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.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	CLE	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 6	CLE	@	TEX	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 7	CLE	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
4	4	Apr 8	CLE		BAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
5	5	Apr 9	CLE		BAL	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 10	CLE		BAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	8 (1)	Apr 12	CLE		MIN	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	9	Apr 13	CLE		MIN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	10	Apr 14	CLE		MIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	11	Apr 15	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	12	Apr 16	CLE	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	43	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
12	13	Apr 17	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	14	Apr 19	CLE		TEX	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	15	Apr 20	CLE		TEX	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	16	Apr 22	CLE	@	MIN	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	17	Apr 23	CLE	@	MIN	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
17	18	Apr 24	CLE	@	MIN	L,7-13	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	19	Apr 26	CLE		SEA	W,12-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	20	Apr 27	CLE		SEA	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	21	Apr 28	CLE		SEA	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	22	Apr 30	CLE		OAK	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	23	May 1	CLE		OAK	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	24	May 2	CLE		CAL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	25	May 3	CLE		CAL	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
25	26	May 4	CLE	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	27	May 5	CLE	@	SEA	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	28	May 7	CLE	@	OAK	L,3-14	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	29	May 8	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	30	May 9	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	31	May 10	CLE	@	CAL	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
31	32	May 11	CLE	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	49	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	33	May 12	CLE	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	34	May 13	CLE	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	35	May 14	CLE	@	MIL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	36	May 15	CLE	@	MIL	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	37	May 17	CLE		CHW	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	38	May 18	CLE		CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	39	May 19	CLE		CHW	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	40	May 20	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	41	May 21	CLE	@	KCR	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	42	May 22	CLE	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
42	43	May 23	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	44	May 24	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	45	May 25	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
45	46	May 27	CLE		MIL	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	47	May 28	CLE		MIL	L,0-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	48	May 29	CLE		MIL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	49	May 30	CLE		KCR	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
49	50	May 31	CLE		KCR	L,3-6	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	51	Jun 1	CLE		KCR	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
51	52	Jun 3	CLE	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	53	Jun 4	CLE	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	54	Jun 5	CLE	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
54	55	Jun 6	CLE		TOR	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	56	Jun 7	CLE		TOR	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	57	Jun 8	CLE		TOR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	59 (1)	Jun 10	CLE		DET	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	60	Jun 11	CLE		DET	L,3-11	GS	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	61	Jun 12	CLE		DET	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	62	Jun 13	CLE	@	TOR	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	63	Jun 14	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
62	64	Jun 15	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-15	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	65	Jun 17	CLE		NYY	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	66	Jun 18	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
65	67	Jun 19	CLE		NYY	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	68	Jun 20	CLE		BOS	L,7-14	CG	53	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
67	69	Jun 21	CLE		BOS	L,6-10	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	70	Jun 22	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	71	Jun 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	32	8.2	2	0	1	3	0	CF
70	72	Jun 24	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	73	Jun 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	74	Jun 26	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	75	Jun 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	76	Jun 28	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-6	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	78 (1)	Jul 1	CLE		SEA	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
76	79	Jul 2	CLE		SEA	W,10-7	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
77	80	Jul 3	CLE		SEA	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	81	Jul 4	CLE		OAK	L,2-4	CG	63	16.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	82	Jul 5 (1)	CLE		OAK	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
80	83	Jul 5 (2)	CLE		OAK	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	84	Jul 6	CLE		OAK	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	85	Jul 7	CLE		CAL	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
83	86	Jul 8	CLE		CAL	L,6-10	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	87	Jul 9	CLE		CAL	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	88	Jul 10	CLE		CAL	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	89	Jul 14	CLE	@	SEA	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	90	Jul 15	CLE	@	SEA	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	91	Jul 16	CLE	@	SEA	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	92	Jul 17	CLE	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	93	Jul 18	CLE	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
91	94	Jul 19 (1)	CLE	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	95	Jul 19 (2)	CLE	@	OAK	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
93	96	Jul 20	CLE	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	97	Jul 22	CLE	@	CAL	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	98	Jul 23	CLE	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	99	Jul 24	CLE	@	CAL	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
97	100	Jul 26	CLE		BAL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
98	101	Jul 27	CLE		BAL	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	102	Jul 28	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
100	103	Jul 29	CLE		MIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	104	Jul 30	CLE		MIN	L,2-4	CG	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	105	Jul 31	CLE		MIN	L,4-12	GS	38	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	106	Aug 2	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	107	Aug 3	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
105	108	Aug 4	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
106	109	Aug 5	CLE	@	TEX	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
107	110	Aug 6	CLE	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
108	111	Aug 7	CLE	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	112	Aug 8	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	113	Aug 9	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	1	1	5	1	CF
111	114	Aug 10	CLE	@	MIN	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
112	115	Aug 11	CLE		TEX	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
113	116	Aug 12	CLE		TEX	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	117	Aug 13	CLE		TEX	L,3-12	GS	40	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	118	Aug 14	CLE		TEX	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
116	119	Aug 16	CLE		MIL	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
117	120	Aug 17	CLE		MIL	W,11-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	121	Aug 18	CLE		MIL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	122	Aug 19	CLE		KCR	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
120	123	Aug 20	CLE		KCR	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	124	Aug 21	CLE		KCR	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
122	125	Aug 22	CLE	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	126	Aug 23	CLE	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
124	127	Aug 24	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	128	Aug 26	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-6	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	130 (1)	Aug 28	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
127	131	Aug 29	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
128	132	Aug 30	CLE	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	133	Aug 31	CLE	@	KCR	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	134	Sep 2	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	CG	50	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
131	135	Sep 4 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
132	136	Sep 4 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
133	137	Sep 5	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
134	138	Sep 6	CLE	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
135	139	Sep 7	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
136	140	Sep 9	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	141	Sep 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
138	142	Sep 11	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	144 (1)	Sep 13	CLE		NYY	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
140	145	Sep 14	CLE		NYY	L,5-7	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
141	146	Sep 15	CLE	@	TOR	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
142	147	Sep 16	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	44	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
143	148	Sep 17	CLE	@	TOR	W,12-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
144	149	Sep 18	CLE	@	TOR	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
145	150	Sep 19	CLE	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
146	151	Sep 20	CLE	@	DET	L,1-3	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
147	152	Sep 21	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
148	153	Sep 23	CLE		TOR	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
149	154	Sep 24	CLE		TOR	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
150	155	Sep 25	CLE		TOR	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
151	156	Sep 26	CLE		DET	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
152	157	Sep 27	CLE		DET	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
153	158	Sep 28	CLE		DET	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
154	159	Sep 29	CLE		BOS	L,0-12	GS	40	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
155	160	Sep 30	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
156	161	Oct 1	CLE		BOS	W,1-0	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							156gm		1366.2	443	8	6	457	3