Steve Carlton  
Starting Pitcher | Atlanta Braves

Pitching
He struggles with his command at times and is still learning to mix his pitches and set up hitters. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He doesn't have much of a pickoff move and he's slow getting the ball to home plate out of the set position. A shaky fielder, he's slow to react to grounders and often looks unsure on his throws to the bases. Carlton is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Carlton has some pop in his swing.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2002 TEX 63 65 44 40 55 46 50 48 48 56 46 0 50 38 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 2 12 35 40 244
2003 SAN 67 66 50 42 55 46 50 48 48 56 46 0 50 38 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 6 46 257
2004 SAN 70 66 57 45 55 46 50 48 48 56 46 0 50 45 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 50 279
2005 SAN 70 69 65 47 55 46 50 48 48 56 55 0 50 45 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 55 302
2006 SAC 71 70 80 38 55 46 50 48 48 66 60 0 50 40 0 0 26 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 46 323
2007 MIN 76 73 80 41 55 46 50 48 48 66 60 0 50 40 0 0 27 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 334
2008 ATL 75 74 80 34 55 46 50 48 48 70 63 0 50 40 0 0 28 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 39 334
2009 ATL 75 76 80 35 55 46 50 48 48 70 63 0 50 45 0 0 29 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 40 343
2010 ATL 79 77 80 36 55 46 50 48 48 70 63 0 50 45 0 0 29 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 41 351
Ratings Delta   +4 +1   +1                           +1           +1 +8
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.