Steve Carlton

Hall of Fame

Pitcher

1965—1988

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PITCHER LeveL
Elite
Pitcher rank
#13
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

December 22, 1944, in Miami, FL
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED

1965—1988

Playing Career
Played from 20-43
PLAYING AGE

Left-Handed

THREW

Power

PITCHING STYLE
Primary Team
1980 Phillies
World Series Titles
Lefty
Nickname
6-4
HEIGHT
210
WEIGHT

April 12, 1965

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

April 23, 1988

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Steve Carlton?

Four-time Cy Young Award winner who used revolutionary training techniques to become baseball’s all-time strikeout leader (albeit briefly).

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
329
244
5217.2
4136
1833
3.22
10 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
1972, 1977, 1980, 1982 NL CY YOUNG

Steve Carlton PITCHES

1. Slider
2. Rising Fastball
3. Curve

1972 Phillies

27 Years Old

27
WINS
10
LOSSES
1.97
ERA
182
ERA+
346.1
IP
257
HITS
310
SO
87
BB
41
STARTS
8
SHO
SAVES
12.1
WAR

Greatest Game

April 25, 1972
Pitching for the Phillies
VS THE Giants
GAME SCORE FINAL DECISION IP H ER BB K
98
W 3-0
SHO W
9
1
1
14

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
11
36

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
115
2.26

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
71.1
61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

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Steve Carlton Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
13
19
17
21
15
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
15
19
52
16
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Steve Carlton Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
90.5
51.6
31.8
29.2
3.47
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Steve Carlton
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
362.6
182.2
UNK
93.8
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Steve Carlton
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).