Carlos Beltrán

Outfield 1998–2017 Hall of Fame 2026 9× All-Star

2,725H

435HR

.279AVG

1,587RBI

.836OPS

Carlos Beltrán, born in Manati, Puerto Rico, played 20 seasons (1998–2017) primarily as an outfielder, mostly with the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, New York Yankees. He collected 2,725 hits and 435 home runs with a .279 batting average, ranking 3rd in hits among Puerto Rican-born players. He was selected to 9 All-Star games. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2026.

Born: April 24, 1977 · Manati, Puerto Rico · 9 major leaguers from Manatí
Bats / Throws: B / R
Teams: Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1998	Kansas City Royals	14	58	12	16	5	3	0	7	3	3	12	.276
1999	Kansas City Royals	156	663	112	194	27	7	22	108	27	46	123	.293
2000	Kansas City Royals	98	372	49	92	15	4	7	44	13	35	69	.247
2001	Kansas City Royals	155	617	106	189	32	12	24	101	31	52	120	.306
2002	Kansas City Royals	162	637	114	174	44	7	29	105	35	71	135	.273
2003	Kansas City Royals	141	521	102	160	14	10	26	100	41	72	81	.307
2004	Kansas City Royals / Houston Astros	159	599	121	160	36	9	38	104	42	92	101	.267
2005	New York Mets	151	582	83	155	34	2	16	78	17	56	96	.266
2006	New York Mets	140	510	127	140	38	1	41	116	18	95	99	.275
2007	New York Mets	144	554	93	153	33	3	33	112	23	69	111	.276
2008	New York Mets	161	606	116	172	40	5	27	112	25	92	96	.284
2009	New York Mets	81	308	50	100	22	1	10	48	11	47	43	.325
2010	New York Mets	64	220	21	56	11	3	7	27	3	30	39	.255
2011	New York Mets / San Francisco Giants	142	520	78	156	39	6	22	84	4	71	88	.300
2012	St. Louis Cardinals	151	547	83	147	26	1	32	97	13	65	124	.269
2013	St. Louis Cardinals	145	554	79	164	30	3	24	84	2	38	90	.296
2014	New York Yankees	109	403	46	94	23	0	15	49	3	37	80	.233
2015	New York Yankees	133	478	57	132	34	1	19	67	0	45	85	.276
2016	New York Yankees / Texas Rangers	151	552	73	163	33	0	29	93	1	35	101	.295
2017	Houston Astros	129	467	60	108	29	0	14	51	0	33	102	.231
Career		2,586	9,768	1,582	2,725	565	78	435	1,587	312	1,084	1,795	.279

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