What years did Steve Carlton play?

Steve Carlton played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1988.

Was Steve Carlton a pitcher?

Yes. Steve Carlton pitched in the major leagues, recording 329 wins and 4136 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Steve Carlton hit?

Steve Carlton hit 13 career home runs with 346 hits.

What teams did Steve Carlton play for?

Steve Carlton played for 6 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1965–1971), the Philadelphia Phillies (1972–1986), the San Francisco Giants (1986), the Chicago White Sox (1986), the Cleveland Indians (1987), and the Minnesota Twins (1987–1988).

How many Cy Young Awards did Steve Carlton win?

Steve Carlton won 4 Cy Young Awards, in 1972, 1977, 1980, and 1982.

What awards did Steve Carlton win?

Steve Carlton won 4 Cy Young Awards (1972, 1977, 1980, and 1982), the pitching Triple Crown (1972), and the Gold Glove (1981). He was selected to 10 All-Star Games.

What were Steve Carlton's career stats?

In 741 games, Steve Carlton went 329-244 with a 3.22 ERA, 4,136 strikeouts, 5,217.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 346 hits and 13 home runs.

What was Steve Carlton's salary?

Steve Carlton's last recorded salary was $115,000, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $1,075,000, in 1985, and his lowest was $115,000, in 1988. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1988.

What position did Steve Carlton play?

Steve Carlton played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Steve Carlton and how much did he weigh?

Steve Carlton was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 210 pounds.

What was Steve Carlton's career ERA?

Steve Carlton finished with a 3.22 career ERA, going 329-244 with 4,136 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Steve Carlton have?

Steve Carlton recorded 4,136 career strikeouts.

Steve Carlton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1965-1988)

Steve Carlton was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1988 for 6 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 24 seasons. Across 741 career appearances, he went 329-244 with a 3.22 ERA and 4,136 strikeouts. He also batted .201 with 13 home runs. Steve Carlton was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994 and was a 10-time All-Star, a 4-time Cy Young, a Gold Glove, and a Pitching Triple Crown. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 76501.5.

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 October 18, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 1994

W–L 329–244

ERA 3.22

WHIP 1.25

SO 4,136

Pitcher PIV 76501.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 210 lb
Born: 12/22/1944 in Miami, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1965-04-12
Last Game: 1988-04-23
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1994 (BBWAA)
Awards: 10× All-Star · 4× Cy Young · Gold Glove · Pitching Triple Crown

Full name: Steven Norman Carlton

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Career Pitching Statistics

Steve Carlton — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
329	244	741	709	254	55	2	5217.1	4,672	1,864	414	1,833	4,136	3.22	76501.5

Career ERA 3.22 vs. league average 3.72 across their career seasons — 13.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Steve Carlton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1965	SLN	NL	0	0	15	2	0	0	0	25.0	27	7	8	21	2.52	3.50 (+28%)	13.6
1966	SLN	NL	3	3	9	9	2	1	0	52.0	56	18	18	25	3.12	3.52 (+12%)	511.2
1967	SLN	NL	14	9	30	28	11	2	1	193.0	173	64	62	168	2.98	3.30 (+10%)	4198.7
1968	SLN	NL	13	11	34	33	10	5	0	231.2	214	77	61	162	2.99	2.98 (avg)	3333.9
1969	SLN	NL	17	11	31	31	12	2	0	236.1	185	57	93	210	2.17	3.61 (+40%)	5111.3
1970	SLN	NL	10	19	34	33	13	2	0	253.2	239	105	109	193	3.73	3.89 (+4%)	1169.0
1971	SLN	NL	20	9	37	36	18	4	0	273.1	275	108	98	172	3.56	3.47 (-3%)	373.3
1972	PHI	NL	27	10	41	41	30	8	0	346.1	257	76	87	310	1.97	3.26 (+40%)	11638.5
1973	PHI	NL	13	20	40	40	18	3	0	293.1	293	127	113	223	3.90	3.75 (-4%)	1782.3
1974	PHI	NL	16	13	39	39	17	1	0	291.0	249	104	136	240	3.22	3.63 (+11%)	2365.9
1975	PHI	NL	15	14	37	37	14	3	0	255.1	217	101	104	192	3.56	3.71 (+4%)	1076.0
1976	PHI	NL	20	7	35	35	13	2	0	252.2	224	88	72	195	3.13	3.51 (+11%)	3859.4
1977	PHI	NL	23	10	36	36	17	2	0	283.0	229	83	89	198	2.64	4.00 (+34%)	3934.3
1978	PHI	NL	16	13	34	34	12	3	0	247.1	228	78	63	161	2.84	3.69 (+23%)	173.2
1979	PHI	NL	18	11	35	35	13	4	0	251.0	202	101	89	213	3.62	4.00 (+10%)	3621.2
1980	PHI	NL	24	9	38	38	13	3	0	304.0	243	79	90	286	2.34	3.84 (+39%)	11480.7
1981	PHI	NL	13	4	24	24	10	1	0	190.0	152	51	62	179	2.42	3.58 (+33%)	6203.9
1982	PHI	NL	23	11	38	38	19	6	0	295.2	253	102	86	286	3.10	3.86 (+20%)	11375.9
1983	PHI	NL	15	16	37	37	8	3	0	283.2	277	98	84	275	3.11	3.87 (+20%)	9153.5
1984	PHI	NL	13	7	33	33	1	0	0	229.0	214	91	79	163	3.58	3.81 (+6%)	3816.7
1985	PHI	NL	1	8	16	16	0	0	0	92.0	84	34	53	48	3.33	3.89 (+15%)	-744.0
1986	PHI	NL	4	8	16	16	0	0	0	83.0	102	57	45	62	6.18	3.97 (-56%)	-2656.9
1986	SFN	NL	1	3	6	6	0	0	0	30.0	36	17	16	18	5.10	3.97 (-28%)	-773.9
1986	CHA	AL	4	3	10	10	0	0	0	63.1	58	26	25	40	3.69	3.97 (+7%)	78.3
1987	CLE	AL	5	9	23	14	3	0	1	109.0	111	65	63	71	5.37	4.29 (-25%)	-2973.8
1987	MIN	AL	1	5	9	7	0	0	0	43.0	54	32	23	20	6.70	4.29 (-56%)	-1620.8
1988	MIN	AL	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	9.2	20	18	5	5	16.76	3.73 (-349%)	0.0
Career · 27 seasons			329	244	741	709	254	55	2	5,217.1	4,672	1,864	1,833	4,136	3.22	—	76,502

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

Steve Carlton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
745	1,719	123	346	49	6	13	140	2	41	413	.201	.223	.259	.482	-8,032

Career AVG .201 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 21.2% below league average.

Career OBP .223 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 30.7% below league average.

Career SLG .259 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 31.6% below league average.

Career OPS .482 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 31.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Steve Carlton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1965	SLN	NL	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	SLN	NL	9	15	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.267	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	SLN	NL	30	72	5	11	2	0	0	3	0	3	28	.153	.242 (-37%)	.306 (-39%)	.357 (-49%)	.663 (-45%)	-475.2
1968	SLN	NL	35	73	6	12	0	1	2	3	0	0	25	.164	.236 (-31%)	.298 (-45%)	.340 (-19%)	.638 (-31%)	-350.9
1969	SLN	NL	32	80	5	17	4	1	1	7	0	3	27	.212	.248 (-14%)	.320 (-25%)	.369 (-12%)	.689 (-18%)	-246.8
1970	SLN	NL	34	80	4	16	2	0	0	4	1	1	28	.200	.253 (-21%)	.325 (-24%)	.385 (-42%)	.711 (-34%)	-411.7
1971	SLN	NL	37	96	5	17	4	0	0	8	0	4	31	.177	.249 (-29%)	.316 (-34%)	.365 (-40%)	.682 (-37%)	-548.1
1972	PHI	NL	41	117	6	23	3	1	1	8	0	5	31	.197	.243 (-19%)	.310 (-24%)	.353 (-25%)	.664 (-25%)	-440.0
1973	PHI	NL	40	100	6	16	2	0	2	5	0	2	19	.160	.256 (-38%)	.325 (-46%)	.378 (-37%)	.703 (-41%)	-667.9
1974	PHI	NL	39	102	7	25	3	0	0	9	0	0	16	.245	.256 (-5%)	.324 (-27%)	.369 (-26%)	.693 (-26%)	-452.9
1975	PHI	NL	37	90	8	14	2	0	0	9	0	5	24	.156	.257 (-40%)	.327 (-39%)	.374 (-52%)	.701 (-46%)	-645.1
1976	PHI	NL	35	92	5	20	1	0	0	6	0	1	24	.217	.255 (-15%)	.320 (-24%)	.360 (-37%)	.681 (-31%)	-423.7
1977	PHI	NL	36	97	7	26	4	0	3	15	0	2	20	.268	.264 (+1%)	.329 (-14%)	.401 (avg)	.730 (-6%)	-143.8
1978	PHI	NL	34	86	7	25	3	1	0	13	0	3	14	.291	.257 (+13%)	.323 (-4%)	.378 (-8%)	.702 (-6%)	-97.4
1979	PHI	NL	36	94	9	21	3	0	0	10	1	3	17	.223	.265 (-16%)	.329 (-23%)	.397 (-36%)	.727 (-30%)	-458.2
1980	PHI	NL	38	101	7	19	1	0	0	6	0	1	21	.188	.264 (-29%)	.326 (-42%)	.387 (-49%)	.714 (-46%)	-754.7
1981	PHI	NL	24	67	5	9	2	2	0	4	0	2	16	.134	.255 (-47%)	.320 (-50%)	.368 (-39%)	.688 (-44%)	-477.5
1982	PHI	NL	38	101	8	22	4	0	2	8	0	0	13	.218	.261 (-17%)	.324 (-33%)	.388 (-18%)	.712 (-25%)	-417.7
1983	PHI	NL	37	97	9	19	5	0	0	1	0	2	20	.196	.260 (-25%)	.324 (-35%)	.389 (-36%)	.714 (-36%)	-554.6
1984	PHI	NL	34	84	8	16	2	0	1	10	0	2	20	.190	.259 (-27%)	.322 (-35%)	.384 (-35%)	.707 (-35%)	-465.6
1985	PHI	NL	16	28	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	1	8	.179	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	PHI	NL	16	34	3	7	1	0	0	5	0	1	4	.206	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SFN	NL	6	11	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CHA	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	CLE	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	MIN	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	MIN	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 27 seasons			745	1,719	123	346	49	6	13	140	2	41	413	.201	—	—	—	—	-8,032

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

Steve Carlton — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
16	27	2	6	0	0	1	5	0	7	.222

Playoff Batting by Year

Steve Carlton — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SO	AVG
1983	NLCS	PHI	2	5	0	1	0	0	3	.200
1983	WS	PHI	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1981	NEDIV	PHI	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
1980	NLCS	PHI	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1980	WS	PHI	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	NLCS	PHI	1	4	2	2	1	4	0	.500
1977	NLCS	PHI	2	4	0	2	0	1	2	.500
1976	NLCS	PHI	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1968	WS	SLN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1967	WS	SLN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Steve Carlton — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
6	6	16	14	0	99.1	96	36	51	84	3.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Steve Carlton — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1983	NLCS	PHI	2	0	2	2	13.2	13	1	5	13	0.66
1983	WS	PHI	0	1	1	1	6.2	5	2	3	7	2.70
1981	NEDIV	PHI	0	2	2	2	14.0	14	6	8	13	3.86
1980	NLCS	PHI	1	0	2	2	12.1	11	3	8	6	2.19
1980	WS	PHI	2	0	2	2	15.0	14	4	9	17	2.40
1978	NLCS	PHI	1	0	1	1	9.0	8	4	2	8	4.00
1977	NLCS	PHI	0	1	2	2	11.2	13	9	8	6	6.94
1976	NLCS	PHI	0	1	1	1	7.0	8	4	5	6	5.14
1968	WS	SLN	0	0	2	0	4.0	7	3	1	3	6.75
1967	WS	SLN	0	1	1	1	6.0	3	0	2	5	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Steve Carlton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	363	816	56	154	3	56	.189
Away	382	903	67	192	10	84	.213

Pitching — Home / Away

Steve Carlton — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	361	2655.2	2295	900	900	2136	3.05
Away	380	2562.0	2377	964	933	2000	3.39

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Steve Carlton — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1988-04-23	MIN	CLE	L	5.0	9	9	8	3	4	2
1988-04-18	MIN	NYY	—	1.0	7	6	6	1	0	1
1988-04-17	MIN	TOR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988-04-09	MIN	TOR	—	2.2	4	4	4	1	1	2
1987-09-30	MIN	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1987-09-26	MIN	KCR	—	5.1	4	3	3	2	2	1
1987-09-16	MIN	CHW	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0
1987-09-06	MIN	MIL	L	7.0	3	2	2	6	6	1
1987-08-23	MIN	BOS	L	4.1	6	5	5	3	2	1
1987-08-18	MIN	DET	L	3.0	11	9	6	1	2	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Steve Carlton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	741	709	109	724	42	36

Season-by-Season Fielding

Steve Carlton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1965	SLN	P	15	2	1	6	0	1
1966	SLN	P	9	9	2	10	0	2
1967	SLN	P	30	28	8	30	2	3
1968	SLN	P	34	33	4	39	3	1
1969	SLN	P	31	31	1	34	3	1
1970	SLN	P	34	33	6	38	4	1
1971	SLN	P	37	36	11	40	0	3
1972	PHI	P	41	41	8	37	2	3
1973	PHI	P	40	40	4	42	5	3
1974	PHI	P	39	39	6	42	4	1
1975	PHI	P	37	37	10	32	1	4
1976	PHI	P	35	35	4	19	0	2
1977	PHI	P	36	36	4	52	1	2
1978	PHI	P	34	34	5	46	3	1
1979	PHI	P	35	35	3	32	5	0
1980	PHI	P	38	38	2	42	0	1
1981	PHI	P	24	24	3	22	0	0
1982	PHI	P	38	38	6	37	4	2
1983	PHI	P	37	37	4	37	4	0
1984	PHI	P	33	33	7	22	0	0
1985	PHI	P	16	16	3	18	0	1
1986	PHI	P	16	16	2	8	0	1
1986	SFN	P	6	6	1	8	0	0
1986	CHA	P	10	10	1	7	0	1
1987	CLE	P	23	14	2	15	1	1
1987	MIN	P	9	7	1	8	0	1
1988	MIN	P	4	1	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Steve Carlton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	741

Awards & Honors

Steve Carlton — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1982	Cy Young Award
1982	TSN All-Star	LHP
1982	TSN Pitcher of the Year
1981	Gold Glove	P
1980	Cy Young Award
1980	Pitcher of the Month	May
1980	Player of the Week	Week of 1980-06-20
1980	TSN All-Star	LHP
1980	TSN Pitcher of the Year
1979	Player of the Week	Week of 1979-07-06
1979	TSN All-Star	LHP
1977	Cy Young Award
1977	Player of the Week	Week of 1977-08-05
1977	TSN All-Star	LHP
1977	TSN Pitcher of the Year
1972	Cy Young Award
1972	Pitching Triple Crown
1972	TSN All-Star	LHP
1972	TSN Pitcher of the Year
1971	TSN All-Star	LHP
1969	TSN All-Star	LHP

Salary History

Steve Carlton's recorded salaries total $2,250,000 over 3 seasons, 1985 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Carlton's career ran from 1965 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1987.

Steve Carlton — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1988	MIN	AL	$115,000
1986	CHA	AL	$60,000
1986	PHI	NL	$1,000,000
1985	PHI	NL	$1,075,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,250,000

College History

Steve Carlton — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Miami-Dade College - North Campus	Miami	FL	1963

Award Voting History

Steve Carlton — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1982	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	112.0	120	20
1982	Most Valuable Player	NL	9th	41.0	336	0
1981	Cy Young Award	NL	3rd	50.0	120	5
1981	Most Valuable Player	NL	9th	41.0	336	0
1980	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	118.0	120	23
1980	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	134.0	336	0
1977	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	104.0	120	17
1977	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	100.0	336	0
1976	Cy Young Award	NL	4th	11.0	120	0
1976	Most Valuable Player	NL	15th	16.0	336	0
1972	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	120.0	120	24
1972	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	124.0	336	1

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Steve Carlton: the record in brief

According to the bio, Steve Carlton debuted on April 12, 1965 and played a final game on April 23, 1988. Carlton played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1965 to 1971), the Philadelphia Phillies (1972 through 1986), the San Francisco Giants (1986), the Chicago White Sox (1986), the Cleveland Indians (1987), and the Minnesota Twins (1987 to 1988). At 6'4" and 210 pounds, Carlton is listed as a pitcher. Carlton both batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. Carlton was born on December 22, 1944, in Miami, FL, USA. Steve Carlton was the playing name; the full given name is Steven Norman.

Carlton's career pitching line is 329 wins, 244 losses and a 3.22 ERA over 741 appearances. Carlton had 4,136 strikeouts, 254 complete games, and 55 shutouts. That 3.22 ERA compares with a 3.72 league average across the same seasons, 13.5% better. Carlton won 27 games in 1972, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Carlton

What years did Steve Carlton play?: Steve Carlton played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1988.
Was Steve Carlton a pitcher?: Yes. Steve Carlton pitched in the major leagues, recording 329 wins and 4136 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Carlton hit?: Steve Carlton hit 13 career home runs with 346 hits.
Is Steve Carlton in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Steve Carlton was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.
What teams did Steve Carlton play for?: Steve Carlton played for 6 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1965–1971), the Philadelphia Phillies (1972–1986), the San Francisco Giants (1986), the Chicago White Sox (1986), the Cleveland Indians (1987), and the Minnesota Twins (1987–1988).
How many Cy Young Awards did Steve Carlton win?: Steve Carlton won 4 Cy Young Awards, in 1972, 1977, 1980, and 1982.
What awards did Steve Carlton win?: Steve Carlton won 4 Cy Young Awards (1972, 1977, 1980, and 1982), the pitching Triple Crown (1972), and the Gold Glove (1981). He was selected to 10 All-Star Games.
What were Steve Carlton's career stats?: In 741 games, Steve Carlton went 329-244 with a 3.22 ERA, 4,136 strikeouts, 5,217.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 346 hits and 13 home runs.
How much did Steve Carlton earn in his career?: Steve Carlton's recorded salaries total $2,250,000 over 3 seasons, 1985 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Carlton's career ran from 1965 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1987.
What was Steve Carlton's salary?: Steve Carlton's last recorded salary was $115,000, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $1,075,000, in 1985, and his lowest was $115,000, in 1988. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1988.
What position did Steve Carlton play?: Steve Carlton played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Steve Carlton and how much did he weigh?: Steve Carlton was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 210 pounds.
What was Steve Carlton's career ERA?: Steve Carlton finished with a 3.22 career ERA, going 329-244 with 4,136 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Steve Carlton have?: Steve Carlton recorded 4,136 career strikeouts.