Hal Carlson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1917-1930)

W–L 114–120
ERA 3.97
WHIP 1.38
SO 590
Pitcher PIV 3565.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
5/17/1892 in Rockford, IL, USA
Died
5/28/1930 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1917-04-13
Last Game
1930-05-23

Full name: Harold Gust Carlson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
114 120 377 238 121 17 19 2002.0 2,256 883 93 498 590 3.97 3565.9

Career ERA 3.97 vs. league average 3.97 across their career seasons — near 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
1917 PIT NL 7 11 34 17 9 1 1 161.3 140 52 49 68 2.90 2.69 (-8%) 1115.2
1918 PIT NL 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 12.0 12 5 5 5 3.75 2.83 (-33%) -289.2
1919 PIT NL 8 10 22 14 7 1 0 141.0 114 35 39 49 2.23 3.09 (+28%) 1464.8
1920 PIT NL 14 13 39 31 16 3 3 246.7 262 92 63 62 3.36 3.45 (+3%) 521.0
1921 PIT NL 4 8 31 10 3 0 4 109.7 121 52 23 37 4.27 4.02 (-6%) 376.1
1922 PIT NL 9 12 39 18 6 0 2 145.3 193 92 58 64 5.70 4.18 (-36%) -1123.4
1923 PIT NL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 13.3 19 7 2 4 4.72 4.03 (-17%) -342.0
1924 PHI NL 8 17 38 24 12 1 2 203.7 267 110 55 66 4.86 4.13 (-18%) 745.9
1925 PHI NL 13 14 35 32 18 4 0 234.0 281 110 52 80 4.23 4.55 (+7%) -969.1
1926 PHI NL 17 12 35 34 20 3 0 267.3 293 96 47 55 3.23 4.11 (+21%) 3263.5
1927 PHI NL 4 5 11 9 4 0 1 63.7 80 37 18 13 5.23 4.08 (-28%) -1395.5
1927 CHN NL 12 8 27 22 15 2 0 184.3 201 65 27 27 3.17 4.08 (+22%) 856.0
1928 CHN NL 3 2 20 5 2 0 4 56.3 74 37 15 11 5.91 4.13 (-43%) -410.7
1929 CHN NL 11 5 31 14 6 2 2 111.7 131 64 31 35 5.16 4.60 (-12%) 262.8
1930 CHN NL 4 2 8 6 3 0 0 51.7 68 29 14 14 5.05 4.80 (-5%) -509.5
Career · 15 seasons 114 120 377 238 121 17 19 2,002.0 2,256 883 498 590 3.97 — 3,566

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
385 712 58 159 18 4 5 72 0 24 118 .223 .251 .281 .532 -2,232

Career AVG .223 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 20.1% below league average.

Career OBP .251 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 26.5% below league average.

Career SLG .281 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 27.3% below league average.

Career OPS .532 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 27.0% 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
1917 PIT NL 34 49 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 1 13 .122 — — — — -376.4
1918 PIT NL 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1919 PIT NL 22 43 3 7 1 1 0 3 0 1 14 .163 — — — — 0.0
1920 PIT NL 39 85 3 23 4 1 0 2 0 1 16 .271 .271 (-1%) .331 (-16%) .363 (-6%) .694 (-11%) -167.2
1921 PIT NL 31 34 3 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 .294 — — — — 0.0
1922 PIT NL 39 56 10 15 2 0 1 9 0 2 7 .268 .285 (-6%) .345 (-15%) .397 (-10%) .743 (-13%) -121.1
1923 PIT NL 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1924 PHI NL 39 76 6 21 1 0 2 8 0 2 8 .276 .283 (-3%) .345 (-15%) .389 (-5%) .734 (-10%) -129.6
1925 PHI NL 38 93 9 17 1 0 2 8 0 5 14 .183 .288 (-37%) .349 (-36%) .407 (-37%) .756 (-36%) -566.2
1926 PHI NL 38 96 13 23 5 1 0 13 0 7 15 .240 .279 (-14%) .345 (-14%) .390 (-20%) .735 (-17%) -270.6
1927 PHI NL 12 25 4 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 .240 — — — — 0.0
1927 CHN NL 27 67 1 11 0 0 0 9 0 0 7 .164 .282 (-42%) .344 (-52%) .392 (-58%) .736 (-55%) 0.0
1928 CHN NL 20 19 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .263 — — — — 0.0
1929 CHN NL 31 39 4 9 2 0 0 8 0 2 7 .231 — — — — 0.0
1930 CHN NL 8 20 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 385 712 58 159 18 4 5 72 0 24 118 .223 — — — — -1,631

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
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1929 WS CHN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 2 0 0 4.0 7 3 1 3 6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1929 WS CHN 0 0 2 0 0 4.0 7 3 1 3 6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1893323179244.238
Away1963792780330.211

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home186988.211304342143003.95
Away1911012.011264412852903.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1930-05-23 CHCPITL 100000000
1930-05-16 CHCSTLL 302000201
1930-05-13 CHCBSNW 201000001
1930-05-09 CHCNY1W 301000110
1930-05-02 CHCPHIW 400000001
1930-04-26 CHCCINL 200000000
1930-04-21 CHCCINW 411000001
1930-04-16 CHCSTLL 100000001
1929-10-06 CHCPITL 000000000
1929-10-03 CHCCINW 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1930-05-23 CHCPIT L 3.0544200
1930-05-16 CHCSTL — 5.21344150
1930-05-13 CHCBSN W 4.1322001
1930-05-09 CHCNY1 W 9.01455110
1930-05-02 CHCPHI W 9.01586132
1930-04-26 CHCCIN L 8.0411320
1930-04-21 CHCCIN W 9.0511320
1930-04-16 CHCSTL — 3.2966310
1929-10-06 CHCPIT — 2.0100020
1929-10-03 CHCCIN W 3.0200000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 377 0 74 497 17 18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1917 PIT P 34 0 6 53 1 3
1918 PIT P 3 0 1 2 1 0
1919 PIT P 22 0 8 44 2 0
1920 PIT P 39 0 10 47 4 2
1921 PIT P 31 0 4 32 1 1
1922 PIT P 39 0 5 44 2 1
1923 PIT P 4 0 0 5 0 0
1924 PHI P 38 0 6 52 0 1
1925 PHI P 35 0 7 48 1 3
1926 PHI P 35 0 9 49 3 4
1927 PHI P 11 0 1 12 0 0
1927 CHN P 27 0 8 42 0 1
1928 CHN P 20 0 1 16 1 0
1929 CHN P 31 0 6 33 0 1
1930 CHN P 8 0 2 18 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 377

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1926 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1926 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 16.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Hal Carlson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jack Scott
    103-109, 3.85 ERA
  2. 82
    Bill Lee
    119-90, 3.62 ERA
  3. 82
    Pete Donohue
    134-118, 3.87 ERA
  4. 80
    Ray Kolp
    79-95, 4.08 ERA
  5. 80
    Joe Shaute
    99-109, 4.15 ERA
  6. 78
    Larry Benton
    127-128, 4.03 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Hal Carlson

What years did Hal Carlson play?
Hal Carlson played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1930.
Was Hal Carlson a pitcher?
Yes. Hal Carlson pitched in the major leagues, recording 114 wins and 590 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Hal Carlson hit?
Hal Carlson hit 5 career home runs with 159 hits.