Steve Carlton
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Steve Carlton
Nickname:
Lefty
Birthdate:
Dec. 22, 1944 (52 y, 10 m, 9 d)
Born In:
Miami, FL, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'3"/218
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1978 (3rd) Houston (RBL)
1975 (3rd) Houston (RBL)
1974 (2nd) Houston (RBL)
1973 (3rd) Houston (RBL)
1971 (2nd) St. Louis (RBL)
MVP / Batter of the Year 1974 (3rd) Houston (RBL)
1973 (3rd) Houston (RBL)
1971 (2nd) St. Louis (RBL)
All-Star 1979 Houston (RBL)
1978 Houston (RBL)
1977 Houston (RBL)
1976 Houston (RBL)
1974 Houston (RBL)
1973 Houston (RBL)
1971 St. Louis (RBL)
1970 St. Louis (RBL)
League Champ 1982 Houston (RBL)
1979 Houston (RBL)
1969 St. Louis (RBL)
Championship Series MVP 1969 St. Louis (RBL)
Pitcher of the Month May 1981 Houston (RBL)
Oct 1980 Houston (RBL)
Jul 1980 Houston (RBL)
Jun 1977 Houston (RBL)
Jun 1974 Houston (RBL)
Aug 1973 Houston (RBL)
Oct 1971 St. Louis (RBL)
Player of the Week Apr 27, 1981 Houston (RBL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink25
Grey Ink212
Similar Players (SP)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1969 24 2
1971 17 3
1974 17 7
1975 16 7
1977 15 9
1978 17 4
1979 21 1
Year GS Rank
1971 37 3
1972 35 5
1973 35 8
1974 36 5
Year W Rank
1969 17 10
1970 19 4
1971 19 4
1972 18 3
1973 19 3
1974 17 8
1976 19 7
1978 17 7
1979 16 4
1980 19 3
Year Win % Rank
1970 0.679 8
1971 0.655 10
1973 0.704 9
1974 0.630 9
1976 0.704 8
1978 0.708 3
Year IP Rank
1970 256.2 10
1971 303.2 1
1973 277.2 3
1974 279.0 3
1975 273.0 8
1977 274.0 6
1978 271.0 3
1979 262.0 3
1980 262.1 7
Year BF Rank
1970 1065 10
1971 1188 2
1973 1140 3
1974 1134 6
1975 1101 8
1977 1100 10
1978 1074 8
1980 1054 7
Year K Rank
1969 229 6
1970 224 4
1971 213 3
1973 237 3
1974 212 1
1975 177 5
1976 187 10
1978 181 4
1979 148 9
1980 156 6
Year WP Rank
1969 14 3
Year ERA Rank
1971 1.927 1
1972 2.748 8
1973 2.431 6
1974 2.452 4
1975 2.506 9
1976 2.024 1
1977 2.496 5
1978 2.126 1
1979 2.748 5
1980 2.367 4
Year BABIP Rank
1971 0.242 4
1972 0.262 10
1976 0.253 7
1978 0.256 10
1979 0.257 10
Year WHIP Rank
1971 0.939 2
1972 1.111 9
1973 1.127 8
1974 1.100 3
1975 1.048 8
1976 1.010 4
1977 1.120 8
1978 1.030 2
1979 1.046 5
Year H/9 Rank
1969 7.317 8
1971 6.609 1
1972 7.288 5
1974 7.774 8
1976 7.033 4
1978 7.140 3
Year BB/9 Rank
1971 1.838 7
1975 1.550 4
1979 1.752 8
Year CG Rank
1970 10 5
1971 20 2
1972 12 5
1973 16 2
1974 15 4
1975 17 1
1976 19 1
1977 15 3
1978 10 6
1979 10 3
1980 10 3
1981 7 10
Year SHO Rank
1968 5 7
1969 4 7
1971 10 1
1972 3 6
1973 4 2
1974 6 2
1975 4 4
1976 8 1
1977 4 3
1978 3 7
1979 3 8
1980 5 2
1981 2 6
Year BB (Low) Rank
1975 47 9
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1967 173 10
1972 183 8
Year HR (Low) Rank
1967 10 9
1971 8 1
1972 8 2
1975 7 4
1976 12 8
1978 8 4
1980 7 3
Year WAR Rank
1967 4.8 10
1970 7.4 7
1971 11.6 1
1972 6.8 7
1973 8.6 4
1974 8.2 4
1975 8.2 1
1976 7.9 6
1977 7.0 6
1978 8.9 2
1979 6.6 4
1980 6.6 3
Year L (Low) Rank
1970 9 8
1978 7 5