To the end of the 2020 season, 641 players have represented Carlton on “The Bench” or “The Pines” in the 1937 Carlton Senior games since the introduction of the 19th man at the start of the 1930 season.
At the other end of the scale, a number of players rarely saw the pine in their careers at Carlton, worthy of a page in their own right.
| Player | Career Span | Career | Off Bench | Career Off Bench % |
| Dennis Armfield | 2008-2017 | 145 | 47 | 32.41% |
| Ryan Houlihan | 2000-2011 | 201 | 45 | 22.35% |
| Nick Graham | 2013-2018 | 48 | 41 | 85.42% |
| Fraser Murphy | 1984-1991 | 107 | 39 | 36.45% |
| David Ellard | 2008-2015 | 63 | 38 | 60.32% |
| Matthew Allan | 1994-2003 | 140 | 37 | 26.43% |
| Simon Wiggins | 2001-2009 | 116 | 37 | 31.90% |
| Ed Curnow* | 2011-2020* | 182* | 37* | 20.33*% |
| Rod Austin | 1972-1985 | 220 | 35 | 15.91% |
| Charlie McInnes | 1938-1946 | 118 | 34 | 28.81% |
| Brock McLean | 2010-2014 | 63 | 34 | 53.97% |
| Jordan Russell | 2005-2013 | 116 | 32 | 27.59% |
| Kade Simpson* | 2003-2020* | 342* | 31 | 9.06%* |
| Jeffery Garlett | 2009-2014 | 107 | 31 | 28.97% |
| Heath Scotland | 2004-2014 | 215 | 31 | 14.42% |
| Jim Buckley | 1976-1990 | 164 | 30 | 18.29% |
| Simon Fletcher | 1999-2003 | 84 | 28 | 33.33% |
| Ian Prendergast | 2001-2006 | 65 | 28 | 43.08% |
| *Current Player in 2020 | ||||
At the other end of the scale, a number of players rarely saw the pine in their careers at Carlton, worthy of a page in their own right.