For the season, Carpenter established then-career bests with 15 victories, a 3.46 ERA, 7.5 K/9 and allowed less than one hit per inning for the first time as a Major Leaguer. He tallied 182 innings, his highest total since 2001. His ERA placed thirteenth in the NL, 1.137 WHIP fourth, 1.879 &lt;a href="bases%20on%20balls%20per%209%20innings%20pitched"&gt;BB/9&lt;/a&gt; sixth, K/BB ratio of 4.000 placed fifth, and overall record of 15–5 with a .750 winning percentage ranked second. The Cardinals staff finished second in the league in ERA (3.75) as they won a National League-high 105 games, their most since 1944, and first NL pennant since 1987. The nerve problem caused Carpenter to miss the postseason, including what would have been his first World Series appearance, which the Boston Red Sox won. Carpenter won the National League Comeback Player of the Year Awards from the "Sporting News" and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) Players Choice Award series.