What years did Carl Yastrzemski play?

Carl Yastrzemski played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1983.

Was Carl Yastrzemski a pitcher?

No. Carl Yastrzemski was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Carl Yastrzemski hit?

Carl Yastrzemski hit 452 career home runs with 3,419 hits.

What teams did Carl Yastrzemski play for?

Carl Yastrzemski played for one team, the Boston Red Sox (1961–1983).

How many MVP awards did Carl Yastrzemski win?

Carl Yastrzemski won 1 MVP award, in 1967.

What awards did Carl Yastrzemski win?

Carl Yastrzemski won the MVP award (1967), the Triple Crown (1967), and 7 Gold Gloves (1963, 1965, 1967–1969, 1971, 1977). He was selected to 18 All-Star Games.

What were Carl Yastrzemski's career stats?

In 3,308 games, Carl Yastrzemski had 3,419 hits, 452 home runs, 1,844 RBI, 1,816 runs, and 168 stolen bases, with a .285 batting average.

What position did Carl Yastrzemski play?

Carl Yastrzemski played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Carl Yastrzemski and how much did he weigh?

Carl Yastrzemski was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 175 pounds.

How many home runs did Carl Yastrzemski hit each season?

Carl Yastrzemski's home runs by season: 11 in 1961, 19 in 1962, 14 in 1963, 15 in 1964, 20 in 1965, 16 in 1966, 44 in 1967, 23 in 1968, 40 in 1969, 40 in 1970, 15 in 1971, 12 in 1972, 19 in 1973, 15 in 1974, 14 in 1975, 21 in 1976, 28 in 1977, 17 in 1978, 21 in 1979, 15 in 1980, 7 in 1981, 16 in 1982, and 10 in 1983. His most in one season was 44, in 1967.

What was Carl Yastrzemski's career batting average?

Carl Yastrzemski batted .285 over his career, with 3,419 hits in 11,988 at bats.

How many RBI did Carl Yastrzemski have?

Carl Yastrzemski drove in 1,844 runs in his career.

How many All-Star Games did Carl Yastrzemski make?

Carl Yastrzemski was selected to 18 All-Star Games.

Carl Yastrzemski

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1961-1983)

Carl Yastrzemski was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1983 for the Boston Red Sox, a span of 23 seasons. In 3,308 career games, he hit .285 with 3,419 hits, 452 home runs, and 1,844 RBI. Carl Yastrzemski was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989 and was a 18-time All-Star, an MVP, an All-Star Game MVP, a 7-time Gold Glove, and a Triple Crown. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 54,310.

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 17, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 1989

AVG .285

HR 452

RBI 1,844

H 3,419

OPS .841

PIV 54,310

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 8/22/1939 in Southampton, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1961-04-11
Last Game: 1983-10-02
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1989 (BBWAA)
Awards: 18× All-Star · MVP · All-Star Game MVP · 7× Gold Glove · Triple Crown

Full name: Carl Michael Yastrzemski

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Career Batting Statistics

Carl Yastrzemski — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
3,308	11,988	1,816	3,419	646	59	452	1,844	168	1,845	1,393	.285	.379	.462	.841	54,310

Career AVG .285 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — +12.1% above league average.

Career OBP .379 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +18.5% above league average.

Career SLG .462 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — +22.6% above league average.

Career OPS .841 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — +20.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Carl Yastrzemski 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
1961	BOS	AL	148	583	71	155	31	6	11	80	6	50	96	.266	.258 (+3%)	.328 (-1%)	.399 (-1%)	.727 (-1%)	-144.0
1962	BOS	AL	160	646	99	191	43	6	19	94	7	66	82	.296	.257 (+15%)	.326 (+11%)	.393 (+19%)	.719 (+16%)	2059.6
1963	BOS	AL	151	570	91	183	40	3	14	68	8	95	72	.321	.246 (+30%)	.308 (+35%)	.371 (+28%)	.680 (+31%)	3895.5
1964	BOS	AL	151	567	77	164	29	9	15	67	6	75	90	.289	.250 (+15%)	.312 (+20%)	.377 (+19%)	.690 (+20%)	2332.0
1965	BOS	AL	133	494	78	154	45	3	20	72	7	70	58	.312	.245 (+27%)	.310 (+27%)	.371 (+44%)	.682 (+37%)	3478.5
1966	BOS	AL	160	594	81	165	39	2	16	80	8	84	60	.278	.248 (+12%)	.309 (+19%)	.376 (+15%)	.685 (+16%)	2184.4
1967	BOS	AL	161	579	112	189	31	4	44	121	10	91	69	.326	.242 (+35%)	.306 (+37%)	.357 (+74%)	.663 (+57%)	6472.9
1968	BOS	AL	157	539	90	162	32	2	23	74	13	119	90	.301	.236 (+27%)	.298 (+43%)	.340 (+46%)	.638 (+44%)	5078.0
1969	BOS	AL	162	603	96	154	28	2	40	111	15	101	91	.255	.248 (+3%)	.320 (+13%)	.369 (+37%)	.689 (+26%)	3248.9
1970	BOS	AL	161	566	125	186	29	0	40	102	23	128	66	.329	.253 (+29%)	.325 (+39%)	.385 (+54%)	.711 (+47%)	6036.5
1971	BOS	AL	148	508	75	129	21	2	15	70	8	106	60	.254	.249 (+2%)	.316 (+20%)	.365 (+7%)	.682 (+13%)	1754.8
1972	BOS	AL	125	455	70	120	18	2	12	68	5	67	44	.264	.243 (+8%)	.310 (+15%)	.353 (+11%)	.664 (+13%)	1208.3
1973	BOS	AL	152	540	82	160	25	4	19	95	9	105	58	.296	.256 (+15%)	.325 (+25%)	.378 (+22%)	.703 (+24%)	2941.7
1974	BOS	AL	148	515	93	155	25	2	15	79	12	104	48	.301	.256 (+17%)	.324 (+28%)	.369 (+20%)	.693 (+24%)	2862.3
1975	BOS	AL	149	543	91	146	30	1	14	60	8	87	67	.269	.257 (+4%)	.327 (+13%)	.374 (+8%)	.701 (+11%)	1408.3
1976	BOS	AL	155	546	71	146	23	2	21	102	5	80	67	.267	.255 (+5%)	.320 (+12%)	.360 (+20%)	.681 (+16%)	1821.8
1977	BOS	AL	150	558	99	165	27	3	28	102	11	73	40	.296	.264 (+12%)	.329 (+13%)	.401 (+26%)	.730 (+20%)	2318.6
1978	BOS	AL	144	523	70	145	21	2	17	81	4	76	44	.277	.257 (+8%)	.323 (+14%)	.378 (+12%)	.702 (+12%)	1472.6
1979	BOS	AL	147	518	69	140	28	1	21	87	3	62	46	.270	.265 (+2%)	.329 (+5%)	.397 (+13%)	.727 (+9%)	990.1
1980	BOS	AL	105	364	49	100	21	1	15	50	0	44	38	.275	.264 (+4%)	.326 (+7%)	.387 (+19%)	.714 (+14%)	953.1
1981	BOS	AL	91	338	36	83	14	1	7	53	0	49	28	.246	.255 (-4%)	.320 (+6%)	.368 (-4%)	.688 (+1%)	156.2
1982	BOS	AL	131	459	53	126	22	1	16	72	0	59	50	.275	.261 (+5%)	.324 (+10%)	.388 (+11%)	.712 (+11%)	1083.4
1983	BOS	AL	119	380	38	101	24	0	10	56	0	54	29	.266	.260 (+2%)	.324 (+11%)	.389 (+5%)	.714 (+7%)	696.7
Career · 23 seasons			3,308	11,988	1,816	3,419	646	59	452	1,844	168	1,845	1,393	.285	—	—	—	—	54,310

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

Carl Yastrzemski — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
17	65	15	24	3	0	4	11	9	3	.369

Playoff Batting by Year

Carl Yastrzemski — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1975	ALCS	BOS	3	11	4	5	1	1	2	1	1	.455
1975	WS	BOS	7	29	7	9	0	0	4	4	1	.310
1967	WS	BOS	7	25	4	10	2	3	5	4	1	.400

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Carl Yastrzemski — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1675	5943	992	1820	236	1061	.306
Away	1632	6040	822	1597	215	781	.264

Last 10 Games — Batting

Carl Yastrzemski — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1983-10-02	BOS	CLE	W	3	1	0	1	0
1983-10-01	BOS	CLE	L	4	0	0	0	0
1983-09-30	BOS	CLE	W	1	1	1	0	0
1983-09-29	BOS	NYY	L	4	1	0	0	0
1983-09-27	BOS	NYY	L	4	1	0	0	1
1983-09-25	BOS	DET	L	4	0	0	0	0
1983-09-24	BOS	DET	W	4	0	0	0	0
1983-09-23	BOS	DET	L	4	1	0	0	0
1983-09-18	BOS	DET	L	4	0	0	1	0
1983-09-17	BOS	DET	W	4	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Carl Yastrzemski — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	765	743	6459	512	41	610
3B	33	34	37	68	12	3
OF	2076	2049	3941	195	82	30

Season-by-Season Fielding

Carl Yastrzemski — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1961	BOS	OF	147	146	248	12	10	1
1962	BOS	OF	160	160	329	15	11	3
1963	BOS	OF	151	151	283	18	6	3
1964	BOS	3B	2	2	0	5	0	1
1964	BOS	OF	148	148	372	19	11	3
1965	BOS	OF	130	130	222	11	3	2
1966	BOS	OF	158	152	310	15	5	2
1967	BOS	OF	161	158	297	13	7	1
1968	BOS	1B	3	3	14	1	0	1
1968	BOS	OF	155	153	301	12	3	3
1969	BOS	1B	22	21	181	21	2	29
1969	BOS	OF	143	141	246	17	4	2
1970	BOS	1B	94	93	696	61	8	62
1970	BOS	OF	69	66	120	3	6	0
1971	BOS	OF	146	144	281	16	2	4
1972	BOS	1B	42	42	357	33	4	34
1972	BOS	OF	83	82	141	10	4	1
1973	BOS	1B	107	104	912	56	6	85
1973	BOS	3B	31	32	37	63	12	2
1973	BOS	OF	14	15	30	0	0	0
1974	BOS	1B	84	82	707	44	2	67
1974	BOS	OF	63	62	99	2	4	1
1975	BOS	1B	140	137	1202	87	5	103
1975	BOS	OF	8	8	15	1	0	0
1976	BOS	1B	94	93	829	52	2	78
1976	BOS	OF	51	51	93	3	2	0
1977	BOS	1B	7	4	57	6	0	4
1977	BOS	OF	140	140	287	16	0	1
1978	BOS	1B	50	47	387	41	3	47
1978	BOS	OF	71	70	136	8	2	2
1979	BOS	1B	51	51	466	55	2	42
1979	BOS	OF	36	36	63	1	2	0
1980	BOS	1B	16	15	160	10	4	19
1980	BOS	OF	39	33	65	3	0	1
1981	BOS	1B	39	37	353	34	3	26
1982	BOS	1B	14	12	116	10	0	12
1982	BOS	OF	2	2	3	0	0	0
1983	BOS	1B	2	2	22	1	0	1
1983	BOS	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Carl Yastrzemski Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	760
Third Base	34
Left Field	1912
Center Field	165
Right Field	8
Designated Hitter	412

Awards & Honors

Carl Yastrzemski — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1979	Player of the Week	Week of 1979-09-14
1977	Gold Glove	OF
1977	Player of the Week	Week of 1977-06-18
1975	Player of the Week	Week of 1975-07-11
1971	Gold Glove	OF
1970	All-Star Game MVP
1969	Gold Glove	OF
1968	Gold Glove	OF
1967	Gold Glove	OF
1967	Hutch Award
1967	Most Valuable Player
1967	TSN All-Star	OF
1967	TSN Major League Player of the Year
1967	TSN Player of the Year
1967	Triple Crown
1965	Gold Glove	OF
1965	TSN All-Star	OF
1963	Gold Glove	OF
1963	TSN All-Star	OF

Award Voting History

Carl Yastrzemski — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1978	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	17.0	392	0
1977	Most Valuable Player	AL	17th	25.0	392	1
1976	Most Valuable Player	AL	14th	26.0	336	0
1975	Most Valuable Player	AL	30th	1.0	336	0
1974	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	14.0	336	0
1973	Most Valuable Player	AL	19th	9.0	336	0
1970	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	136.0	336	2
1969	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	8.0	336	0
1968	Most Valuable Player	AL	9th	50.0	280	0
1967	Most Valuable Player	AL	1st	275.0	280	19
1966	Most Valuable Player	AL	28th	1.0	280	0
1965	Most Valuable Player	AL	10th	22.0	280	0
1963	Most Valuable Player	AL	6th	81.0	280	0
1962	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	9.0	280	0

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Carl Yastrzemski: the record in brief

According to the bio, Carl Yastrzemski debuted on April 11, 1961 and played a final game on October 2, 1983. All of the seasons listed were played for the Boston Red Sox. Born on August 22, 1939, in Southampton, NY, USA, Yastrzemski is listed as an outfielder and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Size on record: 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds. The given name on file is Carl Michael Yastrzemski.

Yastrzemski's career batting table shows 3,308 games, 11,988 at bats and 3,419 hits, a .285 average; the totals also include 452 homers, 1,844 RBI, and 168 stolen bases. Yastrzemski's career OPS of .841 combines a .379 on-base mark with .462 slugging. Over the seasons Yastrzemski played, league hitters batted .254; the .285 career figure is 12.1% above that. The OPS comparison is .841 to a league .697, 20.7% above average. No season beat the 44 home runs Yastrzemski hit in 1967. The highest hit total in a season was 191, in 1962. 1970 brought a season-best 23 stolen bases.

Frequently Asked Questions about Carl Yastrzemski

What years did Carl Yastrzemski play?: Carl Yastrzemski played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1983.
Was Carl Yastrzemski a pitcher?: No. Carl Yastrzemski was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Carl Yastrzemski hit?: Carl Yastrzemski hit 452 career home runs with 3,419 hits.
Is Carl Yastrzemski in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Carl Yastrzemski was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.
What teams did Carl Yastrzemski play for?: Carl Yastrzemski played for one team, the Boston Red Sox (1961–1983).
How many MVP awards did Carl Yastrzemski win?: Carl Yastrzemski won 1 MVP award, in 1967.
What awards did Carl Yastrzemski win?: Carl Yastrzemski won the MVP award (1967), the Triple Crown (1967), and 7 Gold Gloves (1963, 1965, 1967–1969, 1971, 1977). He was selected to 18 All-Star Games.
What were Carl Yastrzemski's career stats?: In 3,308 games, Carl Yastrzemski had 3,419 hits, 452 home runs, 1,844 RBI, 1,816 runs, and 168 stolen bases, with a .285 batting average.
What position did Carl Yastrzemski play?: Carl Yastrzemski played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Carl Yastrzemski and how much did he weigh?: Carl Yastrzemski was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 175 pounds.
How many home runs did Carl Yastrzemski hit each season?: Carl Yastrzemski's home runs by season: 11 in 1961, 19 in 1962, 14 in 1963, 15 in 1964, 20 in 1965, 16 in 1966, 44 in 1967, 23 in 1968, 40 in 1969, 40 in 1970, 15 in 1971, 12 in 1972, 19 in 1973, 15 in 1974, 14 in 1975, 21 in 1976, 28 in 1977, 17 in 1978, 21 in 1979, 15 in 1980, 7 in 1981, 16 in 1982, and 10 in 1983. His most in one season was 44, in 1967.
What was Carl Yastrzemski's career batting average?: Carl Yastrzemski batted .285 over his career, with 3,419 hits in 11,988 at bats.
How many RBI did Carl Yastrzemski have?: Carl Yastrzemski drove in 1,844 runs in his career.
How many All-Star Games did Carl Yastrzemski make?: Carl Yastrzemski was selected to 18 All-Star Games.