Steve Carlton
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Where to get it
- Community Market
The source types MLB The Show lists for this card. A pack or program may no longer be available.
Steve Carlton — Red Diamond 96 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Steve Carlton is a Red Diamond 96 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Phillies, part of the All-Star set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in June 2026.
On the mound, Steve Carlton works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 96 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 95 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 99 Velocity, 84 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Stopper and Break Outlier from a total of 5 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Steve Carlton's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sinker (S), Curveball (B), and Changeup (B). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the 4-Seam Fastball off the Sinker, so the two share a release look. Its 99 mph Sinker adds a velocity bonus on top. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Steve Carlton currently buys for about 8,997 stubs, with sell orders near 5,505 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 13%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 2,590 stubs, about a 47% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Steve Carlton earns an OpScore of 96.8 on Legend difficulty, ranking #489 among all cards and #60 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Steve Carlton's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Steve Carlton is a 96 OVR Red Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Phillies.
- Is Steve Carlton a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Steve Carlton ranks #70 on All-Star, #59 on Hall of Fame, and #60 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Steve Carlton have in MLB The Show 26?
- Steve Carlton has 5 quirks: Homebody, Pick Off Artist, Stopper, Night Player, and Break Outlier.
- How much does Steve Carlton cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 8,997 stubs. Prices move constantly on the in-game marketplace — the chart on this page tracks the card's real history rather than a single snapshot.
- How do I get Steve Carlton in MLB The Show 26?
- MLB The Show lists one source for this card: Community Market. A pack or program may no longer be available.
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