Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter
Born: April 27, 1975
Exeter, NH USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 230
Career: 1997-2012
Draft: Round 1 (1993 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
School: Trinity HS (Manchester, NH)
Minor League Statistics
Chris Carpenter compiled a career record of 144 wins and 94 losses in his 350-game career with the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1997 season and last took the field during the 2012 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.09 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81.3 | 108 | 55 | 46 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 374 |
| 1998 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 12 | 7 | .632 | 4.37 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 175.0 | 177 | 97 | 85 | 18 | 61 | 1 | 136 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 742 |
| 1999 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.38 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 | 177 | 81 | 73 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 663 |
| 2000 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 10 | 12 | .455 | 6.26 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.3 | 204 | 130 | 122 | 30 | 83 | 1 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 795 |
| 2001 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.09 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 215.7 | 229 | 112 | 98 | 29 | 75 | 5 | 157 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 930 |
| 2002 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5.28 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73.3 | 89 | 45 | 43 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 327 |
| 2004 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 5 | .750 | 3.46 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 182.0 | 169 | 75 | 70 | 24 | 38 | 2 | 152 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 746 |
| 2005 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 5 | .808 | 2.83 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 241.7 | 204 | 82 | 76 | 18 | 51 | 0 | 213 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 953 |
| 2006 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.09 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 221.7 | 194 | 81 | 76 | 21 | 43 | 3 | 184 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 896 |
| 2007 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2008 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.76 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 2009 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 4 | .810 | 2.24 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 192.7 | 156 | 49 | 48 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 144 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 750 |
| 2010 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3.22 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 235.0 | 214 | 99 | 84 | 21 | 63 | 4 | 179 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 969 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.45 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 237.3 | 243 | 98 | 91 | 16 | 55 | 5 | 191 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 996 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.71 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Totals | 144 | 94 | .605 | 3.76 | 350 | 332 | 6 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 2219.3 | 2205 | 1021 | 927 | 220 | 627 | 23 | 1697 | 85 | 3 | 51 | 9305 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1998 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 34 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 67 | 62 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .081 | .095 | .081 | .176 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 93 | 77 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 | .065 | .120 | .091 | .211 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 80 | 71 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .127 | .127 | .127 | .254 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 69 | 63 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .175 | .212 | .270 | .482 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 84 | 72 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .111 | .135 | .153 | .288 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 82 | 71 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .155 | .178 | .197 | .375 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 350 | 501 | 439 | 18 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 144 | .118 | .145 | .150 | .296 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 14 | 13 | 81.3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 1.328 | .857 |
| 1998 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 33 | 24 | 175.0 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 1.697 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 24 | 24 | 150.0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 | .962 | 1.500 | 1.042 |
| 2000 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 34 | 27 | 175.3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .950 | .975 | .559 |
| 2001 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 34 | 34 | 215.7 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 1.502 | 1.059 |
| 2002 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 13 | 13 | 73.3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.227 | .769 |
| 2004 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 28 | 28 | 182.0 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 4 | .979 | 2.275 | 1.643 |
| 2005 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 33 | 241.7 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 2 | .982 | 2.048 | 1.667 |
| 2006 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 32 | 32 | 221.7 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.462 | 1.125 |
| 2007 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 |
| 2008 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 4 | 3 | 15.3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.935 | 1.250 |
| 2009 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 28 | 28 | 192.7 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.869 | 1.429 |
| 2010 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 35 | 35 | 235.0 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 4 | .985 | 2.451 | 1.829 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 34 | 34 | 237.3 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 3 | .944 | 1.934 | 1.500 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 3 | 3 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.059 | .667 |
| Totals | 350 | 332 | 2219.3 | 185 | 251 | 10 | 32 | .978 | 1.768 | 1.246 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2005 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 2006 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.03 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2006 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.73 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2006 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2009 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.84 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Totals | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3.00 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 108.0 | 104 | 43 | 36 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 461 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 42 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .162 | .162 | .216 | .378 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2005 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.800 | 4.000 |
| 2006 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS2 | P | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .675 | .500 |
| 2006 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 2 | 2 | 11.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 1.500 |
| 2006 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 2009 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | P | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2011 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 3 | 3 | 19.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 4.263 | 3.000 |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2012 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | P | 2 | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 18 | 18 | 108.0 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .929 | 2.167 | 1.444 |
Awards
2004 - NL MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2004 - NL TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2005 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2005-09-03
2005 - NL Cy Young Award
2005 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
2005 - NL MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2006 - NL MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2006 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2006-07-15
2006 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2006-09-16
2006 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
2006 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2006-08-19
2009 - NL TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2009 - NL MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2009 - NL Pitcher of the Month August
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