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Chris Carpenter
Chistopher John Carpenter
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: April 27, 1975 in Exeter, NH
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed August 10, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 12, 1997
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Standard Pitching

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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
1997 22 TOR AL 3 7 .300 5.09 14 13 1 1 1 0 81.1 108 55 46 7 37 0 55 2 1 7 374 89 1.783 12.0 0.8 4.1 6.1 1.49
1998 23 TOR AL 12 7 .632 4.37 33 24 4 1 1 0 175.0 177 97 85 18 61 1 136 5 0 5 742 105 1.360 9.1 0.9 3.1 7.0 2.23
1999 24 TOR AL 9 8 .529 4.38 24 24 0 4 1 0 150.0 177 81 73 16 48 1 106 3 1 9 663 112 1.500 10.6 1.0 2.9 6.4 2.21
2000 25 TOR AL 10 12 .455 6.26 34 27 1 2 0 0 175.1 204 130 122 30 83 1 113 5 0 3 795 81 1.637 10.5 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.36
2001 26 TOR AL 11 11 .500 4.09 34 34 0 3 2 0 215.2 229 112 98 29 75 5 157 16 0 5 930 113 1.410 9.6 1.2 3.1 6.6 2.09
2002 27 TOR AL 4 5 .444 5.28 13 13 0 1 0 0 73.1 89 45 43 11 27 0 45 4 0 3 327 88 1.582 10.9 1.4 3.3 5.5 1.67
2004 29 STL NL 15 5 .750 3.46 28 28 0 1 0 0 182.0 169 75 70 24 38 2 152 8 0 4 746 123 1.137 8.4 1.2 1.9 7.5 4.00
2005 30 STL NL 21 5 .808 2.83 33 33 0 7 4 0 241.2 204 82 76 18 51 0 213 3 0 5 953 149 1.055 7.6 0.7 1.9 7.9 4.18 AS,CYA-1,MVP-8
2006 31 STL NL 15 8 .652 3.09 32 32 0 5 3 0 221.2 194 81 76 21 43 3 184 10 0 3 896 144 1.069 7.9 0.9 1.7 7.5 4.28 AS,CYA-3,MVP-19
2007 32 STL NL 0 1 .000 7.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 9 5 5 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 29 59 1.667 13.5 0.0 1.5 4.5 3.00
2008 33 STL NL 0 1 .000 1.76 4 3 0 0 0 0 15.1 16 5 3 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 63 242 1.304 9.4 0.0 2.3 4.1 1.75
2009 34 STL NL 6 3 .667 2.32 12 12 0 1 0 0 77.2 53 21 20 3 11 0 58 2 0 0 291 181 0.824 6.1 0.3 1.3 6.7 5.27
12 Seasons 106 73 .592 4.00 262 244 6 26 12 0 1615.0 1629 789 717 177 479 13 1229 59 2 44 6809 114 1.305 9.1 1.0 2.7 6.8 2.57
162 Game Avg. 14 10 .592 4.00 35 33 1 3 2 0 217 219 106 96 24 64 2 165 8 0 6 915 114 1.305 9.1 1.0 2.7 6.8 2.57
STL (6 yrs) 57 23 .713 3.02 110 109 0 14 7 0 744.1 645 269 250 66 148 5 617 24 0 12 2978 142 1.065 7.8 0.8 1.8 7.5 4.17
TOR (6 yrs) 49 50 .495 4.83 152 135 6 12 5 0 870.2 984 520 467 111 331 8 612 35 2 32 3831 98 1.510 10.2 1.1 3.4 6.3 1.85
NL (6 yrs) 57 23 .713 3.02 110 109 0 14 7 0 744.1 645 269 250 66 148 5 617 24 0 12 2978 142 1.065 7.8 0.8 1.8 7.5 4.17
AL (6 yrs) 49 50 .495 4.83 152 135 6 12 5 0 870.2 984 520 467 111 331 8 612 35 2 32 3831 98 1.510 10.2 1.1 3.4 6.3 1.85

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
2005 30 STL NL NLDS W SDP 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 6.0 3 0 0 3 3 1.000 4.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
2005 30 STL NL NLCS L HOU 1 0 1.000 3.00 2 2 0 15.0 14 5 2 4 9 1.200 8.4 1.2 2.4 5.4 2.25
2006 31 STL NL NLDS W SDP 2 0 1.000 2.02 2 2 0 0 0 13.1 12 3 3 0 4 12 1.200 8.1 0.0 2.7 8.1 3.00
2006 31 STL NL NLCS W NYM 0 1 .000 5.73 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 13 7 7 3 4 5 1.545 10.6 2.5 3.3 4.1 1.25
2006 31 STL NL WS W DET 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 3 0 0 0 0 6 0.375 3.4 0.0 0.0 6.8
2 Seasons (5 Series) 5 1 .833 2.53 8 8 0 0 0 53.1 45 10 15 5 15 35 1.125 7.6 0.8 2.5 5.9 2.33
2 NLDS 3 0 1.000 1.40 3 3 0 0 0 19.1 15 3 3 0 7 15 1.138 7.0 0.0 3.3 7.0 2.14
2 NLCS 1 1 .500 4.15 4 4 0 0 0 26.0 27 7 12 5 8 14 1.346 9.3 1.7 2.8 4.8 1.75
1 WS 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 3 0 0 0 0 6 0.375 3.4 0.0 0.0 6.8

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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
1998 23 TOR AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 24 TOR AL 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 25 TOR AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 26 TOR AL 3 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -12 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
2002 27 TOR AL 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 428 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
2004 29 STL NL 27 67 62 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21 .081 .095 .081 .176 -54 5 0 0 4 0 0 1
2005 30 STL NL 32 93 77 7 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 23 .065 .120 .091 .211 -43 7 2 0 10 1 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-8
2006 31 STL NL 30 80 71 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 .127 .127 .127 .254 -34 9 0 0 9 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-19
2007 32 STL NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2008 33 STL NL 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2009 34 STL NL 10 22 20 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .150 .190 .150 .340 -7 3 1 0 1 0 0 1
12 Seasons 111 282 247 11 24 2 0 0 6 0 1 8 81 .097 .125 .105 .230 -39 26 3 0 26 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 412 360 16 35 3 0 0 9 0 1 12 118 .097 .125 .105 .230 -39 38 4 0 38 1 0
STL (6 yrs) 104 268 236 10 22 2 0 0 6 0 1 7 76 .093 .119 .102 .221 -42 24 3 0 24 1 0
TOR (6 yrs) 7 14 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .182 .250 .182 .432 15 2 0 0 2 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 104 268 236 10 22 2 0 0 6 0 1 7 76 .093 .119 .102 .221 -42 24 3 0 24 1 0
AL (6 yrs) 7 14 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .182 .250 .182 .432 15 2 0 0 2 0 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
2005 30 STL NL NLDS SDP W 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
2005 30 STL NL NLCS HOU L 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
2006 31 STL NL NLDS SDP W 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 1
2006 31 STL NL NLCS NYM W 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
2006 31 STL NL WS DET W 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
2 Seasons (5 Series) 8 19 19 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .053 .053 .053 .105 1
2 NLDS 3 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 1
2 NLCS 4 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0
1 WS 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Standard Fielding

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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
1997 TOR AL 22 P 14 13 81.1 13 7 5 1 1 .923 1.33 0.86 .954 1.70 0.49
1998 TOR AL 23 P 33 24 175.0 34 20 13 1 2 .971 1.70 1.00 .959 1.78 0.50
1999 TOR AL 24 P 24 24 150.0 26 10 15 1 3 .962 1.50 1.04 .950 1.69 0.47
2000 TOR AL 25 P 34 27 175.1 20 7 12 1 2 .950 0.98 0.56 .955 1.62 0.46
2001 TOR AL 26 P 34 34 215.2 36 11 25 0 6 1.000 1.50 1.06 .953 1.75 0.49
2002 TOR AL 27 P 13 13 73.1 10 7 3 0 0 1.000 1.23 0.77 .960 1.69 0.48
2004 STL NL 29 P 28 28 182.0 47 12 34 1 4 .979 2.27 1.64 .964 1.84 0.47
2005 STL NL 30 P 33 33 241.2 56 15 40 1 2 .982 2.05 1.67 .959 1.75 0.46 AS,CYA-1,MVP-8
2006 STL NL 31 P 32 32 221.2 36 11 25 0 3 1.000 1.46 1.13 .956 1.72 0.43 AS,CYA-3,MVP-19
2007 STL NL 32 P 1 1 6.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 2.00 .950 1.65 0.40
2008 STL NL 33 P 4 3 15.1 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.93 1.25 .960 1.70 0.42
2009 STL NL 34 P 12 12 77.2 14 8 6 0 1 1.000 1.62 1.17 .950 1.69 0.42
12 Seasons P 262 244 1615.0 299 109 184 6 24 .980 1.63 1.12 .957 1.73 0.47
12 Seasons TOT 262 244 1615.0 299 109 184 6 24 .980 1.63 1.12 .937 1.73 0.47

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2005 (P)
2006

Awards (yr-lg-award)
2005-NL-Cy Young
2005-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
2006-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2005-NL-8-12%
2006-NL-19-1%
0.13 Career Shares (829th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2005-NL--1--82%
2006-NL--3--39%
1 Cy Young
1.21 Career Shares (36th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
2005 NL--2.830--5th
2006 NL--3.086--2nd
Active--3.996--28th

Wins s c a p y
2004 NL--15--9th
2005 NL--21--2nd
2006 NL--15--7th
Active--106--32nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
2004 NL--.750--2nd
2005 NL--.808--1st
2006 NL--.652--6th
2009 NL--.667--7th
Active--.592--17th
Career--.592--136th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
2004 NL--1.137--4th
2005 NL--1.055--5th
2006 NL--1.069--1st
Active--1.305--25th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2005 NL--7.597--5th
2006 NL--7.877--4th
Active--9.078--43rd

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
2004 NL--1.879--6th
2005 NL--1.899--7th
2006 NL--1.746--5th
Active--2.669--32nd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1998 AL--6.994--10th
2001 AL--6.552--10th
Active--6.849--34th
Career--6.849--100th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
2005 NL--241.7--2nd
2006 NL--221.7--6th
Active--1615.0--40th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2005 NL--213--2nd
2006 NL--184--6th
Active--1229--36th

Games Started s c a p y
2001 AL--34--3rd
Active--244--41st

Complete Games s c a p y
1999 AL--4--6th
2001 AL--3--9th
2005 NL--7--1st
2006 NL--5--2nd
2009 NL--1--10th
Active--26--12th

Shutouts s c a p y
1997 AL--1--9th
1999 AL--1--6th
2001 AL--2--4th
2005 NL--4--2nd
2006 NL--3--1st
Active--12--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
2000 AL--30--7th
2001 AL--29--4th
Active--177--38th

Hits s c a p y
2001 AL--229--6th
Active--1629--41st

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
2004 NL--4.000--5th
2005 NL--4.177--3rd
2006 NL--4.279--3rd
Active--2.566--18th
Career--2.566--70th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
2005 NL--.670--6th
Active--.986--44th

Earned Runs s c a p y
2000 AL--122--1st
Active--717--46th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1999 AL--9--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2001 AL--16--2nd
Active--59--43rd

Batters Faced s c a p y
2001 AL--930--10th
2005 NL--953--4th
Active--6809--40th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
2005 NL--149--4th
2006 NL--144--3rd
Active--114--24th
Career--114--230th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 69 (361), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 37 (352), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 16 (427), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed August 10, 1993.

October 9, 2002: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

December 13, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

November 3, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 2, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1997Toronto Blue Jays$150,000
1998Toronto Blue Jays$190,000
1999Toronto Blue Jays$483,333
2000Toronto Blue Jays$733,333
2001Toronto Blue Jays$2,583,333
2002Toronto Blue Jays$3,450,000
2003St. Louis Cardinals$300,000
2004St. Louis Cardinals$300,000
2005St. Louis Cardinals$2,000,000
2006St. Louis Cardinals$5,000,000
2007St. Louis Cardinals$8,500,000
2008St. Louis Cardinals$10,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$34,189,999
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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