My Take
Steve Carlton is honestly one of those pitchers who makes you rethink what dominance even looks like. Four Cy Young Awards — four — and the man spent a chunk of that career on genuinely bad Phillies teams in the early '70s, which makes his 1972 season (27 wins on a club that won only 59 total) one of the most jaw-dropping individual performances in baseball history. When he finally got a real supporting cast, he delivered a World Series ring in 1980. His slider was practically a cheat code, the kind of pitch hitters knew was coming and still couldn't touch. The fact that he also won a Gold Glove tells you he wasn't just a strikeout machine — he actually competed on all fronts. His Hall of Fame induction in 1994, first ballot, felt less like a ceremony and more like a long-overdue formality.
Overview
Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left-handed pitcher for six different teams from 1965 to 1988, most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies with whom he won four Cy Young Awards as well as the 1980 World Series. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994 in his first year of eligibility.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Carlton
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーブ・カールトン
- Reading
- すてぃーぶ・かーるとん
- Born
- December 22, 1944 (age 81)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Origin
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- North Miami High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.