Carlos Peña

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2014)

AVG .232
HR 286
RBI 818
H 1,146
OPS .808
PIV 10,511
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 225 lb
Born
5/17/1978 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
MLB Debut
2001-09-05
Last Game
2014-07-12
Awards
All-Star · Gold Glove · Silver Slugger

Full name: Carlos Felipe Peña

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,493 4,949 745 1,146 231 26 286 818 29 817 1,577 .232 .346 .462 .808 10,511

Career AVG .232 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Career OBP .346 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career SLG .462 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — +11.7% above league average.

Career OPS .808 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — +8.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2001 TEX AL 22 62 6 16 4 1 3 12 0 10 17 .258 .263 (-2%) .332 (+9%) .426 (+17%) .758 (+13%) 151.6
2002 OAK AL 40 124 12 27 4 0 7 16 0 15 38 .218 .261 (-17%) .331 (-8%) .416 (+1%) .747 (-3%) -67.6
2002 DET AL 75 273 31 69 13 4 12 36 2 26 73 .253 .261 (-3%) .331 (-3%) .416 (+11%) .747 (+5%) -67.6
2003 DET AL 131 452 51 112 21 6 18 50 4 53 123 .248 .264 (-6%) .332 (avg) .422 (+4%) .754 (+2%) 203.2
2004 DET AL 142 481 89 116 22 4 27 82 7 70 146 .241 .266 (-9%) .335 (+1%) .427 (+10%) .762 (+6%) 620.9
2005 DET AL 79 260 37 61 9 0 18 44 0 31 95 .235 .264 (-11%) .330 (-1%) .418 (+14%) .749 (+7%) 368.8
2006 BOS AL 18 33 3 9 2 0 1 3 0 4 10 .273 — — — — 0.0
2007 TBA AL 148 490 99 138 29 1 46 121 1 103 142 .282 .268 (+5%) .335 (+22%) .422 (+48%) .758 (+37%) 4080.5
2008 TBA AL 139 490 76 121 24 2 31 102 1 96 166 .247 .263 (-6%) .333 (+13%) .416 (+19%) .749 (+16%) 1886.0
2009 TBA AL 135 471 91 107 25 2 39 100 3 87 163 .227 .262 (-13%) .332 (+7%) .417 (+29%) .750 (+19%) 1941.8
2010 TBA AL 144 484 64 95 18 0 28 84 5 87 158 .196 .257 (-24%) .325 (avg) .402 (+1%) .728 (avg) 208.0
2011 CHN NL 153 493 72 111 27 3 28 80 2 101 161 .225 .255 (-12%) .320 (+11%) .399 (+16%) .719 (+14%) 1616.1
2012 TBA AL 160 497 72 98 17 2 19 61 2 87 182 .197 .254 (-23%) .318 (+3%) .405 (-13%) .724 (-6%) -191.0
2013 HOU AL 85 277 38 58 13 1 8 25 1 43 89 .209 .253 (-17%) .317 (+2%) .396 (-12%) .714 (-6%) -134.5
2013 KCA AL 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — -134.5
2014 TEX AL 18 59 4 8 3 0 1 2 1 4 11 .136 .251 (-46%) .313 (-39%) .386 (-39%) .700 (-39%) -362.2
Career · 16 seasons 1,493 4,949 745 1,146 231 26 286 818 29 817 1,577 .232 — — — — 10,119

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
19 67 13 18 3 1 4 14 13 24 .269

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2010 ALDS1 TBA 4 14 4 4 1 1 1 4 3 7 .286
2008 ALCS TBA 7 26 8 7 1 0 3 6 6 7 .269
2008 ALDS2 TBA 3 10 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 4 .500
2008 WS TBA 5 17 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 6 .118

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home7662464388582147428.236
Away7272485357564139390.227

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2014-07-12 TEXLAAL 411100002
2014-07-11 TEXLAAL 400000000
2014-07-10 TEXLAAL 400000001
2014-07-09 TEXHOUL 100000000
2014-07-08 TEXHOUL 400000000
2014-07-07 TEXHOUL 302000000
2014-07-06 TEXNYNL 301100010
2014-07-05 TEXNYNW 301100010
2014-07-04 TEXNYNL 000000010
2014-07-03 TEXBALL 300000101

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1379 1307 10900 906 71 1140
OF 1 1 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2001 TEX 1B 16 16 138 15 2 13
2002 OAK 1B 40 39 351 42 1 25
2002 DET 1B 73 72 659 29 3 71
2003 DET 1B 128 124 1135 91 13 130
2004 DET 1B 135 131 1142 77 6 128
2005 DET 1B 51 49 418 35 3 46
2006 BOS 1B 17 8 81 5 1 15
2006 BOS OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
2007 TBA 1B 144 137 1054 130 8 116
2008 TBA 1B 132 131 991 106 2 117
2009 TBA 1B 133 130 1055 71 10 102
2010 TBA 1B 142 135 1074 83 6 95
2011 CHN 1B 153 142 1116 88 8 104
2012 TBA 1B 153 134 1182 95 7 119
2013 HOU 1B 44 43 393 30 0 45
2013 KCA 1B 2 0 6 0 0 2
2014 TEX 1B 16 16 105 9 1 12

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1379
Left Field 1
Designated Hitter 83

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2008 Gold Glove 1B
2008 Player of the Week Week of 2008-09-20
2007 Comeback Player of the Year
2007 MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-09-29
2007 Silver Slugger 1B
2007 TSN All-Star 1B
2007 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2002 Rookie of the Month April

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2013 HOU AL $2,900,000
2012 TBA AL $7,250,000
2011 CHN NL $9,959,996
2010 TBA AL $10,125,000
2009 TBA AL $8,000,000
2008 TBA AL $6,000,000
2007 TBA AL $800,000
2005 DET AL $2,575,000
2004 DET AL $330,000
2003 DET AL $310,000
2002 OAK AL $202,000
Total Career Earnings $48,451,996

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Northeastern University Boston MA 1997, 1998
Wright State University Dayton OH 1996

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2008 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 44.0 392 0
2007 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 64.0 392 0
2002 Rookie of the Year AL 8th 1.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Carlos Peña (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike Napoli
    .246 avg, 267 HR
  2. 91
    Mark Reynolds
    .236 avg, 298 HR
  3. 90
    Dan Uggla
    .241 avg, 235 HR
  4. 82
    Eugenio Suarez
    .244 avg, 345 HR
  5. 79
    Cecil Fielder
    .255 avg, 319 HR
  6. 79
    Chris Davis
    .233 avg, 295 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlos Peña

What years did Carlos Peña play?
Carlos Peña played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2014.
Was Carlos Peña a pitcher?
No. Carlos Peña was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Carlos Peña hit?
Carlos Peña hit 286 career home runs with 1146 hits.