Tex Carleton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1932-1940)

Tex Carleton was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1932 to 1940 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago Cubs, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 9 seasons. Across 293 career appearances, he went 100-76 with a 3.91 ERA and 808 strikeouts. He also batted .185 with 6 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6292.3.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 100–76
ERA 3.91
WHIP 1.36
SO 808
Pitcher PIV 6292.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 180 lb
Born
8/19/1906 in Comanche, TX, USA
Died
1/12/1977 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1932-04-17
Last Game
1940-09-23

Full name: James Otto Carleton

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tex Carleton — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
100 76 293 202 91 16 9 1607.1 1,630 698 105 561 808 3.91 6292.3

Career ERA 3.91 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 8.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tex Carleton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1932 SLN NL 10 13 44 22 9 3 0 196.1 198 89 70 113 4.08 4.13 (+1%) 1231.7
1933 SLN NL 17 11 44 33 15 4 3 277.0 263 104 97 147 3.38 3.86 (+12%) 1530.3
1934 SLN NL 16 11 40 31 16 0 2 240.2 260 114 52 103 4.26 4.29 (+1%) 2754.4
1935 CHN NL 11 8 31 22 8 0 1 171.0 169 74 60 84 3.89 4.35 (+10%) -1104.6
1936 CHN NL 14 10 35 26 12 4 1 197.1 204 80 67 88 3.65 4.59 (+20%) 457.4
1937 CHN NL 16 8 32 27 18 4 0 208.1 183 73 94 105 3.15 4.34 (+27%) 591.6
1938 CHN NL 10 9 33 24 9 0 0 167.2 213 101 74 80 5.42 4.35 (-25%) -465.9
1940 BRO NL 6 6 34 17 4 1 2 149.0 140 63 47 88 3.81 4.21 (+10%) 1297.4
Career · 8 seasons 100 76 293 202 91 16 9 1,607.1 1,630 698 561 808 3.91 — 6,292

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Tex Carleton — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
298 540 47 100 12 3 6 54 1 35 141 .185 .236 .252 .488 -2,667

Career AVG .185 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Career OBP .236 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 30.5% below league average.

Career SLG .252 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 35.9% below league average.

Career OPS .488 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 33.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Tex Carleton — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1932 SLN NL 44 60 5 9 0 0 1 6 0 1 18 .150 .275 (-45%) .335 (-51%) .391 (-49%) .726 (-50%) -482.1
1933 SLN NL 46 91 7 17 2 0 1 7 0 6 27 .187 .270 (-31%) .329 (-28%) .377 (-36%) .707 (-32%) -458.4
1934 SLN NL 41 88 7 17 2 1 1 10 0 5 27 .193 .278 (-31%) .340 (-30%) .392 (-31%) .733 (-31%) -448.0
1935 CHN NL 31 62 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 2 12 .129 .279 (-54%) .342 (-54%) .399 (-68%) .742 (-62%) -621.3
1936 CHN NL 35 60 9 14 0 0 3 11 0 10 13 .233 .283 (-18%) .349 (+1%) .404 (-5%) .753 (-2%) 2.0
1937 CHN NL 34 71 4 12 3 1 0 9 0 6 22 .169 .276 (-39%) .342 (-32%) .398 (-40%) .740 (-36%) -429.3
1938 CHN NL 33 65 9 15 4 1 0 7 1 3 10 .231 .272 (-15%) .341 (-23%) .392 (-18%) .734 (-20%) -229.6
1940 BRO NL 34 43 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 2 12 .186 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 298 540 47 100 12 3 6 54 1 35 141 .185 — — — — -2,667

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Tex Carleton — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tex Carleton — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1938 WS CHN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1935 WS CHN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
1934 WS SLN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tex Carleton — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 4 2 0 10.2 12 6 11 6 5.06

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tex Carleton — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1938 WS CHN 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 2 2 0 0.00
1935 WS CHN 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 6 1 7 4 1.29
1934 WS SLN 0 0 2 1 0 3.2 5 3 2 2 7.36

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Tex Carleton — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1562612246332.176
Away1422782553323.191

Pitching — Home / Away

Tex Carleton — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home152810.28693892754514.32
Away141796.17623072873583.47

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tex Carleton — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1940-09-23 BRONY1W 000000000
1940-09-21 BROPHIL 000000000
1940-09-18 BROSTLL 000000000
1940-09-14 BROPITW 100000000
1940-09-11 BROCHCL 000000000
1940-09-11 BROCHCL 000000000
1940-09-09 BRONY1L 000000000
1940-09-05 BROPHIW 201000000
1940-08-29 BROCINL 000000000
1940-08-25 BROPITL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tex Carleton — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1940-09-23 BRONY1 W 0.2000100
1940-09-21 BROPHI — 2.0000120
1940-09-18 BROSTL — 1.2322210
1940-09-14 BROPIT W 6.0200060
1940-09-11 BROCHC — 2.0000210
1940-09-11 BROCHC — 1.0000010
1940-09-09 BRONY1 — 2.0200140
1940-09-05 BROPHI — 4.1533320
1940-08-29 BROCIN — 0.1333001
1940-08-25 BROPIT — 2.0100120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tex Carleton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 293 0 93 334 14 23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tex Carleton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 SLN P 44 0 11 48 3 3
1933 SLN P 44 0 13 50 2 1
1934 SLN P 40 0 21 44 3 4
1935 CHN P 31 0 14 42 1 2
1936 CHN P 35 0 10 47 0 7
1937 CHN P 32 0 13 49 3 2
1938 CHN P 33 0 8 32 2 2
1940 BRO P 34 0 3 22 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tex Carleton — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 293

College History

Tex Carleton — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Texas Christian University Fort Worth TX 1923, 1924, 1925

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Tex Carleton (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ken Brett
    83-85, 3.93 ERA
  2. 91
    Gene Conley
    91-96, 3.82 ERA
  3. 91
    Cal McLish
    92-92, 4.00 ERA
  4. 91
    Bob Walk
    105-81, 4.03 ERA
  5. 90
    Russ Meyer
    94-73, 3.99 ERA
  6. 85
    Pete Vuckovich
    93-69, 3.66 ERA

Tex Carleton: the record in brief

The profile opens with Tex Carleton's first major league game on April 17, 1932; the last one listed came on September 23, 1940. The team column moves through the St. Louis Cardinals (1932 through 1934), the Chicago Cubs (1935 through 1938), and the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940). Carleton is listed as a pitcher at 6'1" and 180 pounds. The bio says Carleton batted from both sides and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is August 19, 1906, in Comanche, TX, USA. Carleton's death is recorded on January 12, 1977, in Fort Worth, TX, USA. Carleton's full given name, per the bio, is James Otto Carleton.

Across 293 games (202 starts), Carleton recorded 100 wins against 76 losses with a 3.91 ERA. The same table counts 808 strikeouts, 91 complete games, and 16 shutouts. That 3.91 ERA compares with a 4.26 league average across the same seasons, 8.3% better. The best win total was 17, in 1933. 1937 was Carleton's sharpest full season, a 3.15 ERA against the league's 4.34.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tex Carleton

What years did Tex Carleton play?
Tex Carleton played in Major League Baseball from 1932 to 1940.
Was Tex Carleton a pitcher?
Yes. Tex Carleton pitched in the major leagues, recording 100 wins and 808 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tex Carleton hit?
Tex Carleton hit 6 career home runs with 100 hits.
What teams did Tex Carleton play for?
Tex Carleton played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1932–1934), the Chicago Cubs (1935–1938), and the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940).
What were Tex Carleton's career stats?
In 293 games, Tex Carleton went 100-76 with a 3.91 ERA, 808 strikeouts, 1,607.1 innings pitched, and 9 saves. At the plate he had 100 hits and 6 home runs.
What position did Tex Carleton play?
Tex Carleton played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tex Carleton and how much did he weigh?
Tex Carleton was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds.
What was Tex Carleton's career ERA?
Tex Carleton finished with a 3.91 career ERA, going 100-76 with 808 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tex Carleton have?
Tex Carleton recorded 808 career strikeouts.
Is Tex Carleton in the Hall of Fame?
No. Tex Carleton has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.