Joe Carter

Left Field
1983—1998
BORN
March 7, 1960, in Oklahoma City, OK
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HT / WT
6-3 / 215
MLB DEBUT
July 30, 1983
FINAL GAME
September 28, 1998
PRIMARY TEAM
Toronto Blue Jays
.259
BATTING AVERAGE
2184
HITS
19.3
WAR
.306
ON-BASE PCT
396
HOME RUNS
21.3
WAR7
.464
SLUGGING
.771
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
1.4
WAR PER SEASON
Joe Carter
 
As an offensive player he was in the mold of Steve Garvey, as an outfielder he was in the mold of a statue of a Civil War general. That’s why Joe was a designated hitter for so many years. Three times in his career he drove in 100 runs despite being well below league average as a batter (wayyyyy below). He benefited greatly from three things: (1) staying healthy, (2) having great teammates, and (3) hitting in the middle of the lineup.

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Compared to Hall of Fame Left Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Carter
19.3
21.3
13.5
13.6
20.3
1.4
AVG HOFer
68.7
43.2
31.4
22.4
56.0
4.7

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Joe Carter Rank?

No. 103 Ranked

at Left Field

Ranking Among Left Fielders by Wins Above Replacement ↓

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
NR
95
NR
82
NR
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Left Fielders