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Steve Carlton

Phillies Career team 1972 to 1986
Position P
Born Dec 22, 1944

Key Insights

1988
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Rob Deer has hit .667/.833/1.333 against Carlton over 12 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

4 for 6 with 1 home run and 0 strikeouts, against a .634 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Carlton has struck Gary Gentry out 7 times in 10 plate appearances, 70% of everything between them.

7 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Carlton throws than Jerry Reuss: 87.5% of the swings between them come up empty.

23 plate appearances between them. 99th percentile of the 134 matchups on his own record.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Jerry Koosman has hit .000/.000/.000 against Carlton over 20 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

0 for 19 with 0 home runs and 8 strikeouts, against a .634 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Michael Ryan is 0 for 26 against Carlton, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

29 career plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Johnny Bench has taken Carlton deep 12 times, once every 13.1 plate appearances between them.

157 career plate appearances against him.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 22, 1944