Steve Carlton vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Steve Carlton
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Max Scherzer a clear advantage over Steve Carlton across the core pitching metrics. Max Scherzer led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 109), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 91), and home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 76). Max Scherzer was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Carlton and Max Scherzer

Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
1.28
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
1.22
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.57
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
0.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.42
57.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.68
95.68
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.44
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1864
3.22
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1059
3.22
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15652
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5217.1
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
8.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
0.71
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.16
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4136
7.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.144
1.144
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.32
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.16
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21683
37.4
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
3.67
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.35
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.18
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.45
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19491
33.62
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Steve Carlton and Max Scherzer

Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
1.28
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
1.22
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15652
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5217.1
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.19
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
1.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
875
1.51
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
1.44
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
95.2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.68
95.68
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Carlton and Max Scherzer

Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
745
238.15
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1877
600
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
529
600
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1719
549.49
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
110.6
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
88.87
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
71
80.53
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
15.66
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.92
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.16
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
21.74
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.04
30.7
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
142.57
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
126.9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
39.32
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
35.16
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
44.75
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
34.03
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
79.91
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
60
68.05
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.08
29.11
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.2
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.27
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
13.11
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
413
132.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
4.54
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
30.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.16
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
10.55
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.67
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.64
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.64
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.28
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100