Steve Carlton

Steve Carlton

1965–1988 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'4", 210 lb · b. 1944 Miami, FL

Career 329–244 · 3.22 ERA · 4,136 SO · 5217.1 IP · 745 G · 346 H · 13 HR · 140 RBI · .201 AVG

Seasons leading his league

21

13 best in baseball 8 league only

64 Top-5 finishes

8 Title seasons

7 Categories led

1972 Best season

Spanning 1972–1983, peaking at 5 titles in 1972.

1972 Pitching Triple Crown

Led the NL in 27 W, 1.97 ERA, 310 SO

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

55th League titles 21
48th Best in baseball 13
58th Top-5 finishes 64

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

4th Strikeouts 4,136
9th Innings Pitched 5217.1
11th Wins 329
14th Shutouts 55
75th Complete Games 254
191st Strikeouts / 9 7.13
262nd Earned Run Average 3.22
320th Walks + Hits / IP 1.25

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Innings Pitched	5	1st	2 yrs (1972–1973)	1980 304.0 1982 295.2 1972 NL 346.1 1973 NL 293.1 1983 NL 283.2 1974 #3 1977 #3 1981 #2
Strikeouts	5	1st	2 yrs (1982–1983)	1980 286 1982 286 1983 275 1972 NL 310 1974 NL 240 1973 #2 1979 #2 1981 #2
Wins	4	1st	—	1972 27 1977 23 1982 23 1980 NL 24 1971 #2 1979 #3 1981 #2
Complete Games	3	1st	2 yrs (1972–1973)	1972 30 1982 19 1973 NL 18 1974 #2 1977 #3 1979 #3 1980 #2 1981 #2
Strikeouts / 9	2	1st	—	1981 8.48 1983 8.73 1967 #3 1974 #2 1976 #3 1979 #2 1980 #2 1982 #3
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1982 6 1972 #2
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1972 NL 1.97 1969 #2 1980 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#2	—	1972 #2 1980 #3

Title Seasons

8 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1983	3	SO 275 IP 283.2 K/9 8.73
1982	5	W 23 SO 286 IP 295.2 SHO 6 CG 19
1981	1	K/9 8.48
1980	3	W 24 SO 286 IP 304.0
1977	1	W 23
1974	1	SO 240
1973	2	IP 293.1 CG 18
1972	5	ERA 1.97 W 27 SO 310 IP 346.1 CG 30

Pitching

24 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1965	SLN	NL	0	0	2.52	15	2	0	25.0	27	7	3	8	21	1.40
1966	SLN	NL	3	3	3.12	9	9	0	52.0	56	18	2	18	25	1.42
1967	SLN	NL	14	9	2.98	30	28	1	193.0	173	64	10	62	168	1.22
1968	SLN	NL	13	11	2.99	34	33	0	231.2	214	77	11	61	162	1.19
1969	SLN	NL	17	11	2.17	31	31	0	236.1	185	57	15	93	210	1.18
1970	SLN	NL	10	19	3.73	34	33	0	253.2	239	105	25	109	193	1.37
1971	SLN	NL	20	9	3.56	37	36	0	273.1	275	108	23	98	172	1.37
1972	PHI	NL	27	10	1.97	41	41	0	346.1	257	76	17	87	310	0.99
1973	PHI	NL	13	20	3.90	40	40	0	293.1	293	127	29	113	223	1.38
1974	PHI	NL	16	13	3.22	39	39	0	291.0	249	104	21	136	240	1.32
1975	PHI	NL	15	14	3.56	37	37	0	255.1	217	101	24	104	192	1.26
1976	PHI	NL	20	7	3.13	35	35	0	252.2	224	88	19	72	195	1.17
1977	PHI	NL	23	10	2.64	36	36	0	283.0	229	83	25	89	198	1.12
1978	PHI	NL	16	13	2.84	34	34	0	247.1	228	78	30	63	161	1.18
1979	PHI	NL	18	11	3.62	35	35	0	251.0	202	101	25	89	213	1.16
1980	PHI	NL	24	9	2.34	38	38	0	304.0	243	79	15	90	286	1.10
1981	PHI	NL	13	4	2.42	24	24	0	190.0	152	51	9	62	179	1.13
1982	PHI	NL	23	11	3.10	38	38	0	295.2	253	102	17	86	286	1.15
1983	PHI	NL	15	16	3.11	37	37	0	283.2	277	98	20	84	275	1.27
1984	PHI	NL	13	7	3.58	33	33	0	229.0	214	91	14	79	163	1.28
1985	PHI	NL	1	8	3.33	16	16	0	92.0	84	34	6	53	48	1.49
1986	PHI +2	NL	9	14	5.10	32	32	0	176.1	196	100	25	86	120	1.60
1987	CLE +1	AL	6	14	5.74	32	21	1	152.0	165	97	24	86	91	1.65
1988	MIN	AL	0	1	16.76	4	1	0	9.2	20	18	5	5	5	2.59
Career	—	—	329	244	3.22	741	709	2	5217.1	4,672	1,864	414	1,833	4,136	1.25

Batting

24 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1965	SLN	NL	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1966	SLN	NL	9	15	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.267	.313	.267	.579
1967	SLN	NL	30	72	5	11	2	0	0	3	3	28	0	.153	.187	.181	.367
1968	SLN	NL	35	73	6	12	0	1	2	3	0	25	0	.164	.164	.274	.438
1969	SLN	NL	32	80	5	17	4	1	1	7	3	27	0	.213	.241	.325	.566
1970	SLN	NL	34	80	4	16	2	0	0	4	1	28	1	.200	.247	.225	.472
1971	SLN	NL	37	96	5	17	4	0	0	8	4	31	0	.177	.210	.219	.429
1972	PHI	NL	41	117	6	23	3	1	1	8	5	31	0	.197	.236	.265	.501
1973	PHI	NL	40	100	6	16	2	0	2	5	2	19	0	.160	.175	.240	.415
1974	PHI	NL	39	102	7	25	3	0	0	9	0	16	0	.245	.238	.275	.513
1975	PHI	NL	37	90	8	14	2	0	0	9	5	24	0	.156	.200	.178	.378
1976	PHI	NL	35	92	5	20	1	0	0	6	1	24	0	.217	.242	.228	.470
1977	PHI	NL	36	97	7	26	4	0	3	15	2	20	0	.268	.282	.402	.684
1978	PHI	NL	34	86	7	25	3	1	0	13	3	14	0	.291	.311	.349	.660
1979	PHI	NL	36	94	9	21	3	0	0	10	3	17	1	.223	.253	.255	.508
1980	PHI	NL	38	101	7	19	1	0	0	6	1	21	0	.188	.191	.198	.389
1981	PHI	NL	24	67	5	9	2	2	0	4	2	16	0	.134	.159	.224	.383
1982	PHI	NL	38	101	8	22	4	0	2	8	0	13	0	.218	.218	.317	.535
1983	PHI	NL	37	97	9	19	5	0	0	1	2	20	0	.196	.212	.247	.460
1984	PHI	NL	34	84	8	16	2	0	1	10	2	20	0	.191	.209	.250	.459
1985	PHI	NL	16	28	2	5	1	0	0	3	1	8	0	.179	.200	.214	.414
1986	PHI +2	NL	32	45	4	9	1	0	1	8	1	7	0	.200	.217	.289	.506
1987	CLE +1	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1988	MIN	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
Career	—	—	745	1,719	123	346	49	6	13	140	41	413	2	.201	.223	.260	.482

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	741	109	724	42	36	.952