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
55	58	Jun 13	CLE		MIN	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
56	59	Jun 14	CLE		MIN	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
57	60	Jun 15	CLE		MIN	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
58	61	Jun 17	CLE		SEA	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
59	62	Jun 18	CLE		SEA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
60	63	Jun 19	CLE		SEA	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
61	64	Jun 20	CLE	@	MIN	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
62	65	Jun 21	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
63	66	Jun 22	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
64	67	Jun 23	CLE	@	SEA	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
65	68	Jun 24	CLE	@	SEA	L,7-8	CG	40	8.1	5	2	0	7	1	1B
66	69	Jun 25	CLE	@	SEA	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
67	70	Jun 27	CLE	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
68	71	Jun 28	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-9	CG	45	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
69	72	Jun 29	CLE	@	CAL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
70	73	Jun 30	CLE	@	OAK	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	74	Jul 1	CLE	@	OAK	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
72	75	Jul 2	CLE	@	OAK	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
73	76	Jul 4	CLE		KCR	W,10-3	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
74	77	Jul 5	CLE		KCR	W,10-5	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
75	78	Jul 6	CLE		KCR	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	79	Jul 7	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	7	1	0	8	0	1B
77	80	Jul 8	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
78	81	Jul 9	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-3	GS	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
79	82	Jul 10	CLE		TEX	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
80	83	Jul 11	CLE		TEX	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
81	84	Jul 12	CLE		TEX	L,6-11	GS	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
82	85	Jul 13	CLE		TEX	L,3-5	GS	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
83	86	Jul 17	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
84	87	Jul 18	CLE	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF RF
85	88	Jul 19	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF 1B
86	89	Jul 20	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF 1B
87	90	Jul 21	CLE		CHW	W,5-2	GS	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B RF
88	91	Jul 22	CLE		CHW	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	92	Jul 23	CLE		CHW	W,7-2	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
90	93	Jul 24	CLE	@	TEX	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
91	94	Jul 25	CLE	@	TEX	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
92	95	Jul 26	CLE	@	TEX	L,5-8	GS	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B CF
93	96	Jul 27	CLE	@	TEX	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
94	97	Jul 28	CLE		DET	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
95	98	Jul 29	CLE		DET	L,3-6	CG	51	11.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
96	99	Jul 30	CLE		DET	L,3-11	CG	50	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
97	100	Jul 31	CLE		DET	W,8-7	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	101	Aug 1 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
99	102	Aug 1 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	GS	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
100	103	Aug 2	CLE		NYY	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
101	104	Aug 3	CLE		NYY	L,8-12	CG	53	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
102	105	Aug 5 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,5-6	GS	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B LF RF
103	106	Aug 5 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,9-11	CG	41	8.0	3	1	1	5	1	LF
104	107	Aug 7 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-15	GS	29	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
105	108	Aug 7 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	109	Aug 8	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	110	Aug 9	CLE	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	111	Aug 10	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
109	112	Aug 11	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS	48	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
110	113	Aug 12	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
111	114	Aug 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
112	115	Aug 14	CLE		BAL	L,2-12	CG	51	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
113	116	Aug 15	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
114	117	Aug 16	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
115	118	Aug 17	CLE		BAL	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	119	Aug 18	CLE		MIL	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	120	Aug 19	CLE		MIL	L,3-5	GS	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF RF
118	121	Aug 20	CLE		MIL	L,3-6	GS	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B LF
119	122	Aug 21	CLE		BOS	L,5-24	GS	57	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
120	123	Aug 22	CLE		BOS	L,3-6	GS	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
121	124	Aug 23	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
122	125	Aug 24	CLE		BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
123	126	Aug 26	CLE		TOR	T,6-6	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
124	127	Aug 27 (1)	CLE		TOR	L,2-3	GS	46	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF RF
125	128	Aug 27 (2)	CLE		TOR	L,3-6	GS	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF RF
126	129	Aug 28	CLE		TOR	L,1-9	CG	47	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
127	130	Aug 29	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
128	131	Aug 30	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
129	132	Aug 31	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	41	8.2	3	0	0	3	1	RF 1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	133	Sep 1	CLE	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	134	Sep 2	CLE	@	TOR	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
132	135	Sep 3	CLE	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
133	136	Sep 4	CLE	@	MIL	W,15-4	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B LF
134	137	Sep 5	CLE	@	MIL	W,13-5	CG	42	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
135	138	Sep 6	CLE	@	MIL	W,17-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	139	Sep 7	CLE	@	MIL	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
137	140	Sep 9	CLE		CAL	L,1-8	CG	47	9.0	13	0	1	14	2	1B
138	141	Sep 10	CLE		CAL	L,6-7	GS	61	14.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B LF
139	142	Sep 12	CLE		OAK	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	RF
140	143	Sep 13	CLE		OAK	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
141	144	Sep 14	CLE		OAK	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
142	145	Sep 15	CLE		MIN	W,4-0	GS	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
143	146	Sep 16	CLE		MIN	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
144	147	Sep 17	CLE		MIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
145	148	Sep 19	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
146	149	Sep 20	CLE	@	OAK	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
147	150	Sep 21	CLE	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
148	151	Sep 22 (1)	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
149	152	Sep 22 (2)	CLE	@	CAL	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
150	153	Sep 23	CLE	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
151	154	Sep 25	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
152	155	Sep 26	CLE	@	SEA	W,9-7	CG	53	12.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
153	156	Sep 27	CLE	@	SEA	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
154	157	Sep 28	CLE	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	45	12.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
155	158	Sep 29	CLE	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
156	159	Sep 30	CLE	@	MIN	L,9-10	CG	51	9.1	8	0	0	8	1	1B
157	160	Oct 1	CLE	@	MIN	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
158	161	Oct 3	CLE		SEA	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
159	162	Oct 4	CLE		SEA	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
160	163	Oct 5	CLE		SEA	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
							202gm		1414.2	800	55	10	865	52