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Originally Posted by Carlton Does it All - Ball Nine
(In 1972 Steve Carlton) made 41 starts, threw 30 complete games, and logged 346 innings, more than anyone since. He also struck out 310 batters, becoming only the second lefthander in National League history to record 300 strikeouts (Sandy Koufax was first) and posted an ERA of 1.97.
Most remarkable, though, he won 27 games for a team that won only 59. (Only one pitcher since has won 27, the A’s Bob Welch whose team won the World Series that year.) In other words, Carlton – who finished 27-10 – accounted for 45.7 percent of his team’s wins in 1972, a record unlikely to be broken.
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Wow! Steve Carlton won the Cy Young Award for those numbers in 1972 and then again in 1977, 1980 and 1982. He lacked only a knuckleball.
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Last edited by Balticfox; 01-09-2025 at 09:07 PM.
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