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Steve Carlton
Steven Norman Carlton (Lefty)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: December 22, 1944 in Miami, FL
High School: North Miami (North Miami, FL)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1965
Final Game: April 23, 1988
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1994 (436/455 ballots).
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1965 20 STL NL 0 0 2.52 15 2 5 0 0 0 25.0 27 7 7 3 8 1 21 1 0 5 104 153 1.400 9.7 1.1 2.9 7.6 2.63
1966 21 STL NL 3 3 .500 3.12 9 9 0 2 1 0 52.0 56 22 18 2 18 1 25 0 1 2 223 116 1.423 9.7 0.3 3.1 4.3 1.39
1967 22 STL NL 14 9 .609 2.98 30 28 1 11 2 1 193.0 173 71 64 10 62 1 168 2 0 6 802 110 1.218 8.1 0.5 2.9 7.8 2.71
1968 23 STL NL 13 11 .542 2.99 34 33 1 10 5 0 231.2 214 87 77 11 61 4 162 3 0 6 954 97 1.187 8.3 0.4 2.4 6.3 2.66 AS
1969 24 STL NL 17 11 .607 2.17 31 31 0 12 2 0 236.1 185 66 57 15 93 6 210 4 0 7 968 164 1.176 7.0 0.6 3.5 8.0 2.26 AS
1970 25 STL NL 10 19 .345 3.73 34 33 0 13 2 0 253.2 239 123 105 25 109 16 193 2 1 14 1086 111 1.372 8.5 0.9 3.9 6.8 1.77
1971 26 STL NL 20 9 .690 3.56 37 36 0 18 4 0 273.1 275 120 108 23 98 11 172 5 0 12 1171 101 1.365 9.1 0.8 3.2 5.7 1.76 AS
1972 27 PHI NL 27 10 .730 1.97 41 41 0 30 8 0 346.1 257 84 76 17 87 8 310 1 2 8 1351 182 0.993 6.7 0.4 2.3 8.1 3.56 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1973 28 PHI NL 13 20 .394 3.90 40 40 0 18 3 0 293.1 293 146 127 29 113 12 223 3 0 7 1262 97 1.384 9.0 0.9 3.5 6.8 1.97
1974 29 PHI NL 16 13 .552 3.22 39 39 0 17 1 0 291.0 249 118 104 21 136 8 240 5 4 11 1227 117 1.323 7.7 0.6 4.2 7.4 1.76 AS
1975 30 PHI NL 15 14 .517 3.56 37 37 0 14 3 0 255.1 217 116 101 24 104 5 192 2 7 5 1063 105 1.257 7.6 0.8 3.7 6.8 1.85
1976 31 PHI NL 20 7 .741 3.13 35 35 0 13 2 0 252.2 224 94 88 19 72 4 195 1 3 8 1031 114 1.172 8.0 0.7 2.6 6.9 2.71 CYA-4,MVP-15
1977 32 PHI NL 23 10 .697 2.64 36 36 0 17 2 0 283.0 229 99 83 25 89 5 198 4 7 3 1135 153 1.124 7.3 0.8 2.8 6.3 2.22 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1978 33 PHI NL 16 13 .552 2.84 34 34 0 12 3 0 247.1 228 91 78 30 63 7 161 3 7 3 1006 126 1.177 8.3 1.1 2.3 5.9 2.56
1979 34 PHI NL 18 11 .621 3.62 35 35 0 13 4 0 251.0 202 112 101 25 89 11 213 5 11 10 1029 105 1.159 7.2 0.9 3.2 7.6 2.39 AS
1980 35 PHI NL 24 9 .727 2.34 38 38 0 13 3 0 304.0 243 87 79 15 90 12 286 2 7 17 1228 162 1.095 7.2 0.4 2.7 8.5 3.18 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1981 36 PHI NL 13 4 .765 2.42 24 24 0 10 1 0 190.0 152 59 51 9 62 3 179 1 4 9 763 150 1.126 7.2 0.4 2.9 8.5 2.89 AS,CYA-3,MVP-9,GG
1982 37 PHI NL 23 11 .676 3.10 38 38 0 19 6 0 295.2 253 114 102 17 86 5 286 1 9 9 1193 119 1.147 7.7 0.5 2.6 8.7 3.33 AS,CYA-1,MVP-9
1983 38 PHI NL 15 16 .484 3.11 37 37 0 8 3 0 283.2 277 117 98 20 84 10 275 3 9 13 1183 116 1.273 8.8 0.6 2.7 8.7 3.27
1984 39 PHI NL 13 7 .650 3.58 33 33 0 1 0 0 229.0 214 104 91 14 79 7 163 0 7 11 964 101 1.279 8.4 0.6 3.1 6.4 2.06
1985 40 PHI NL 1 8 .111 3.33 16 16 0 0 0 0 92.0 84 43 34 6 53 4 48 0 2 3 401 111 1.489 8.2 0.6 5.2 4.7 0.91
1986 41 TOT MLB 9 14 .391 5.10 32 32 0 0 0 0 176.1 196 120 100 25 86 4 120 1 2 7 792 78 1.599 10.0 1.3 4.4 6.1 1.40
1986 41 TOT NL 5 11 .313 5.89 22 22 0 0 0 0 113.0 138 90 74 19 61 4 80 1 1 5 533 64 1.761 11.0 1.5 4.9 6.4 1.31
1986 41 PHI NL 4 8 .333 6.18 16 16 0 0 0 0 83.0 102 70 57 15 45 4 62 0 0 3 393 63 1.771 11.1 1.6 4.9 6.7 1.38
1986 41 SFG NL 1 3 .250 5.10 6 6 0 0 0 0 30.0 36 20 17 4 16 0 18 1 1 2 140 69 1.733 10.8 1.2 4.8 5.4 1.13
1986 41 CHW AL 4 3 .571 3.69 10 10 0 0 0 0 63.1 58 30 26 6 25 0 40 0 1 2 259 118 1.311 8.2 0.9 3.6 5.7 1.60
1987 42 TOT AL 6 14 .300 5.74 32 21 5 3 0 1 152.0 165 111 97 24 86 4 91 4 5 7 693 79 1.651 9.8 1.4 5.1 5.4 1.06
1987 42 CLE AL 5 9 .357 5.37 23 14 3 3 0 1 109.0 111 76 65 17 63 3 71 2 4 5 493 84 1.596 9.2 1.4 5.2 5.9 1.13
1987 42 MIN AL 1 5 .167 6.70 9 7 2 0 0 0 43.0 54 35 32 7 23 1 20 2 1 2 200 69 1.791 11.3 1.5 4.8 4.2 0.87
1988 43 MIN AL 0 1 .000 16.76 4 1 1 0 0 0 9.2 20 19 18 5 5 1 5 0 2 0 54 24 2.586 18.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 1.00
24 Seasons 329 244 .574 3.22 741 709 13 254 55 2 5217.1 4672 2130 1864 414 1833 150 4136 53 90 183 21683 115 1.247 8.1 0.7 3.2 7.1 2.26
162 Game Avg. 15 11 .574 3.22 35 33 1 12 3 0 245 219 100 87 19 86 7 194 2 4 9 1017 115 1.247 8.1 0.7 3.2 7.1 2.26
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
PHI (15 yrs) 241 161 .600 3.09 499 499 0 185 39 0 3697.1 3224 1454 1270 286 1252 105 3031 31 79 120 15229 120 1.211 7.8 0.7 3.0 7.4 2.42
STL (7 yrs) 77 62 .554 3.10 190 172 7 66 16 1 1265.0 1169 496 436 89 449 40 951 17 2 52 5308 114 1.279 8.3 0.6 3.2 6.8 2.12
MIN (2 yrs) 1 6 .143 8.54 13 8 3 0 0 0 52.2 74 54 50 12 28 2 25 2 3 2 254 53 1.937 12.6 2.1 4.8 4.3 0.89
SFG (1 yr) 1 3 .250 5.10 6 6 0 0 0 0 30.0 36 20 17 4 16 0 18 1 1 2 140 69 1.733 10.8 1.2 4.8 5.4 1.13
CLE (1 yr) 5 9 .357 5.37 23 14 3 3 0 1 109.0 111 76 65 17 63 3 71 2 4 5 493 84 1.596 9.2 1.4 5.2 5.9 1.13
CHW (1 yr) 4 3 .571 3.69 10 10 0 0 0 0 63.1 58 30 26 6 25 0 40 0 1 2 259 118 1.311 8.2 0.9 3.6 5.7 1.60
NL (22 yrs) 319 226 .585 3.11 695 677 7 251 55 1 4992.1 4429 1970 1723 379 1717 145 4000 49 82 174 20677 118 1.231 8.0 0.7 3.1 7.2 2.33
AL (3 yrs) 10 18 .357 5.64 46 32 6 3 0 1 225.0 243 160 141 35 116 5 136 4 8 9 1006 79 1.596 9.7 1.4 4.6 5.4 1.17

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1967 22 STL NL WS W BOS 0 1 .000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 24 0.833 4.5 0.0 3.0 7.5 2.50
1968 23 STL NL WS L DET 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 19 2.000 15.8 2.3 2.3 6.8 3.00
1976 31 PHI NL NLCS L CIN 0 1 .000 5.14 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 8 5 4 1 5 0 6 0 0 0 34 1.857 10.3 1.3 6.4 7.7 1.20
1977 32 PHI NL NLCS L LAD 0 1 .000 6.94 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.2 13 9 9 2 8 0 6 0 1 1 54 1.800 10.0 1.5 6.2 4.6 0.75
1978 33 PHI NL NLCS L LAD 1 0 1.000 4.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 8 4 4 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 36 1.111 8.0 1.0 2.0 8.0 4.00
1980 35 PHI NL NLCS W HOU 1 0 1.000 2.19 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.1 11 3 3 0 8 1 6 0 0 0 54 1.541 8.0 0.0 5.8 4.4 0.75
1980 35 PHI NL WS W KCR 2 0 1.000 2.40 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.0 14 5 4 0 9 0 17 0 0 1 64 1.533 8.4 0.0 5.4 10.2 1.89
1981 36 PHI NL NLDS L MON 0 2 .000 3.86 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 14 6 6 0 8 2 13 0 0 1 60 1.571 9.0 0.0 5.1 8.4 1.63
1983 38 PHI NL NLCS W LAD 2 0 1.000 0.66 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.2 13 1 1 1 5 0 13 1 0 1 57 1.317 8.6 0.7 3.3 8.6 2.60
1983 38 PHI NL WS L BAL 0 1 .000 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 5 3 2 1 3 0 7 0 0 1 27 1.200 6.8 1.4 4.1 9.5 2.33
8 Seasons (10 Series) 6 6 .500 3.26 16 14 0 1 0 0 99.1 96 40 36 7 51 3 84 1 1 6 429 1.480 8.7 0.6 4.6 7.6 1.65
1 NLDS 0 2 .000 3.86 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 14 6 6 0 8 2 13 0 0 1 60 1.571 9.0 0.0 5.1 8.4 1.63
5 NLCS 4 2 .667 3.52 8 8 0 1 0 0 53.2 53 22 21 5 28 1 39 1 1 2 235 1.509 8.9 0.8 4.7 6.5 1.39
4 WS 2 2 .500 2.56 6 4 0 0 0 0 31.2 29 12 9 2 15 0 32 0 0 3 134 1.389 8.2 0.6 4.3 9.1 2.13

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1965 20 STL NL 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 21 STL NL 9 18 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 .313 .267 .579 64 4 0 1 2 0 0 /1
1967 22 STL NL 30 76 72 5 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 28 .153 .187 .181 .367 6 13 0 0 1 0 0 1
1968 23 STL NL 35 79 73 6 12 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 25 .164 .164 .274 .438 31 20 1 0 6 0 0 1 AS
1969 24 STL NL 32 87 80 5 17 4 1 1 7 0 0 3 27 .213 .241 .325 .566 58 26 3 0 4 0 0 1 AS
1970 25 STL NL 34 88 80 4 16 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 28 .200 .247 .225 .472 26 18 1 4 3 0 0 1
1971 26 STL NL 37 107 96 5 17 4 0 0 8 0 0 4 31 .177 .210 .219 .429 20 21 4 0 7 0 0 1 AS
1972 27 PHI NL 41 130 117 6 23 3 1 1 8 0 0 5 31 .197 .236 .265 .501 41 31 0 1 7 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1973 28 PHI NL 40 107 100 6 16 2 0 2 5 0 0 2 19 .160 .175 .240 .415 13 24 1 0 4 1 0 1
1974 29 PHI NL 39 112 102 7 25 3 0 0 9 0 1 0 16 .245 .238 .275 .513 41 28 1 0 7 3 0 1 AS
1975 30 PHI NL 37 102 90 8 14 2 0 0 9 0 0 5 24 .156 .200 .178 .378 4 16 3 0 7 0 0 1
1976 31 PHI NL 35 102 92 5 20 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 24 .217 .242 .228 .470 32 21 1 2 7 0 0 1 CYA-4,MVP-15
1977 32 PHI NL 36 110 97 7 26 4 0 3 15 0 0 2 20 .268 .282 .402 .684 78 39 0 1 7 3 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1978 33 PHI NL 34 93 86 7 25 3 1 0 13 0 0 3 14 .291 .311 .349 .660 84 30 0 0 3 1 0 1
1979 34 PHI NL 36 101 94 9 21 3 0 0 10 1 0 3 17 .223 .253 .255 .508 38 24 4 1 2 1 0 1 AS
1980 35 PHI NL 38 111 101 7 19 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 21 .188 .190 .198 .388 7 20 4 0 6 3 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1981 36 PHI NL 24 71 67 5 9 2 2 0 4 0 0 2 16 .134 .159 .224 .383 6 15 2 0 2 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-9,GG
1982 37 PHI NL 38 109 101 8 22 4 0 2 8 0 0 0 13 .218 .218 .317 .535 47 32 1 0 8 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-9
1983 38 PHI NL 37 105 97 9 19 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 20 .196 .212 .247 .460 28 24 2 0 6 0 0 1
1984 39 PHI NL 34 89 84 8 16 2 0 1 10 0 0 2 20 .190 .209 .250 .459 28 21 1 0 3 0 0 1
1985 40 PHI NL 16 31 28 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .179 .200 .214 .414 15 6 1 0 1 1 0 1
1986 41 TOT MLB 22 47 45 4 9 1 0 1 8 0 0 1 .200 .217 .289 .506 38 13 3 0 1 0 0 1
1986 41 TOT NL 22 47 45 4 9 1 0 1 8 0 0 1 7 .200 .217 .289 .506 38 13 3 0 1 0 0 1
1986 41 PHI NL 16 36 34 3 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 4 .206 .229 .235 .464 27 8 2 0 1 0 0 1
1986 41 SFG NL 6 11 11 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .455 .636 74 5 1 0 0 0 0 /1
24 Seasons 699 1877 1719 123 346 49 6 13 140 2 2 41 406 .201 .223 .259 .482 33 446 33 10 94 13 0
162 Game Avg. 162 435 398 29 80 11 1 3 32 0 0 10 94 .201 .223 .259 .482 33 103 8 2 22 3 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PHI (15 yrs) 501 1409 1290 97 267 37 4 9 112 1 1 30 267 .207 .226 .263 .489 35 339 23 5 71 13 0
STL (7 yrs) 192 457 418 25 77 12 2 3 25 1 1 11 143 .184 .214 .244 .458 29 102 9 5 23 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 6 11 11 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .455 .636 74 5 1 0 0 0 0
NL (22 yrs) 699 1877 1719 123 346 49 6 13 140 2 2 41 413 .201 .223 .259 .482 33 446 33 10 94 13 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1967 22 STL NL WS BOS W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 23 STL NL WS DET L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 31 PHI NL NLCS CIN L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 32 PHI NL NLCS LAD L 2 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .500 .600 .500 1.100 2 0 1 0 0 0
1978 33 PHI NL NLCS LAD L 1 4 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750 5 0 0 0 0 0
1980 35 PHI NL NLCS HOU W 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 36 PHI NL NLDS MON L 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
1983 38 PHI NL NLCS LAD W 2 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 1 0 0
1983 38 PHI NL WS BAL L 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons (9 Series) 14 29 27 2 6 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 7 .222 .250 .333 .583 9 0 1 1 0 0
1 NLDS 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 NLCS 8 21 19 2 5 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 6 .263 .300 .421 .721 8 0 1 1 0 0
3 WS 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 STL NL 20 P 15 2 25.0 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 2.52 0.47 .957 2.09 0.81
1966 STL NL 21 P 9 9 52.0 12 2 10 0 2 1.000 2.08 1.33 .942 1.96 0.74
1967 STL NL 22 P 30 28 193.0 40 8 30 2 3 .950 1.77 1.27 .960 2.00 0.78
1968 STL NL 23 P 34 33 232.0 46 4 39 3 1 .935 1.67 1.26 .959 2.01 0.85 AS
1969 STL NL 24 P 31 31 236.1 38 1 34 3 1 .921 1.33 1.13 .961 1.95 0.78 AS
1970 STL NL 25 P 34 33 253.2 48 6 38 4 1 .917 1.56 1.29 .952 1.85 0.71
1971 STL NL 26 P 37 36 273.1 51 11 40 0 3 1.000 1.68 1.38 .951 1.90 0.78 AS
1972 PHI NL 27 P 41 41 346.1 47 8 37 2 3 .957 1.17 1.10 .949 1.78 0.73 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1973 PHI NL 28 P 40 40 293.1 51 4 42 5 3 .902 1.41 1.15 .953 1.88 0.73
1974 PHI NL 29 P 39 39 291.0 52 6 42 4 1 .923 1.48 1.23 .946 1.88 0.71 AS
1975 PHI NL 30 P 37 37 255.1 43 10 32 1 4 .977 1.48 1.14 .944 1.86 0.72
1976 PHI NL 31 P 35 35 252.2 23 4 19 0 2 1.000 0.82 0.66 .948 1.88 0.72 CYA-4,MVP-15
1977 PHI NL 32 P 36 36 283.0 57 4 52 1 2 .982 1.78 1.56 .949 1.85 0.67 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1978 PHI NL 33 P 34 34 247.1 54 5 46 3 1 .944 1.86 1.50 .952 1.91 0.72
1979 PHI NL 34 P 35 35 251.0 40 3 32 5 0 .875 1.25 1.00 .955 1.80 0.66 AS
1980 PHI NL 35 P 38 38 304.0 44 2 42 0 1 1.000 1.30 1.16 .950 1.91 0.69 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1981 PHI NL 36 P 24 24 190.0 25 3 22 0 0 1.000 1.18 1.04 .956 1.97 0.68 AS,CYA-3,MVP-9,GG
1982 PHI NL 37 P 38 38 295.2 47 6 37 4 2 .915 1.31 1.13 .953 1.96 0.70 AS,CYA-1,MVP-9
1983 PHI NL 38 P 37 37 283.2 45 4 37 4 0 .911 1.30 1.11 .953 1.92 0.68
1984 PHI NL 39 P 33 33 229.0 29 7 22 0 0 1.000 1.14 0.88 .952 1.88 0.67
1985 PHI NL 40 P 16 16 92.0 21 3 18 0 1 1.000 2.05 1.31 .952 1.92 0.68
1986 TOT MLB 41 P 32 32 176.1 27 4 23 0 2 1.000 1.38 0.84 .952 1.90 0.67
1986 TOT NL 41 P 22 22 113.0 19 3 16 0 1 1.000 1.51 0.86 .953 1.94 0.66
1986 PHI NL 41 P 16 16 83.0 10 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.08 0.63 .950 1.94 0.66
1986 SFG NL 41 P 6 6 30.0 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 2.70 1.50 .956 1.95 0.67
1986 CHW AL 41 P 10 10 63.1 8 1 7 0 1 1.000 1.14 0.80 .950 1.83 0.68
1987 TOT AL 42 P 32 21 152.0 27 3 23 1 2 .963 1.54 0.81 .956 1.84 0.67
1987 CLE AL 42 P 23 14 109.0 18 2 15 1 1 .944 1.40 0.74 .956 1.84 0.67
1987 MIN AL 42 P 9 7 43.0 9 1 8 0 1 1.000 1.88 1.00 .956 1.84 0.67
1988 MIN AL 43 P 4 1 9.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.93 0.25 1.000 1.77 0.68
24 Seasons P 741 709 5217.2 875 109 724 42 36 .952 1.44 1.12 .952 1.89 0.72
24 Seasons TOT 741 709 5217.2 875 109 724 42 36 .952 1.44 1.12 .904 1.89 0.72
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1968 *
1969 (P)
1971
1972 *
1974
1977
1979 (P)
1980
1981
1982 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1972-NL-Cy Young
1972-NL-Triple Crown
1972-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1977-NL-Cy Young
1977-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1980-NL-Cy Young
1980-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1982-NL-Cy Young
1982-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

Gold Gloves
1981-NL-P

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1972-NL-5-37%
1976-NL-15-5%
1977-NL-5-30%
1980-NL-5-40%
1981-NL-9-12%
1982-NL-9-12%
1.36 Career Shares (162nd)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1972-NL--1--100%
1976-NL--4--9%
1977-NL--1--87%
1980-NL--1--98%
1981-NL--3--42%
1982-NL--1--93%
4 Cy Youngs
4.29 Career Shares (4th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1969 NL--2.171--2nd
1972 NL--1.975--1st
1977 NL--2.640--4th
1978 NL--2.838--8th
1980 NL--2.339--2nd
1981 NL--2.416--5th
1982 NL--3.105--8th
1983 NL--3.109--10th

Wins s c a p y
1971 NL--20--2nd
1972 NL--27--1st
1974 NL--16--7th
1975 NL--15--9th
1976 NL--20--4th
1977 NL--23--1st
1978 NL--16--9th
1979 NL--18--3rd
1980 NL--24--1st
1981 NL--13--2nd
1982 NL--23--1st
1983 NL--15--6th
Career--329--11th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1967 NL--.609--9th
1971 NL--.690--2nd
1972 NL--.730--2nd
1976 NL--.741--1st
1977 NL--.697--6th
1979 NL--.621--9th
1980 NL--.727--3rd
1981 NL--.765--2nd
1982 NL--.676--3rd
1984 NL--.650--5th
Career--.574--205th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1972 NL--.993--2nd
1977 NL--1.124--4th
1979 NL--1.159--5th
1980 NL--1.095--3rd
1982 NL--1.147--8th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 NL--7.045--5th
1972 NL--6.678--2nd
1974 NL--7.701--10th
1975 NL--7.649--8th
1977 NL--7.283--3rd
1979 NL--7.243--2nd
1980 NL--7.194--3rd
1981 NL--7.200--6th
1982 NL--7.701--7th
Career--8.059--128th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 NL--7.834--3rd
1969 NL--7.997--6th
1970 NL--6.848--7th
1972 NL--8.056--4th
1973 NL--6.842--5th
1974 NL--7.423--2nd
1975 NL--6.768--5th
1976 NL--6.946--3rd
1977 NL--6.297--8th
1978 NL--5.859--9th
1979 NL--7.638--2nd
1980 NL--8.467--2nd
1981 NL--8.479--1st
1982 NL--8.706--3rd
1983 NL--8.725--1st
1984 NL--6.406--10th
Career--7.135--77th

Games Played s c a p y
Career--741--63rd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1971 NL--273.3--7th
1972 NL--346.3--1st
1973 NL--293.3--1st
1974 NL--291.0--3rd
1975 NL--255.3--7th
1976 NL--252.7--9th
1977 NL--283.0--3rd
1978 NL--247.3--9th
1979 NL--251.0--6th
1980 NL--304.0--1st
1981 NL--190.0--2nd
1982 NL--295.7--1st
1983 NL--283.7--1st
1984 NL--229.0--7th
Career--5217.3--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1969 NL--210--9th
1970 NL--193--7th
1971 NL--172--9th
1972 NL--310--1st
1973 NL--223--2nd
1974 NL--240--1st
1975 NL--192--4th
1976 NL--195--4th
1977 NL--198--4th
1978 NL--161--7th
1979 NL--213--2nd
1980 NL--286--1st
1981 NL--179--2nd
1982 NL--286--1st
1983 NL--275--1st
1984 NL--163--5th
Career--4136--4th

Games Started s c a p y
1971 NL--36--9th
1972 NL--41--1st
1973 NL--40--1st
1974 NL--39--2nd
1975 NL--37--4th
1976 NL--35--9th
1977 NL--36--7th
1979 NL--35--8th
1980 NL--38--1st
1981 NL--24--4th
1982 NL--38--1st
1983 NL--37--2nd
1984 NL--33--7th
Career--709--6th

Complete Games s c a p y
1967 NL--11--10th
1970 NL--13--8th
1971 NL--18--5th
1972 NL--30--1st
1973 NL--18--1st
1974 NL--17--2nd
1975 NL--14--5th
1976 NL--13--6th
1977 NL--17--3rd
1978 NL--12--5th
1979 NL--13--3rd
1980 NL--13--2nd
1981 NL--10--2nd
1982 NL--19--1st
1983 NL--8--7th
Career--254--75th

Shutouts s c a p y
1968 NL--5--7th
1971 NL--4--5th
1972 NL--8--2nd
1973 NL--3--7th
1975 NL--3--10th
1977 NL--2--9th
1978 NL--3--6th
1979 NL--4--4th
1980 NL--3--4th
1982 NL--6--1st
1983 NL--3--5th
Career--55--14th

Home Runs s c a p y
1971 NL--23--10th
1973 NL--29--3rd
1974 NL--21--6th
1975 NL--24--3rd
1976 NL--19--6th
1977 NL--25--7th
1978 NL--30--1st
1979 NL--25--4th
1983 NL--20--9th
Career--414--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1969 NL--93--7th
1970 NL--109--3rd
1971 NL--98--7th
1972 NL--87--7th
1973 NL--113--4th
1974 NL--136--1st
1975 NL--104--5th
1977 NL--89--5th
1979 NL--89--8th
1980 NL--90--2nd
1981 NL--62--5th
1982 NL--86--6th
Career--1833--2nd

Hits s c a p y
1971 NL--275--3rd
1972 NL--257--1st
1973 NL--293--1st
1974 NL--249--7th
1977 NL--229--9th
1978 NL--228--10th
1980 NL--243--7th
1981 NL--152--5th
1982 NL--253--1st
1983 NL--277--1st
Career--4672--13th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1972 NL--3.563--1st
1976 NL--2.708--4th
1978 NL--2.556--5th
1979 NL--2.393--8th
1980 NL--3.178--1st
1981 NL--2.887--4th
1982 NL--3.326--4th
1983 NL--3.274--3rd
Career--2.256--155th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 NL--.466--8th
1972 NL--.442--5th
1980 NL--.444--6th

Losses s c a p y
1970 NL--19--1st
1973 NL--20--1st
1975 NL--14--8th
1983 NL--16--2nd
1987 AL--14--7th
Career--244--14th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1971 NL--108--4th
1973 NL--127--1st
1974 NL--104--4th
1975 NL--101--6th
1976 NL--88--10th
1979 NL--101--6th
1982 NL--102--4th
1983 NL--98--7th
1984 NL--91--6th
Career--1864--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1970 NL--14--4th
1971 NL--12--3rd
1974 NL--11--5th
1979 NL--10--4th
1980 NL--17--1st
1981 NL--9--2nd
1982 NL--9--9th
1983 NL--13--2nd
1984 NL--11--4th
Career--183--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1979 NL--5--10th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1970 NL--1086--10th
1971 NL--1171--4th
1972 NL--1351--1st
1973 NL--1262--1st
1974 NL--1227--1st
1975 NL--1063--8th
1977 NL--1135--3rd
1979 NL--1029--7th
1980 NL--1228--1st
1981 NL--763--1st
1982 NL--1193--1st
1983 NL--1183--1st
1984 NL--964--5th
Career--21683--7th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1969 NL--164--3rd
1972 NL--182--1st
1977 NL--153--3rd
1978 NL--126--7th
1980 NL--162--1st
1981 NL--150--3rd
1982 NL--119--7th
1983 NL--116--9th
Career--115--198th

Oldest s c a p y
1984 NL--born 1944-12-22--8th
1985 NL--born 1944-12-22--7th
1986 AL--born 1944-12-22--5th
1986 NL--born 1944-12-22--4th
1987 AL--born 1944-12-22--4th
1988 AL--born 1944-12-22--3rd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 69 (13), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 288 (12), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 266 (7), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 58 (19), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Don Sutton (888) *
  2. Phil Niekro (874) *
  3. Gaylord Perry (859) *
  4. Bert Blyleven (840)
  5. Warren Spahn (832) *
  6. Early Wynn (829) *
  7. Tom Seaver (822) *
  8. Roger Clemens (817)
  9. Greg Maddux (806)
  10. Tom Glavine (794)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Frank Knauss (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Tommy John (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jon Matlack (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jon Matlack (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jon Matlack (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jim Maloney (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Don Sutton (945) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Don Sutton (947) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Fernando Valenzuela (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Vida Blue (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Vida Blue (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Don Sutton (939) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Don Sutton (920) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Don Sutton (898) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Jim Palmer (897) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Don Sutton (870) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Bert Blyleven (859)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Tom Seaver (852) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Tom Seaver (878) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Don Sutton (879) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  21. Don Sutton (887) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  22. Don Sutton (888) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters 
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  1. Pete Alexander (968) *
  2. Eddie Plank (968) *
  3. Sam Jones (963)
  4. Jack Powell (962)
  5. Christy Mathewson (960) *
  6. Early Wynn (954) *
  7. Freddie Fitzsimmons (954)
  8. Jim Kaat (951)
  9. Waite Hoyt (950) *
  10. Earl Whitehill (950)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Rube Waddell (984) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Ray Sadecki (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Pete Alexander (990) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ray Sadecki (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Herb Pennock (983) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Pete Alexander (979) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Camilo Pascual (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Pete Alexander (981) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Pete Alexander (981) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Pete Alexander (979) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Pete Alexander (980) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Pete Alexander (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Pete Alexander (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Pete Alexander (969) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Eddie Plank (968) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Pete Alexander (967) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Pete Alexander (968) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

October 8, 1963: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

February 25, 1972: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Wise.

June 24, 1986: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 4, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

August 7, 1986: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

August 12, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

April 4, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

July 31, 1987: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Jeff Perry (minors) (August 18, 1987) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

December 21, 1987: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

January 29, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

April 28, 1988: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Philadelphia Phillies$1,075,000
1986Philadelphia Phillies$1,000,000
Chicago White Sox$60,000
1988Minnesota Twins$115,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,250,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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