Chris Carpenter

Chris Carpenter
Carpenter with the St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher
Born: (1975-04-27) April 27, 1975 (age 42) Exeter, New Hampshire
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 12, 1997, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 2012, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	144–94
Earned run average	3.76
Strikeouts	1,697
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (1997–2002) St. Louis Cardinals (2004–2012)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (2005, 2006, 2010) 2× World Series champion (2006, 2011) NL Cy Young Award (2005) NL Comeback Player of the Year (2009) NL ERA leader (2009) St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame

Christopher John "Chris" Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American retired professional baseball starting pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series champion, he was also a three-time All-Star selection. In addition, he was twice named the Sporting News National League Pitcher of the Year, and voted for a number of Comeback Player of the Year awards for surmounting injury.

The Blue Jays selected Carpenter in the first round of the 1993 amateur draft from Trinity High School in New Hampshire, and he made his MLB debut in 1997. However, injuries and ineffectiveness delayed his career before the Blue Jays released him in 2002. After the Cardinals signed him, he emerged as an ace in 2004, winning the Cy Young Award in 2005 and helping lead the Cardinals to World Series titles in 2006 and 2011. For much of his career, Carpenter relied on a cutter that produced a heavy bore and finished with a sharp drop, a 12-to-6 curveball and a sinker.