Steve Carlton was born on Friday, December 22, 1944, in Miami, Florida. Carlton was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1965, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Steve Carlton baseball stats page.
"Carlton was as focused as any pitcher who ever lived. Nothing distracted him. He devoted his undivided attention to the task at hand. 'Lefty was a craftsman, an artist,' said another Phillies Hall of Famer, Richie Ashburn. 'He was a perfectionist. He painted a ballgame. Stroke, stroke, stroke, and when he got through (pitching a game) it was a masterpiece. There was nothing accidental about it. His games were perfectly orchestrated.'" - Westcott, Rich. Author. Philadelphia's Top Fifty Baseball Players. University of Nebraska Press. 1 May 2013. Page 207.
Steve CarltonSteve Carlton Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#6) |
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Steve CarltonSteve Carlton Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1965 | 21 | Cardinals | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 104 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
1966 | 22 | Cardinals | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52.0 | 223 | 56 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1967 | 23 | Cardinals | 30 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2.98 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 193.0 | 802 | 173 | 64 | 71 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 168 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - |
1968 | 24 | Cardinals | 34 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 2.99 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 231.2 | 954 | 214 | 77 | 87 | 11 | 61 | 4 | 162 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - |
1969 | 25 | Cardinals | 31 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2.17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 236.1 | 968 | 185 | 57 | 66 | 15 | 93 | 6 | 210 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | 26 | Cardinals | 34 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 19 | .345 | 3.73 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 253.2 | 1,086 | 239 | 105 | 123 | 25 | 109 | 16 | 193 | 14 | 2 | 1 | - |
1971 | 27 | Cardinals | 37 | 36 | 0 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 3.56 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 273.1 | 1,171 | 275 | 108 | 120 | 23 | 98 | 11 | 172 | 12 | 5 | 0 | - |
1972 | 28 | Phillies | 41 | 41 | 0 | 27 | 10 | .730 | 1.97 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 346.1 | 1,351 | 257 | 76 | 84 | 17 | 87 | 8 | 310 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
1973 | 29 | Phillies | 40 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 20 | .394 | 3.90 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 293.1 | 1,262 | 293 | 127 | 146 | 29 | 113 | 12 | 223 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1974 | 30 | Phillies | 39 | 39 | 0 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 291.0 | 1,227 | 249 | 104 | 118 | 21 | 136 | 8 | 240 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
1975 | 31 | Phillies | 37 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.56 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 255.1 | 1,063 | 217 | 101 | 116 | 24 | 104 | 5 | 192 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
1976 | 32 | Phillies | 35 | 35 | 0 | 20 | 7 | .741 | 3.13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 252.2 | 1,031 | 224 | 88 | 94 | 19 | 72 | 4 | 195 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
1977 | 33 | Phillies | 36 | 36 | 0 | 23 | 10 | .697 | 2.64 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 283.0 | 1,135 | 229 | 83 | 99 | 25 | 89 | 5 | 198 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
1978 | 34 | Phillies | 34 | 34 | 0 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 2.84 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 247.1 | 1,006 | 228 | 78 | 91 | 30 | 63 | 7 | 161 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
1979 | 35 | Phillies | 35 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.62 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 251.0 | 1,029 | 202 | 101 | 112 | 25 | 89 | 11 | 213 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
1980 | 36 | Phillies | 38 | 38 | 0 | 24 | 9 | .727 | 2.34 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 304.0 | 1,228 | 243 | 79 | 87 | 15 | 90 | 12 | 286 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
1981 | 37 | Phillies | 24 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 2.42 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 190.0 | 763 | 152 | 51 | 59 | 9 | 62 | 3 | 179 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
1982 | 38 | Phillies | 38 | 38 | 0 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 3.10 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 295.2 | 1,193 | 253 | 102 | 114 | 17 | 86 | 5 | 286 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
1983 | 39 | Phillies | 37 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 3.11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 283.2 | 1,183 | 277 | 98 | 117 | 20 | 84 | 10 | 275 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
1984 | 40 | Phillies | 33 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 229.0 | 964 | 214 | 91 | 104 | 14 | 79 | 7 | 163 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
1985 | 41 | Phillies | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 401 | 84 | 34 | 43 | 6 | 53 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1986 | 42 | Phillies | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 393 | 102 | 57 | 70 | 15 | 45 | 4 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | 42 | Giants | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 140 | 36 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1986 | 42 | White Sox | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.1 | 259 | 58 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1987 | 43 | Indians | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 5.37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 109.0 | 493 | 111 | 65 | 76 | 17 | 63 | 3 | 71 | 5 | 2 | 4 | - |
1987 | 43 | Twins | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 200 | 54 | 32 | 35 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
1988 | 44 | Twins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 16.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 54 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
24 Years | 741 | 709 | 13 | 329 | 244 | .574 | 3.22 | 254 | 55 | 2 | 5,217.1 | 21,683 | 4,672 | 1,864 | 2,130 | 414 | 1,833 | 150 | 4,136 | 183 | 53 | 90 | 0 |
Steve CarltonSteve Carlton Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1965 | 21 | Cardinals | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1966 | 22 | Cardinals | 9 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .313 | .267 |
1967 | 23 | Cardinals | 30 | 72 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .153 | .187 | .181 |
1968 | 24 | Cardinals | 35 | 73 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .164 | .164 | .274 |
1969 | 25 | Cardinals | 32 | 80 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .213 | .241 | .325 |
1970 | 26 | Cardinals | 34 | 80 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .200 | .247 | .225 |
1971 | 27 | Cardinals | 37 | 96 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .177 | .210 | .219 |
1972 | 28 | Phillies | 41 | 117 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .197 | .236 | .265 |
1973 | 29 | Phillies | 40 | 100 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .160 | .175 | .240 |
1974 | 30 | Phillies | 39 | 102 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .238 | .275 |
1975 | 31 | Phillies | 37 | 90 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .156 | .200 | .178 |
1976 | 32 | Phillies | 35 | 92 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .217 | .242 | .228 |
1977 | 33 | Phillies | 36 | 97 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .282 | .402 |
1978 | 34 | Phillies | 34 | 86 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .311 | .349 |
1979 | 35 | Phillies | 36 | 94 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .223 | .253 | .255 |
1980 | 36 | Phillies | 38 | 101 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .188 | .190 | .198 |
1981 | 37 | Phillies | 24 | 67 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .134 | .159 | .224 |
1982 | 38 | Phillies | 38 | 101 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .218 | .317 |
1983 | 39 | Phillies | 37 | 97 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .196 | .212 | .247 |
1984 | 40 | Phillies | 34 | 84 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .209 | .250 |
1985 | 41 | Phillies | 16 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .179 | .200 | .214 |
1986 | 42 | Phillies | 16 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .206 | .229 | .235 |
1986 | 42 | Giants | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .455 |
1986 | 42 | White Sox | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 43 | Indians | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 43 | Twins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 44 | Twins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
24 Years | 745 | 1,719 | 123 | 346 | 49 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 140 | 41 | 0 | 413 | 94 | 13 | 10 | 33 | .201 | .223 | .259 |
Steve CarltonSteve Carlton Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1965 Cardinals | P | 15 | 2 | 75 | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.52 |
1966 Cardinals | P | 9 | 9 | 156 | 12 | 1.3 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
1967 Cardinals | P | 30 | 28 | 579 | 40 | 1.3 | 38 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.77 |
1968 Cardinals | P | 34 | 33 | 695 | 46 | 1.4 | 43 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 1.67 |
1969 Cardinals | P | 31 | 31 | 709 | 38 | 1.2 | 35 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 1.33 |
1970 Cardinals | P | 34 | 33 | 761 | 48 | 1.4 | 44 | 6 | 38 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.56 |
1971 Cardinals | P | 37 | 36 | 820 | 51 | 1.4 | 51 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.68 |
1972 Phillies | P | 41 | 41 | 1,039 | 47 | 1.1 | 45 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.17 |
1973 Phillies | P | 40 | 40 | 880 | 51 | 1.3 | 46 | 4 | 42 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .902 | 1.41 |
1974 Phillies | P | 39 | 39 | 873 | 52 | 1.3 | 48 | 6 | 42 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.48 |
1975 Phillies | P | 37 | 37 | 766 | 43 | 1.2 | 42 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.48 |
1976 Phillies | P | 35 | 35 | 758 | 23 | 0.7 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.82 |
1977 Phillies | P | 36 | 36 | 849 | 57 | 1.6 | 56 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 1.78 |
1978 Phillies | P | 34 | 34 | 742 | 54 | 1.6 | 51 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.86 |
1979 Phillies | P | 35 | 35 | 753 | 40 | 1.1 | 35 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.25 |
1980 Phillies | P | 38 | 38 | 912 | 44 | 1.2 | 44 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.30 |
1981 Phillies | P | 24 | 24 | 570 | 25 | 1.0 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.18 |
1982 Phillies | P | 38 | 38 | 887 | 47 | 1.2 | 43 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 1.31 |
1983 Phillies | P | 37 | 37 | 851 | 45 | 1.2 | 41 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .911 | 1.30 |
1984 Phillies | P | 33 | 33 | 687 | 29 | 0.9 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.14 |
1985 Phillies | P | 16 | 16 | 276 | 21 | 1.3 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.05 |
1986 Phillies | P | 16 | 16 | 249 | 10 | 0.6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.08 |
1986 Giants | P | 6 | 6 | 90 | 9 | 1.5 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
1986 White Sox | P | 10 | 10 | 190 | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.14 |
1987 Indians | P | 23 | 14 | 327 | 18 | 0.8 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.40 |
1987 Twins | P | 9 | 7 | 129 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.88 |
1988 Twins | P | 4 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.93 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 741 | 709 | 15,652 | 875 | 1.2 | 833 | 109 | 724 | 42 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.44 | |
24 Years | 741 | 709 | 15,652 | 875 | 1.2 | 833 | 109 | 724 | 42 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.44 |
Steve CarltonSteve Carlton Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1965 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.63 | 7.56 | 2.88 |
1966 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.39 | 4.33 | 3.12 |
1967 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 24.0 | 2.71 | 7.83 | 2.89 |
1968 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 36.5 | 2.9 | 24.3 | 2.66 | 6.29 | 2.37 |
1969 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 80.0 | 3.0 | 11.4 | 2.26 | 8.00 | 3.54 |
1970 Cardinals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 20.0 | 1.77 | 6.85 | 3.87 |
1971 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 12.0 | 1.76 | 5.66 | 3.23 |
1972 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 117.0 | 3.8 | 14.6 | 3.56 | 8.06 | 2.26 |
1973 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 50.0 | 5.3 | 20.0 | 1.97 | 6.84 | 3.47 |
1974 Phillies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 1.76 | 7.42 | 4.21 |
1975 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 10.0 | 1.85 | 6.77 | 3.67 |
1976 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 15.3 | 2.71 | 6.95 | 2.56 |
1977 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 32.3 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 2.22 | 6.30 | 2.83 |
1978 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 2.56 | 5.86 | 2.29 |
1979 Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 2.39 | 7.64 | 3.19 |
1980 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 16.8 | 3.18 | 8.47 | 2.66 |
1981 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.2 | 16.8 | 2.89 | 8.48 | 2.94 |
1982 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 50.5 | 7.8 | 12.6 | 3.33 | 8.71 | 2.62 |
1983 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.9 | 97.0 | 3.27 | 8.73 | 2.67 |
1984 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 84.0 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 2.06 | 6.41 | 3.10 |
1985 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 9.3 | 0.91 | 4.70 | 5.18 |
1986 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 1.38 | 6.72 | 4.88 |
1986 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 11.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.13 | 5.40 | 4.80 |
1986 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.60 | 5.68 | 3.55 |
1987 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.13 | 5.86 | 5.20 |
1987 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.87 | 4.19 | 4.81 |
1988 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 4.66 | 4.66 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
24 Years | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 132.2 | 4.2 | 12.3 | 2.26 | 7.13 | 3.16 |
Steve Carlton was the first pitcher in baseball history to win four Cy Young Awards in a career. The intimidating lefty won a Cy Young in 1972, 1977, 1980 and 1982 - the same four years Lefty led the National League in wins. Join Baseball Almanac as we flip over Carlton's baseball card and take a look at some additional numbers of interest as they relate to one of the most dominating pitchers in Major League history:
27 - Steve Carlton won a career high 27 games in 1972, a remarkable feat in and of itself, but his team - the last place finishing Phillies - had won a total of 59 games for the entire season (giving Lefty 46% of his team's victories that year).
32 - Steve Carlton's #32 jersey was retired on "Steve Carlton Night" by the Philadelphia Phillies on July 29, 1989.
90 - Steve Carlton finished his career with 90 balks, the Major League record for Most Balks in a Career. His 82 National League balks are the most in the senior circuit and his American League counterpart is Charlie Hough, with 32 career balks. [Balks Records]
95.82 - Steve Carlton was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994, in his first year of eligibility by the Baseball Writers Association of America, who wrote his name onto 95.82% of their ballots. At the time of Lefty's Induction, only Tom Seaver, Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, and Johnny Bench had their names written on more ballots. [Baseball Hall of Fame BBWAA Voting Percentages]
300 - Steve Carlton beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on September 23, 1983, joining the 300 Wins Club. Carlton was the fourth lefty with 300 career wins, joining Eddie Plank, Lefty Grove, and Warren Spahn, and the youngest left-handed pitcher to win 300 games (unsurpassed through today). [Top 1,000 Career Wins]
304 - Steve Carlton pitched 304 innings in 1980, the last pitcher in Major League history, from any team to throw 300-or-more innings during a single season. [Year by Year Leaders for Innings Pitched]
3,000 - Steve Carlton struck out Tim Wallach on April 29, 1981, putting his name into the 3,000 Strikeouts Club, the first left-handed pitcher in baseball history with 3,000 career strikeouts. [Top 1,000 Career Strikeouts]
Steve Carlton | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1994 (HOF)
The Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame is a collection of plaques, mounted on a brick wall in the Ashburn Alley section of Citizens Bank Park. From 1978 to 2003, the Phillies inducted one figure from their franchise history and one notable person from the Philadelphia Athletics (A's) organization each year, with the exception of 1983, when the Phillies inducted their Centennial Team. Their Centennial Team commemorates the best players of the first 100 years in franchise history and Mcgraw made the team which includes: Richie Ashburn (OF), Bob Boone (C), Larry Bowa (SS), Steve Carlton (LHP), Del Ennis (OF), Dallas Green (MGR), Jim Konstanty (RHP), Garry Maddox (OF), Tug McGraw (LHP), Robin Roberts (RHP), Pete Rose (1B), Mike Schmidt (3B) and Manny Trillo (2B).
Phillies Centennial Team | Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame PlaqueBaseball Almanac Research Library
In 1972, Steve Carlton led the National League in wins (27), strikeouts (310) and earned run average (1.97), capturing the Pitching Triple Crown. Carlton was the first Phillies left-handed pitcher to win a Triple Crown and no pitcher - lefty or righty - from Philadelphia has led the league in those three stats since Lefty.