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.

Tex Carleton

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
100	76	293	202	91	16	9	1607.3	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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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	196.3	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	240.7	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	197.3	204	80	67	88	3.65	4.59 (+20%)	457.4
1937	CHN	NL	16	8	32	27	18	4	0	208.3	183	73	94	105	3.15	4.34 (+27%)	591.6
1938	CHN	NL	10	9	33	24	9	0	0	167.7	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

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

Career Arc

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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

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

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG
1938	WS	CHN	1	0	0	0	.000
1935	WS	CHN	1	1	1	1	.000
1934	WS	SLN	2	1	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	4	2	0	10.7	12	6	11	6	5.06

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1938	WS	CHN	0	1	0	0.0	1	2	2	0	0.00
1935	WS	CHN	1	1	1	7.0	6	1	7	4	1.29
1934	WS	SLN	0	2	1	3.7	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	156	261	22	46	3	32	.176
Away	142	278	25	53	3	23	.191

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	152	810.2	869	389	275	451	4.32
Away	141	796.1	762	307	287	358	3.47

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1940-09-23	BRO	NY1	W	0	0
1940-09-21	BRO	PHI	L	0	0
1940-09-18	BRO	STL	L	0	0
1940-09-14	BRO	PIT	W	1	0
1940-09-11	BRO	CHC	L	0	0
1940-09-11	BRO	CHC	L	0	0
1940-09-09	BRO	NY1	L	0	0
1940-09-05	BRO	PHI	W	2	1
1940-08-29	BRO	CIN	L	0	0
1940-08-25	BRO	PIT	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1940-09-23	BRO	NY1	W	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
1940-09-21	BRO	PHI	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
1940-09-18	BRO	STL	—	1.2	3	2	2	2	1	0
1940-09-14	BRO	PIT	W	6.0	2	0	0	0	6	0
1940-09-11	BRO	CHC	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
1940-09-11	BRO	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1940-09-09	BRO	NY1	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	4	0
1940-09-05	BRO	PHI	—	4.1	5	3	3	3	2	0
1940-08-29	BRO	CIN	—	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	1
1940-08-25	BRO	PIT	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	293	0	93	334	14	23

Season-by-Season Fielding

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

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	293

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth	TX	1923, 1924, 1925

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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.