Bob Gibson vs Steve Carlton

Bob Gibson Steve Carlton

Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton compared on their MLB careers: Bob Gibson played 17 seasons, 1959 to 1975, Steve Carlton 24 seasons, 1965 to 1988. Bob Gibson has 251 wins to Steve Carlton's 329. Bob Gibson won 2 titles, Steve Carlton won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton career totals

528	GP	741
251	W	329
174	L	244
2.9	ERA	3.2
3884.1	IP	5217.1
3,117	K	4,136
1,336	BB	1,833
1.2	WHIP	1.3
6	SV	2

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton postseason

9	GP	16
0	R	0
55	H	96

Where each stands all time

Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton all-time places

16th (3,117)	Strikeouts (pitching)	4th (4,136)
45th (251)	Wins (pitching)	11th (329)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bob Gibson: 2 championships; World Series MVP ×2, NL Gold Glove ×9, NL Cy Young ×2, NL MVP
Steve Carlton: 3 championships; NL Cy Young ×4, NL Gold Glove

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton season by season

1st	1959	3	5	3.33	1965	0	0	2.52
2nd	1960	3	6	5.61	1966	3	3	3.12
3rd	1961	13	12	3.24	1967	14	9	2.98
4th	1962	15	13	2.85	1968	13	11	2.99
5th	1963	18	9	3.39	1969	17	11	2.17
6th	1964	19	12	3.01	1970	10	19	3.73
7th	1965	20	12	3.07	1971	20	9	3.56
8th	1966	21	12	2.44	1972	27	10	1.97
9th	1967	13	7	2.98	1973	13	20	3.90
10th	1968	22	9	1.12	1974	16	13	3.22
11th	1969	20	13	2.18	1975	15	14	3.56
12th	1970	23	7	3.12	1976	20	7	3.13
13th	1971	16	13	3.04	1977	23	10	2.64
14th	1972	19	11	2.46	1978	16	13	2.84
15th	1973	12	10	2.77	1979	18	11	3.62
16th	1974	11	13	3.83	1980	24	9	2.34
17th	1975	3	10	5.04	1981	13	4	2.42
18th	—	—	—	—	1982	23	11	3.10
19th	—	—	—	—	1983	15	16	3.11
20th	—	—	—	—	1984	13	7	3.58
21st	—	—	—	—	1985	1	8	3.33
22nd	—	—	—	—	1986	9	14	5.10
23rd	—	—	—	—	1987	6	14	5.74
24th	—	—	—	—	1988	0	1	16.76

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA