1966
Born November 14, 1966
Anchorage, AK, USA
Curt Schilling Marquee
b. November 14, 1966 · Baltimore Orioles 1988–1990, Houston Astros 1991, Philadelphia Phillies 1992–2000, Arizona Diamondbacks 2000–2003, Boston Red Sox 2004–2007
Twenty seasons gave him 216 wins against 146, 3,116 strikeouts and a 3.46 earned run average over 3,261 innings. He led his league in strikeouts in 1997 and 1998, with 319 the first of those years, and in wins in 2001 and 2004. He was chosen for six All-Star teams and never won a Cy Young Award.
He was at his best in October, which this archive holds only as awards rather than as innings: most valuable player of the 1993 National League Championship Series, co-winner of the 2001 World Series award, a championship with Arizona that year and two more with Boston, in 2004 and 2007. He won the Roberto Clemente Award in 2001.
The voting is the rest of the story. He opened at 39 percent in 2013 and climbed to 71 percent in 2021, short of the 75 he needed. He then asked to be left off the 2022 ballot. He stayed on it, and in his last year of eligibility he fell to 59 percent. The Contemporary Era committee gave him seven of sixteen in 2023.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 6 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 3 | 1999, 2001, 2002 |
| MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2001, 2003 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| Babe Ruth Award | 1 | 2001 |
| Branch Rickey Award | 1 | 2001 |
| Hutch Award | 1 | 2001 |
| Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | 1 | 1995 |
| NLCS MVP | 1 | 1993 |
| Roberto Clemente Award | 1 | 2001 |
| World Series MVP | 1 | 2001 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | BAL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | BAL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | BAL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | HOU | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1992 | PHI | 42 | 64 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .156 |
| 1993 | PHI | 34 | 75 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .147 |
| 1994 | PHI | 13 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .107 |
| 1995 | PHI | 17 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .175 |
| 1996 | PHI | 28 | 63 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .175 |
| 1997 | PHI | 35 | 81 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | .173 |
| 1998 | PHI | 35 | 76 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .132 |
| 1999 | PHI | 24 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 0 | .100 |
| 2000 | ARI/PHI | 29 | 61 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .213 |
| 2001 | ARI | 35 | 83 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .133 |
| 2002 | ARI | 36 | 86 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .174 |
| 2003 | ARI | 24 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .058 |
| 2004 | BOS | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 2005 | BOS | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | BOS | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2007 | BOS | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 571 | 773 | 39 | 117 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 270 | 1 | .151 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | BAL | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14.2 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 9.82 |
| 1989 | BAL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6.23 |
| 1990 | BAL | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 46.0 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 2.54 |
| 1991 | HOU | 3 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 75.2 | 79 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 3.81 |
| 1992 | PHI | 14 | 11 | 42 | 26 | 2 | 226.1 | 165 | 59 | 59 | 147 | 2.35 |
| 1993 | PHI | 16 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 235.1 | 234 | 105 | 57 | 186 | 4.02 |
| 1994 | PHI | 2 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 82.1 | 87 | 41 | 28 | 58 | 4.48 |
| 1995 | PHI | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 116.0 | 96 | 46 | 26 | 114 | 3.57 |
| 1996 | PHI | 9 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 183.1 | 149 | 65 | 50 | 182 | 3.19 |
| 1997 | PHI | 17 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 254.1 | 208 | 84 | 58 | 319 | 2.97 |
| 1998 | PHI | 15 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 268.2 | 236 | 97 | 61 | 300 | 3.25 |
| 1999 | PHI | 15 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 180.1 | 159 | 71 | 44 | 152 | 3.54 |
| 2000 | ARI/PHI | 11 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 210.1 | 204 | 89 | 45 | 168 | 3.81 |
| 2001 | ARI | 22 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 256.2 | 237 | 85 | 39 | 293 | 2.98 |
| 2002 | ARI | 23 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 259.1 | 218 | 93 | 33 | 316 | 3.23 |
| 2003 | ARI | 8 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 168.0 | 144 | 55 | 32 | 194 | 2.95 |
| 2004 | BOS | 21 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 226.2 | 206 | 82 | 35 | 203 | 3.26 |
| 2005 | BOS | 8 | 8 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 93.1 | 121 | 59 | 22 | 87 | 5.69 |
| 2006 | BOS | 15 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 204.0 | 220 | 90 | 28 | 183 | 3.97 |
| 2007 | BOS | 9 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 151.0 | 165 | 65 | 23 | 101 | 3.87 |
| Career | — | 216 | 146 | 569 | 436 | 22 | 3261.0 | 2998 | 1253 | 711 | 3116 | 3.46 |
On this day & linked events
1988
Major-league debut: Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling made a major-league debut on September 7, 1988.
2007
Final major-league game: Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling played a final major-league game on September 25, 2007.