Steve Carlton threw 6 complete game one hitters.
1) June 19, 1968 against the Cubs winning 4-0.
2) April 25, 1972 against the Giants winning 3-0.
3) September 27, 1975 against the Mets winning 8-1.
4) June 5, 1979 against the Astros winning 8-0.
5) July 4, 1979 against the Mets winning 1-0.
6) April 26, 1980 against the Cardinals winning 7-0.
The 1968 one hitter was with the Cardinals and the rest were with the Phillies.
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Steve Carlton played in 9 games at pitcher for the Minnesota Twins in 1987, starting in 7 of them. He played for a total of 129 outs, equivalent to 4.78 9-inning games. He made one putout, had 8 assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
Steve Carlton played in 15 games at pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1965, starting in 2 of them. He played for a total of 75 outs, equivalent to 2.78 9-inning games. He made one putout, had 6 assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
Steve Carlton played in 34 games at pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1978, starting in all of them. He played for a total of 742 outs, equivalent to 27.48 9-inning games. He made 5 putouts, had 46 assists, and committed 3 errors, equivalent to .109 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
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In 1969, Steve Carlton played for the St. Louis Cardinals. On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 1969, Steve Carlton had 80 at bats, 17 hits, 3 walks, and was hit by the pitch 0 times. He had 0 sacrifice flies. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .241. Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 1969, Steve Carlton had 80 at bats, and hit 11 singles, 4 doubles, 1 triple, and 1 home run, for a .325 slugging percentage. Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 1969, Steve Carlton had a .241 On Base Percentage and a .325 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .566. Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 1969, Steve Carlton had a .241 On Base Percentage and 26 Total Bases for 6.27 Runs Created.