Most people believe that Steve Carlton's best season was 1972, when he posted a 1.97 ERA, won 27 games and struck out 310 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1965
STL
N
15
2
0
0
2.52
21
7
7
0
0
0
25
27
3
8
1
5
1
1966
STL
N
9
9
3
3
3.12
25
22
18
2
1
0
52
56
2
18
1
2
0
1967
STL
N
30
28
14
9
2.98
168
71
64
11
2
1
193
173
10
62
1
6
2
1968
STL
N
34
33
13
11
2.99
162
87
77
10
5
0
231.2
214
11
61
4
6
3
1969
STL
N
31
31
17
11
2.17
210
66
57
12
2
0
236.1
185
15
93
6
7
4
1970
STL
N
34
33
10
19
3.73
193
123
105
13
2
0
253.2
239
25
109
16
14
2
1971
STL
N
37
36
20
9
3.56
172
120
108
18
4
0
273.1
275
23
98
11
12
5
1972
PHI
N
41
41
27
10
1.97
310
84
76
30
8
0
346.1
257
17
87
8
8
1
1973
PHI
N
40
40
13
20
3.90
223
146
127
18
3
0
293.1
293
29
113
12
7
3
1974
PHI
N
39
39
16
13
3.22
240
118
104
17
1
0
291
249
21
136
8
11
5
1975
PHI
N
37
37
15
14
3.56
192
116
101
14
3
0
255.1
217
24
104
5
5
2
1976
PHI
N
35
35
20
7
3.13
195
94
88
13
2
0
252.2
224
19
72
4
8
1
1977
PHI
N
36
36
23
10
2.64
198
99
83
17
2
0
283
229
25
89
5
3
4
1978
PHI
N
34
34
16
13
2.84
161
91
78
12
3
0
247.1
228
30
63
7
3
3
1979
PHI
N
35
35
18
11
3.62
213
112
101
13
4
0
251
202
25
89
11
10
5
1980
PHI
N
38
38
24
9
2.34
286
87
79
13
3
0
304
243
15
90
12
17
2
1981
PHI
N
24
24
13
4
2.42
179
59
51
10
1
0
190
152
9
62
3
9
1
1982
PHI
N
38
38
23
11
3.10
286
114
102
19
6
0
295.2
253
17
86
5
9
1
1983
PHI
N
37
37
15
16
3.11
275
117
98
8
3
0
283.2
277
20
84
10
13
3
1984
PHI
N
33
33
13
7
3.58
163
104
91
1
0
0
229
214
14
79
7
11
0
1985
PHI
N
16
16
1
8
3.33
48
43
34
0
0
0
92
84
6
53
4
3
0
1986
SF
N
6
6
1
3
5.10
18
20
17
0
0
0
30
36
4
16
0
2
1
1986
PHI
N
16
16
4
8
6.18
62
70
57
0
0
0
83
102
15
45
4
3
0
1986
CHI
A
10
10
4
3
3.69
40
30
26
0
0
0
63.1
58
6
25
0
2
0
1986
Total
32
32
9
14
5.10
120
120
100
0
0
0
176.1
196
25
86
4
7
1
1986
TOT
N
22
22
5
11
5.89
80
90
74
0
0
0
113
138
19
61
4
5
1
1987
MIN
A
9
7
1
5
6.70
20
35
32
0
0
0
43
54
7
23
1
2
2
1987
CLE
A
23
14
5
9
5.37
71
76
65
3
0
1
109
111
17
63
3
5
2
1987
TOT
A
32
21
6
14
5.74
91
111
97
3
0
1
152
165
24
86
4
7
4
1988
MIN
A
4
1
0
1
16.76
5
19
18
0
0
0
9.2
20
5
5
1
0
0
Total
NL
695
677
319
226
3.11
4000
1970
1723
251
55
1
4992.1
4429
379
1717
145
174
49
Total
AL
46
32
10
18
5.64
136
160
141
3
0
1
225
243
35
116
5
9
4
Total
741
709
329
244
3.22
4136
2130
1864
254
55
2
5217.1
4672
414
1833
150
183
53
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1965
STL
N
P
15
2
25
1
6
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
1.000
1966
STL
N
P
9
9
52
2
10
0
2
0
0
0
1
3
1.000
1967
STL
N
P
30
28
193
8
30
2
3
0
2
11
4
1
.950
1968
STL
N
P
34
33
232
4
39
3
1
0
1
9
7
5
.935
1969
STL
N
P
31
31
236.1
1
34
3
1
0
2
6
11
9
.921
1970
STL
N
P
34
33
253.2
6
38
4
1
0
2
13
9
7
.917
1971
STL
N
P
37
36
273.1
11
40
0
3
0
1
9
9
8
1.000
1972
PHI
N
P
41
41
346.1
8
37
2
3
0
2
22
12
5
.957
1973
PHI
N
P
40
40
293.1
4
42
5
3
0
4
12
9
7
.902
1974
PHI
N
P
39
39
291
6
42
4
1
0
3
22
11
4
.923
1975
PHI
N
P
37
37
255.1
10
32
1
4
0
1
12
9
4
.977
1976
PHI
N
P
35
35
252.2
4
19
0
2
0
1
28
7
2
1.000
1977
PHI
N
P
36
36
283
4
52
1
2
0
0
29
16
18
.982
1978
PHI
N
P
34
34
247.1
5
46
3
1
0
1
12
14
16
.944
1979
PHI
N
P
35
35
251
3
32
5
0
0
0
8
17
9
.875
1980
PHI
N
P
38
38
304
2
42
0
1
0
0
14
16
9
1.000
1981
PHI
N
P
24
24
190
3
22
0
0
0
0
6
9
5
1.000
1982
PHI
N
P
38
38
295.2
6
37
4
2
0
3
17
16
12
.915
1983
PHI
N
P
37
37
283.2
4
37
4
0
0
4
19
19
15
.911
1984
PHI
N
P
33
33
229
7
22
0
0
0
1
26
9
2
1.000
1985
PHI
N
P
16
16
92
3
18
0
1
0
1
9
5
0
1.000
1986
SF
N
P
6
6
30
1
8
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
1.000
1986
PHI
N
P
16
16
83
2
8
0
1
0
2
7
4
0
1.000
1986
CHI
A
P
10
10
63.1
1
7
0
1
0
0
5
3
0
1.000
1986
Total
P
32
32
176.1
4
23
0
2
0
2
15
10
0
1.000
1986
TOT
N
P
22
22
113
3
16
0
1
0
2
10
7
0
1.000
1987
MIN
A
P
9
7
43
1
8
0
1
0
1
3
3
1
1.000
1987
CLE
A
P
23
14
109
2
15
1
1
0
0
9
2
0
.944
1987
TOT
A
P
32
21
152
3
23
1
2
0
1
12
5
1
.963
1988
MIN
A
P
4
1
9.2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
P
741
709
5217.2
109
724
42
36
0
33
314
225
142
.952
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1965
STL
N
15
2
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1966
STL
N
9
15
0
4
0
0
.267
.313
.267
0
0
0
3
1
2
0
0
0
1967
STL
N
30
72
5
11
0
3
.153
.187
.181
2
0
3
28
0
1
0
0
0
1968
STL
N
35
73
6
12
2
3
.164
.164
.274
0
1
0
25
0
6
0
0
1
1969
STL
N
32
80
5
17
1
7
.213
.241
.325
4
1
3
27
0
4
0
0
3
1970
STL
N
34
80
4
16
0
4
.200
.247
.225
2
0
1
28
4
3
1
0
1
1971
STL
N
37
96
5
17
0
8
.177
.210
.219
4
0
4
31
0
7
0
0
4
1972
PHI
N
41
117
6
23
1
8
.197
.236
.265
3
1
5
31
1
7
0
0
0
1973
PHI
N
40
100
6
16
2
5
.160
.175
.240
2
0
2
19
0
4
0
0
1
1974
PHI
N
39
102
7
25
0
9
.245
.238
.275
3
0
0
16
0
7
0
0
1
1975
PHI
N
37
90
8
14
0
9
.156
.200
.178
2
0
5
24
0
7
0
0
3
1976
PHI
N
35
92
5
20
0
6
.217
.242
.228
1
0
1
24
2
7
0
0
1
1977
PHI
N
36
97
7
26
3
15
.268
.282
.402
4
0
2
20
1
7
0
0
0
1978
PHI
N
34
86
7
25
0
13
.291
.311
.349
3
1
3
14
0
3
0
0
0
1979
PHI
N
36
94
9
21
0
10
.223
.253
.255
3
0
3
17
1
2
1
0
4
1980
PHI
N
38
101
7
19
0
6
.188
.190
.198
1
0
1
21
0
6
0
0
4
1981
PHI
N
24
67
5
9
0
4
.134
.159
.224
2
2
2
16
0
2
0
0
2
1982
PHI
N
38
101
8
22
2
8
.218
.218
.317
4
0
0
13
0
8
0
0
1
1983
PHI
N
37
97
9
19
0
1
.196
.212
.247
5
0
2
20
0
6
0
0
2
1984
PHI
N
34
84
8
16
1
10
.190
.209
.250
2
0
2
20
0
3
0
0
1
1985
PHI
N
16
28
2
5
0
3
.179
.200
.214
1
0
1
8
0
1
0
0
1
1986
SF
N
6
11
1
2
1
3
.182
.182
.455
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
1986
PHI
N
16
34
3
7
0
5
.206
.229
.235
1
0
1
4
0
1
0
0
2
1986
CHI
A
10
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1986
Total
32
45
4
9
1
8
.200
.217
.289
1
0
1
7
0
1
0
0
3
1986
TOT
N
22
45
4
9
1
8
.200
.217
.289
1
0
1
7
0
1
0
0
3
1987
MIN
A
9
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1987
CLE
A
23
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1987
TOT
A
32
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1988
MIN
A
4
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
699
1719
123
346
13
140
.201
.223
.259
49
6
41
413
10
94
2
0
33
Total
AL
46
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
745
1719
123
346
13
140
.201
.223
.259
49
6
41
413
10
94
2
0
33
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (October 8, 1963).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Rick Wise (February 25, 1972).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (June 24, 1986).
Signed by San Francisco Giants (July 4, 1986).
Released by San Francisco Giants (August 7, 1986).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (August 12, 1986).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 4, 1987).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Minnesota Twins in exchange for a player to be named later (July 31, 1987); Cleveland Indians received Jeff Perry (August 18, 1987).