Bob Adams vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 7.94 and 2.294 for Bob Adams. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Adams and Nick Carter

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.88
15.88
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.706
0.706
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
39.71
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Nick Carter

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Nick Carter

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
420
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA