Steve Carlton
1965–1988 · bats L / throws L · Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
745G
.201AVG
.223OBP
.259SLG
346H
13HR
140RBI
2SB
329–244W–L
5,218IP
4,136K
3.22ERA
709GS
2SV
7Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 745 | 1,881 | 1,719 | 123 | 346 | 49 | 6 | 13 | 140 | 41 | 413 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 446 | .201 | .223 | .259 | .482 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,217.7 | 741 | 709 | 254 | 329 | 244 | 2 | 4,672 | 2,130 | 1,864 | 414 | 1,833 | 4,136 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 | 1.247 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1977-07-30 to 1977-08-21
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game | 1969-09-15 | 1 in 6,627 games | box score ↗ |
| 69 | 16 strikeouts | 1967-09-20 | 1 in 7,982 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | 10 walks allowed | 1971-07-03 | 1 in 3,978 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 363 | 895 | 154 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 180 | .189 | .200 | .238 |
| Away | 382 | 986 | 192 | 10 | 84 | 16 | 233 | .213 | .211 | .279 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 107 | 250 | 43 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 46 | .188 | .188 | .231 |
| May | 134 | 341 | 65 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 77 | .212 | .217 | .284 |
| June | 125 | 320 | 56 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 82 | .187 | .184 | .227 |
| July | 114 | 300 | 45 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 73 | .164 | .177 | .241 |
| August | 133 | 328 | 59 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 70 | .203 | .204 | .271 |
| September | 125 | 322 | 73 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 63 | .243 | .255 | .292 |
| October | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .250 | .278 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 79 | 228 | 43 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 53 | .209 | .206 | .282 |
| chicago-cubs | 77 | 204 | 38 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 41 | .204 | .211 | .253 |
| new-york-mets | 76 | 202 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 52 | .135 | .158 | .146 |
| montreal-expos | 65 | 173 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 32 | .235 | .243 | .259 |
| san-francisco-giants | 61 | 161 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 25 | .207 | .230 | .262 |
| houston-astros | 61 | 178 | 32 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 48 | .199 | .202 | .311 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 60 | 171 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 25 | .209 | .205 | .282 |
| cincinnati-reds | 57 | 138 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 34 | .205 | .196 | .260 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 25 | 21 |
| 1966 | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 15 | 4 | – | – | – | .267 | 52 | 25 |
| 1967 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 72 | 11 | – | 3 | – | .153 | 193 | 168 |
| 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 73 | 12 | 2 | 3 | – | .164 | 232 | 162 |
| 1969 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 7 | – | .212 | 236 | 210 |
| 1970 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 80 | 16 | – | 4 | 1 | .200 | 253 | 193 |
| 1971 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 96 | 17 | – | 8 | – | .177 | 273 | 172 |
| 1972 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 41 | 117 | 23 | 1 | 8 | – | .197 | 346 | 310 |
| 1973 | Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | 100 | 16 | 2 | 5 | – | .160 | 293 | 223 |
| 1974 | Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 102 | 25 | – | 9 | – | .245 | 291 | 240 |
| 1975 | Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 90 | 14 | – | 9 | – | .156 | 255 | 192 |
| 1976 | Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | 92 | 20 | – | 6 | – | .217 | 252 | 195 |
| 1977 | Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 97 | 26 | 3 | 15 | – | .268 | 283 | 198 |
| 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 86 | 25 | – | 13 | – | .291 | 247 | 161 |
| 1979 | Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 94 | 21 | – | 10 | 1 | .223 | 251 | 213 |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 101 | 19 | – | 6 | – | .188 | 304 | 286 |
| 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies | 24 | 67 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .134 | 190 | 179 |
| 1982 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 101 | 22 | 2 | 8 | – | .218 | 295 | 286 |
| 1983 | Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 97 | 19 | – | 1 | – | .196 | 283 | 275 |
| 1984 | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 84 | 16 | 1 | 10 | – | .190 | 229 | 163 |
| 1985 | Philadelphia Phillies | 16 | 28 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .179 | 92 | 48 |
| 1986 | Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants | 32 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 8 | – | .200 | 176 | 120 |
| 1987 | Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 152 | 91 |
| 1988 |  Minnesota Twins | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 |