Cris Carpenter

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: April 5, 1965 in St. Augustine, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 7th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Georgia (Athens, GA) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (14th) of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Georgia (Athens, GA).

High School: Gainesville HS (Gainesville, GA)

Schools: Piedmont College (Demorest, GA), University of Georgia (Athens, GA)

Debut: May 14, 1988 (Age 23-039d, 15,465th in major league history)
vs. ATL 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: April 26, 1996 (Age 31-021d)
vs. SEA 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Cris Howell Carpenter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

ERA

3.91

291

414.1

252

WHIP

1.277

Summary of 38 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 5 tying, 10 go ahead

4 Tms
STL	25
TEX	11
FLA	1
MIL	1

Platoon
vs RHB	19
vs LHB	19

Home/Road
Away	23
Home	15

Outs
1	13
0	13
2	12

18 Opps
CAL	4
NYM	4
MON	4
SDP	3
PHI	3
HOU	3
CIN	2
CHC	2
NYY	2
ATL	2
CLE	2
MIN	1
SFG	1
DET	1
PIT	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
TOR	1

37 Batters
Darryl Strawberry	2
Danny Tartabull	1
Dickie Thon	1
J.T. Snow	1
Tim Teufel	1
Wil Cordero	1
Lonnie Smith	1
Jack Howell	1
Luis Gonzalez	1
Fred McGriff	1
Jim Thome	1
Eddie Murray	1
George Bell	1
Larry Walker	1
Eric Karros	1
John Kruk	1
Gary Redus	1
Matt Williams	1
Damion Easley	1
Lloyd McClendon	1
Wes Chamberlain	1
Paul Sorrento	1
Paul O'Neill	1
John Olerud	1
Tom Herr	1
Kirk Gibson	1
Bip Roberts	1
Dave Gallagher	1
Chili Davis	1
Marquis Grissom	1
Andrés Galarraga	1
Hal Morris	1
Jeff Bagwell	1
Von Hayes	1
Ron Gant	1
Mark Davidson	1
Shane Mack	1

16 Parks
Busch Stad (STL)	9
Shea Stad (NYC)	4
Astrodome (HOU)	3
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	3
Arlington St (ARL)	3
Stade Olymp. (MON)	3
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	13
9	10
78	7
89	6
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	9
1	7
2	6
4	5
6	4
5	4
Unk	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	32
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	19
1--	10
-2-	4
-23	2
12-	1
--3	1
1-3	1

61 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	19
1 on	15
2 on	4
Any on	19

Inning
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	8
8	14
9	5
Extra	2

1-3	3
4-6	6
7-end	29

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	6
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	7
-1	5
-2	4
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	16
Tied	7
Behind	15

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
1-0	5
1-1	5
2-1	4
0-2	3
3-2	3
2-0	3
Unk	2
1-2	2
2-2	2
3-1	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	11
RF	6
LF	6
CF	3
DH	3
3B	3
PH	2
2B	2
SS	2

OrderPos
4th	10
7th	6
5th	6
3rd	5
1st	3
2nd	3
6th	3
9th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	14
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	18

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1988-06-15	Darryl Strawberry	NYM		STL	tied 1-1	b 1	1	--3	3,(1-1) BSX	2	4	9	14%	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); W. Backman Scores
2	2	2	2	1988-06-15	Darryl Strawberry	NYM		STL	ahead 3-1	b 4	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	9	7%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1988-06-21	Andrés Galarraga	MON		STL	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	3	6%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1989-05-02	John Kruk	SDP		STL	ahead 5-1	b 7	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Santiago Scores
5	5	2	1	1989-06-11	Lloyd McClendon	CHC		STL	behind 4-10	b 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	6	3	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	3	1	1989-06-18	Gary Redus	PIT	@	STL	ahead 3-0	t 2	1	1-3	3,(2-0) .BB1X	3	3	3	10%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Bonds Scores; J. Lind Scores
7	7	4	1	1989-09-23	Dickie Thon	PHI	@	STL	behind 1-7	t 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	6	5%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); V. Hayes Scores
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1990-04-14	Tom Herr	PHI		STL	ahead 3-2	b 7	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	4	14%	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); B. Ruffin Scores
9	9	2	2	1990-04-14	Von Hayes	PHI		STL	ahead 5-2	b 8	0	---	4,(0-2) CSFX	1	5	9	1%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1991-04-23	George Bell	CHC	@	STL	behind 1-4	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) ...BBCX	1	7	PH	6%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Bell Scores
11	11	2	1	1991-06-07	Matt Williams	SFG	@	STL	ahead 3-2	t 8	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	5	18%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); W. McGee Scores; M. Williams Scores
12	12	3	1	1991-07-12	Lonnie Smith	ATL		STL	ahead 5-2	b 8	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Smith Scores
13	13	4	1	1991-07-30	Jeff Bagwell	HOU		STL	tied 3-3	b 7	1	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	3	3	31%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Biggio Scores; J. Bagwell Scores
14	14	5	2	1991-07-30	Mark Davidson	HOU		STL	tied 5-5	b 8	2	1--	4,(2-1) B1SBX	2	9	7	39%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Candaele Scores; M. Davidson Scores
15	15	6	1	1991-09-07	Tim Teufel	SDP		STL	tied 0-0	b 10	0	---	6,(3-2) ..BBBCCX	1	7	4	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Teufel Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1992-04-15	Larry Walker	MON		STL	behind 1-4	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	4	9	9%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); L. Walker Scores
17	17	2	1	1992-04-22	Eddie Murray	NYM		STL	tied 2-2	b 9	1	---	6,(1-2) SFBFFX	1	5	3	43%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Murray Scores
18	18	3	1	1992-05-27	Eric Karros	LAD	@	STL	ahead 6-2	t 9	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	3	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Harris Scores; T. Goodwin Scores; E. Karros Scores
19	19	4	1	1992-06-21	Dave Gallagher	NYM		STL	ahead 5-2	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	8	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Gallagher Scores
20	20	5	1	1992-07-19	Bip Roberts	CIN		STL	behind 3-4	b 7	2	1--	3,(2-0) BB1X	2	1	7	48%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Branson Scores; B. Roberts Scores
21	21	6	1	1992-07-21	Ron Gant	ATL	@	STL	behind 6-7	t 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	7	22%	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Gant Scores
22	22	7	1	1992-07-26	Hal Morris	CIN	@	STL	tied 6-6	t 10	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	3	40%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball); H. Morris Scores
23	23	8	1	1992-07-27	Marquis Grissom	MON	@	STL	ahead 5-4	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	8	9%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Grissom Scores
24	24	9	1	1992-08-26	Luis Gonzalez	HOU		STL	behind 3-5	b 7	2	-2-	5,(2-2) BSBFX	2	3	7	36%	52%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); G. Young Scores; L. Gonzalez Scores
25	25	10	1	1992-09-02	Fred McGriff	SDP	@	STL	ahead 4-1	t 5	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	4	3	6%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); F. McGriff Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1993-05-13	Wil Cordero	MON		FLA	behind 2-3	b 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) ..FBX	2	6	6	60%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Bolick Scores
27	27	2	1	1993-07-22	John Olerud	TOR	@	TEX	tied 7-7	t 9	0	---	7,(3-2) SSBBFBX	1	5	3	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	3	1	1993-08-17 (2)	Danny Tartabull	NYY		TEX	behind 1-3	b 8	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	DH	11%	20%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
29	29	4	1	1993-09-07	Paul O'Neill	NYY	@	TEX	behind 3-4	t 8	1	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	7	7	25%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
30	30	5	1	1993-09-15	Jim Thome	CLE	@	TEX	behind 3-7	t 8	1	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	5	5	3%	5%		Home Run (Line Drive)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1994-05-10	Damion Easley	CAL	@	TEX	behind 3-5	t 7	1	-2-	6,(3-2) LB.B+2..CBX	2	1	5	24%	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Disarcina Scores
32	32	2	1	1994-06-05	Wes Chamberlain	BOS		TEX	behind 5-7	b 9	0	1--	5,(1-2) BFFFX	2	4	9	44%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Vaughn Scores
33	33	3	1	1994-06-25	J.T. Snow	CAL		TEX	ahead 9-7	b 8	2	-23	5,(0-2) .FSFFX	3	7	3	6%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Davis Scores; R. Hudler Scores
34	34	4	1	1994-06-29	Shane Mack	MIN		TEX	behind 7-8	b 6	0	-2-	3,(0-2) SFX	2	1	8	21%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Hocking Scores
35	35	5	1	1994-07-01 (1)	Kirk Gibson	DET	@	TEX	ahead 5-0	t 5	0	---	6,(2-2) BBSSFX	1	5	DH	3%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
36	36	6	1	1994-07-19	Paul Sorrento	CLE		TEX	ahead 9-3	b 8	1	-23		3	8	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Murray Scores; S. Alomar Scores
37	37	7	1	1994-07-30	Chili Davis	CAL	@	TEX	ahead 9-1	t 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	DH	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Snow Scores
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1996-04-02	Jack Howell	CAL		MIL	behind 6-15	b 8	0	1--		2	7	PH	0%	1%		Home Run (LF-CF); G. Anderson Scores/unER