Phillies Madness: Quarterfinals of the all-time Phillies bracket

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 30: Richie Ashburn (L) and Mike Schmidt (R) hold their plaques after their induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame 30 July in Cooperstown, NY. The two former Philadelphia Phillies joined a total of five inductees in today's ceremony. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read MARK D. PHILLIPS/AFP/Getty Images) /

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 16: A statue of former Philadelphia Phillies announcer Harry Kalas is unveiled by former pitcher Steve Carlton and Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies before the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citizens Bank Park on August 16, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Diamondbacks won 3-2. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) /

2 Steve Carlton vs 7 Jimmy Rollins

This semifinal matchup puts the Phillies all-time wins leader against their all-time hits leader.

We’ve said pretty much all that’s needed to be said in our past two brackets about Steve Carlton. While he bristled with the media he was and remains one of the greatest left-handed pitchers in baseball history.

Among all Phillies pitchers in the 138 years of the franchise’s existence, Carlton remains the best.

Here’s how Carlton’s numbers in Philadelphia stack up against everyone else who has ever put on a Phillies uniform

241 wins – 1st all-time
3,031 strikeouts – 1st all-time
499 starts – 1st all-time
499 games – 2nd all-time among pitchers
64.6 WAR – 2nd all-time among pitchers
3,697.1 IP – 2nd all-time
39 shutouts – 2nd all-time
185 complete games – 3rd all-time

You can’t get much better than that. The only two pitchers who rank above Carlton in any of those categories are Robin Roberts and Grover Cleveland “Pete” Alexander.

Carlton won four Cy Youngs, a Gold Glove, and made seven All-Star teams as a member of the Phillies.

Then, you have Jimmy Rollins, the all-time hits leader in franchise history. An MVP in 2007, Rollins would win four Gold Gloves, three All-Star games, a Silver Slugger, and lead the league in triples four times.

Here’s where Rollins stands among the franchise greats

2,306 hits – 1st all-time
8,628 at-bats – 1st all-time
479 doubles – 1st all-time
2,090 games played – 2nd all-time
9,511 plate appearances – 2nd all-time
453 stolen bases – 2nd all-time
111 triples – 3rd all-time
47.6 WAR – 6th all-time for position players
887 RBI – 8th all-time
216 home runs – 9th all-time

You’re looking at the best of the best for the Phillies.