Steve Carlton stats

Last played for the Minnesota Twins, 1988

Starting Pitcher

Age 81 · 6' 4"

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Steve Carlton played 24 MLB seasons, 1965 to 1988.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
741
W
329
L
244
ERA
3.22
IP
5,217.1
K
4,136
BB
1,833
WHIP
1.25

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.
1965STL15002.5225.02181.40
1966STL9333.1252.025181.42
1967STL301492.98193.0168621.22
1968STL3413112.99231.2162611.19
1969STL3117112.17236.1210931.18
1970STL3410193.73253.21931091.37
1971STL372093.56273.1172981.36
1972PHI4127101.97346.1310870.99
1973PHI4013203.90293.12231131.38
1974PHI3916133.22291.02401361.32
1975PHI3715143.56255.11921041.26
1976PHI352073.13252.2195721.17
1977PHI3623102.64283.0198891.12
1978PHI3416132.84247.1161631.18
1979PHI3518113.62251.0213891.16
1980PHI382492.34304.0286901.10
1981PHI241342.42190.0179621.13
1982PHI3823113.10295.2286861.15
1983PHI3715163.11283.2275841.27
1984PHI331373.58229.0163791.28
1985PHI16183.3392.048531.49
1986PHI/CHW/SF329145.10176.1120861.60
1987CLE/MIN326145.74152.091861.65
1988MIN40116.769.2552.59

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

Career Postseason

GP
16
W
6
L
6
ERA
3.25
IP
97.0
K
84
BB
51
WHIP
1.52

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
254
SHO
55
K/9
7.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

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.
1965STL0007.60000
1966STL0214.30000
1967STL01127.80000
1968STL01056.30000
1969STL01228.00000
1970STL01326.80000
1971STL01845.70000
1972PHI03088.10000
1973PHI01836.80000
1974PHI01717.40000
1975PHI01436.80000
1976PHI01326.90000
1977PHI01726.30000
1978PHI01235.90000
1979PHI01347.60000
1980PHI01338.50000
1981PHI01018.50000
1982PHI01968.70000
1983PHI0838.70000
1984PHI0106.40000
1985PHI0004.70000
1986PHI/CHW/SF0006.10000
1987CLE/MIN0305.40000
1988MIN0004.70000

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

Bio

Age
81 yearsDec 22, 1944
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1965
Birthplace
Miami, United States
NL Cy Young
4x
NL Gold Glove
1981

What were Steve Carlton's career stats?

Steve Carlton played 24 seasons for the Cardinals, the Phillies and the Twins. He had 329 wins and 4,136 strikeouts with a 3.22 ERA over 5,217.1 innings. His best season was 1972: 27 wins, a 1.97 ERA and 310 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

24 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1965 to 1988

Steve Carlton led MLB in wins (1972, 1977, 1982) and strikeouts (pitching) (1980, 1982, 1983); finished top 10 in a stat 23 times; sits top 10 all time in strikeouts (pitching).

Championships ×3

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 4th in strikeouts (pitching) (4,136)
  • 11th in wins (pitching) (329)

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.

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