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Steve CarltonvsBert Blyleven

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Steve Carlton

1965–1988 · 24 seasons

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Bert Blyleven

1970–1992 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Steve Carlton and Bert Blyleven: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Steve Carlton	Stat	Bert Blyleven
24	Seasons	22
128.0	Career VAL	142.3
14.7 (1980)	Peak-season VAL	15.3 (1973)
Inducted 1994	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2011
4×	Cy Young Awards	—
1×	Gold Gloves	—
10×	All-Star Selections	2×
6	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
18	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	17

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Steve Carlton and Bert Blyleven have
Steve Carlton	Stat	Bert Blyleven
Career
745	Games	699
Batting
346	Hits	59
13	Home runs	0
140	RBI	25
123	Runs	19
2	Stolen bases	0
41

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
329	Wins	287
244	Losses	250
2	Saves	0
5217.1	Innings pitched	4970.0
4,136	Strikeouts (pitching)	3,701
3.22	ERA	3.31
1.25	WHIP	1.20
114	ERA+	116

Age	Steve Carlton	Bert Blyleven
19	—	5.3
20	—	8.2
21	1	6.2
22	2.8	15.3
23	3.6	10.6
24	7.9	8.9
25	4	9
26	2.7	10.7
27	12.6	7.8
28	2.7	4.7
29	4.5	4.7
30	4.4	5.4
31	5.9	—
32	12.4	4.4
33	6.2	9.3
34	6.4	11
35	14.7	4
36	7	4.2
37	12.4	0
38	9	11.3
39	6.3	0.9
40	1.5	—
41	0	0.4
42	0	—