Chris Carpenter stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 2012

Starting Pitcher · #29

Age 51 · 6' 6"

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Chris Carpenter played 15 MLB seasons, 1997 to 2012.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
350
W
144
L
94
ERA
3.76
IP
2,219.1
K
1,697
BB
627
WHIP
1.28

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1997TOR14375.0981.155371.78
1998TOR331274.37175.0136611.36
1999TOR24984.38150.0106481.50
2000TOR3410126.26175.1113831.64
2001TOR3411114.09215.2157751.41
2002TOR13455.2873.145271.58
2004STL281553.46182.0152381.14
2005STL332152.83241.2213511.06
2006STL321583.09221.2184431.07
2007STL1017.506.0311.67
2008STL4011.7615.1741.30
2009STL281742.24192.2144381.01
2010STL351693.22235.0179631.18
2011STL341193.45237.1191551.26
2012STL3023.7117.01231.12

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
18
W
10
L
4
ERA
3.00
IP
108.0
K
68
BB
36
WHIP
1.30

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
199
CG
33
SHO
15
K/9
6.9
GB
2,154
FB
1,880
G/F
1.10
WP
51

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1997TOR7116.10007
1998TOR11117.00005
1999TOR14416.40009
2000TOR11205.80003
2001TOR17326.60005
2002TOR5105.50003
2004STL18107.52962521.24
2005STL27747.93793061.25
2006STL19537.53642951.23
2007STL0004.516820
2008STL0004.129231.30
2009STL22316.73192401.31
2010STL25106.93743401.13
2011STL21427.23533850.93
2012STL2006.424310.80

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
51 yearsApr 27, 1975
Height
6' 6"
Debut
1997
Birthplace
Exeter, NH
Draft
1993Rd 1, Pk 15
NL Cy Young
2005

Latest performance

Chris Carpenter

Oct 21 · @ SF · L 6-1

IP
4.0
H
6
R
5
ER
2
BB
2
K
6
HR
0
ERA
2.63
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Sun, Oct 21atSFL 6-146526
Mon, Oct 15atSFL 7-146521
Wed, Oct 10atWSHW 8-05.27002
Tue, Oct 02vsCINL 3-167337
Wed, Sep 26atHOUL 2-064223
Fri, Sep 21atCHCL 5-4 F/1155222

What were Chris Carpenter's career stats?

Chris Carpenter played 15 seasons for the Blue Jays and the Cardinals. He had 144 wins and 1,697 strikeouts with a 3.76 ERA over 2,219.1 innings. His best season was 2005: 21 wins, a 2.83 ERA and 213 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1997 to 2012

Chris Carpenter finished top 10 in a stat 11 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 161st in strikeouts (pitching) (1,697)
  • 276th in wins (pitching) (144)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Chris Carpenter

Playoff series

Chris Carpenter played 18 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 11 series — 8 won, 3 lost.

Chris Carpenter's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2012WSHWon 1-015.2702
2012SFLost 0-228.01247
2011PHIWon 2-0212.0845
2011MILWon 1-015.0633
2011TEXWon 2-1319.017613
2009LADLost 0-115.0943
2006SDWon 2-0213.112312
2006NYMLost 1-1211.01375
2006DETWon 1-018.0306
2005SDWon 1-016.0303
2005HOUWon 2-0215.01459

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Chris Carpenter’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.