Joe Carter

#103 RANKED AT POSITION

1983—1998

Left Field

BORN

March 7, 1960, in Oklahoma City, OK

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-3 / 215

PRIMARY TEAM

Toronto Blue Jays

.259

BATTING AVERAGE

2189

GAMES

19.4 WAR

.306

ON-BASE PCT

1170

RUNS

21.3 WAR7

.464

SLUGGING

2184

HITS

13.6 WAR3

.771

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

396 HOME RUNS

1.4 WAR PER SEASON

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.

5-TIME
ALL-STAR

Blue Jays
ALL-TIME TEAM

1992-93
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Left Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Carter	CAREER 19.4	LONG PEAK 21.3	PRIME 13.5	SHORT PEAK 13.6	JAWS 20.4	WAR PER 1.4
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 68.7	LONG PEAK 43.2	PRIME 31.4	SHORT PEAK 22.4	JAWS 56.0	WAR PER 4.7

Where Does Joe Carter Rank Among Left Fielders?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING 103	CAREER NR	LONG PEAK 95	PRIME NR	SHORT PEAK 82	JAWS NR
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame Left Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison