What years did Mark Carreon play?

Mark Carreon played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1996.

Was Mark Carreon a pitcher?

No. Mark Carreon was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Mark Carreon hit?

Mark Carreon hit 69 career home runs with 557 hits.

What teams did Mark Carreon play for?

Mark Carreon played for 4 teams: the New York Mets (1987–1991), the Detroit Tigers (1992), the San Francisco Giants (1993–1996), and the Cleveland Indians (1996).

What were Mark Carreon's career stats?

In 738 games, Mark Carreon had 557 hits, 69 home runs, 289 RBI, 246 runs, and 12 stolen bases, with a .277 batting average.

What was Mark Carreon's salary?

Mark Carreon's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 1996. His highest recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 1996, and his lowest was $70,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1996.

What position did Mark Carreon play?

Mark Carreon played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Mark Carreon and how much did he weigh?

Mark Carreon was listed at 6 feet and 170 pounds.

How many home runs did Mark Carreon hit each season?

Mark Carreon's home runs by season: 0 in 1987, 1 in 1988, 6 in 1989, 10 in 1990, 4 in 1991, 10 in 1992, 7 in 1993, 3 in 1994, 17 in 1995, and 11 in 1996. His most in one season was 17, in 1995.

What was Mark Carreon's career batting average?

Mark Carreon batted .277 over his career, with 557 hits in 2,012 at bats.

How many RBI did Mark Carreon have?

Mark Carreon drove in 289 runs in his career.

Is Mark Carreon in the Hall of Fame?

No. Mark Carreon has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mark Carreon

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1996)

Mark Carreon was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1996 for 4 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 10 seasons. In 738 career games, he hit .277 with 557 hits, 69 home runs, and 289 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,320.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .277

HR 69

RBI 289

H 557

OPS .766

PIV 1,320

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 7/19/1963 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-09-08
Last Game: 1996-08-23

Full name: Mark Steven Carreon

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Career Batting Statistics

Mark Carreon — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
738	2,012	246	557	108	5	69	289	12	140	246	.277	.327	.438	.766	1,320

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +6.0% above league average.

Career OBP .327 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .438 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — +10.0% above league average.

Career OPS .766 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — +5.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mark Carreon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	NYN	NL	9	12	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	NYN	NL	7	9	5	5	2	0	1	1	0	2	1	.556	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	NYN	NL	68	133	20	41	6	0	6	16	2	12	17	.308	.254 (+21%)	.319 (+16%)	.375 (+30%)	.694 (+24%)	552.7
1990	NYN	NL	82	188	30	47	12	0	10	26	1	15	29	.250	.257 (-3%)	.324 (-4%)	.385 (+23%)	.710 (+11%)	319.8
1991	NYN	NL	106	254	18	66	6	0	4	21	2	12	26	.260	.255 (+2%)	.323 (-8%)	.384 (-14%)	.708 (-11%)	-444.7
1992	DET	AL	101	336	34	78	11	1	10	41	3	22	57	.232	.255 (-9%)	.322 (-14%)	.377 (-5%)	.699 (-9%)	-526.8
1993	SFN	NL	78	150	22	49	9	1	7	33	1	13	16	.327	.265 (+23%)	.332 (+12%)	.403 (+34%)	.735 (+24%)	613.9
1994	SFN	NL	51	100	8	27	4	0	3	20	0	7	20	.270	.269 (avg)	.338 (-4%)	.424 (-6%)	.763 (-5%)	-92.1
1995	SFN	NL	117	396	53	119	24	0	17	65	0	23	37	.301	.266 (+13%)	.337 (+1%)	.417 (+17%)	.755 (+10%)	728.0
1996	SFN	NL	81	292	40	76	22	3	9	51	2	22	33	.260	.269 (-4%)	.340 (-7%)	.426 (+5%)	.767 (avg)	-86.0
1996	CLE	AL	38	142	16	46	12	0	2	14	1	11	9	.324	.269 (+20%)	.340 (+13%)	.426 (+6%)	.767 (+9%)	-86.0
Career · 11 seasons			738	2,012	246	557	108	5	69	289	12	140	246	.277	—	—	—	—	979

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Carreon — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	375	983	118	257	29	134	.261
Away	363	1029	128	300	40	155	.292

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mark Carreon — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1996-08-23	CLE	MIL	L	5	0	2	0	1	0	0
1996-08-21	CLE	TEX	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1996-08-20	CLE	TEX	W	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
1996-08-19	CLE	TEX	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-08-17	CLE	DET	W	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
1996-08-16	CLE	DET	W	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-08-14	CLE	LAA	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1996-08-13	CLE	LAA	L	3	0	3	1	0	0	0
1996-08-12	CLE	LAA	W	4	0	0	0	0	1	2
1996-08-11	CLE	OAK	L	4	0	2	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Carreon — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	191	184	1547	102	15	153
OF	374	265	556	14	15	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Carreon — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	NYN	OF	5	2	4	0	1	0
1988	NYN	OF	4	0	1	0	0	0
1989	NYN	OF	39	26	57	0	1	0
1990	NYN	OF	60	41	87	1	0	0
1991	NYN	OF	77	53	96	4	3	1
1992	DET	OF	83	77	178	5	4	2
1993	SFN	1B	3	2	6	2	0	1
1993	SFN	OF	41	27	48	2	3	0
1994	SFN	OF	33	20	44	0	1	0
1995	SFN	1B	81	80	703	44	5	65
1995	SFN	OF	22	15	29	1	2	0
1996	SFN	1B	73	70	533	37	8	64
1996	SFN	OF	5	2	6	1	0	0
1996	CLE	1B	34	32	305	19	2	23
1996	CLE	OF	5	2	6	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mark Carreon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	191
Left Field	175
Center Field	68
Right Field	151
Designated Hitter	15

Salary History

Mark Carreon's recorded salaries total $3,465,000 over 8 seasons, 1989 to 1996. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Carreon's career ran from 1987 to 1996. No salary is recorded for 1987 and 1988.

Mark Carreon — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1996	SFN	NL	$1,000,000
1995	SFN	NL	$750,000
1994	SFN	NL	$650,000
1993	SFN	NL	$300,000
1992	DET	AL	$355,000
1991	NYN	NL	$215,000
1990	NYN	NL	$125,000
1989	NYN	NL	$70,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$3,465,000

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Career Spans

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Mark Carreon: the record in brief

The profile opens with Mark Carreon's first major league game on September 8, 1987; the last one listed came on August 23, 1996. The season rows list, in order, the New York Mets (1987 to 1991), the Detroit Tigers (1992), the San Francisco Giants (1993 to 1996), and the Cleveland Indians (1996). The bio lists Carreon as an outfielder who threw left-handed and batted right-handed. Carreon is listed at 6'0" and 170 pounds. The birth record reads July 19, 1963, in Chicago, IL, USA. The bio lists the given name Mark Steven.

Across 738 games at the plate, Carreon's career line reads 557 hits in 2,012 at bats for a .277 average, plus 69 homers and 289 runs batted in. Reaching base at a .327 clip and slugging .438, Carreon finished with a .766 OPS. Set against a .261 league average for the same years, Carreon's .277 average sits 6.0% above it. By OPS the gap is 5.3% above league average (.766 against .727).

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Carreon

What years did Mark Carreon play?: Mark Carreon played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1996.
Was Mark Carreon a pitcher?: No. Mark Carreon was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Mark Carreon hit?: Mark Carreon hit 69 career home runs with 557 hits.
What teams did Mark Carreon play for?: Mark Carreon played for 4 teams: the New York Mets (1987–1991), the Detroit Tigers (1992), the San Francisco Giants (1993–1996), and the Cleveland Indians (1996).
What were Mark Carreon's career stats?: In 738 games, Mark Carreon had 557 hits, 69 home runs, 289 RBI, 246 runs, and 12 stolen bases, with a .277 batting average.
How much did Mark Carreon earn in his career?: Mark Carreon's recorded salaries total $3,465,000 over 8 seasons, 1989 to 1996. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Carreon's career ran from 1987 to 1996. No salary is recorded for 1987 and 1988.
What was Mark Carreon's salary?: Mark Carreon's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 1996. His highest recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 1996, and his lowest was $70,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1996.
What position did Mark Carreon play?: Mark Carreon played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mark Carreon and how much did he weigh?: Mark Carreon was listed at 6 feet and 170 pounds.
How many home runs did Mark Carreon hit each season?: Mark Carreon's home runs by season: 0 in 1987, 1 in 1988, 6 in 1989, 10 in 1990, 4 in 1991, 10 in 1992, 7 in 1993, 3 in 1994, 17 in 1995, and 11 in 1996. His most in one season was 17, in 1995.
What was Mark Carreon's career batting average?: Mark Carreon batted .277 over his career, with 557 hits in 2,012 at bats.
How many RBI did Mark Carreon have?: Mark Carreon drove in 289 runs in his career.
Is Mark Carreon in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mark Carreon has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.