Nick Altrock vs. Herb Karpel — Career Comparison

Nick Altrock
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herb Karpel
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Altrock built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Karpel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Altrock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 10.8 and 2.400 for Herb Karpel. By the career numbers, Nick Altrock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Altrock and Herb Karpel

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.3
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.96
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.49
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.53
52.53
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.76
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.65
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4542
27
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
9
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
8.65
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
21.6
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.6
21.6
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
1.62
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
2.53
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.18
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6024
35.81
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.27
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.57
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5730
34.06
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.81
35.81
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Nick Altrock and Herb Karpel

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.36
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.85
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4512
27
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1504
9
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.08
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.65
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
4.92
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.73
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.485
3.485
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.56
62.56
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Altrock and Herb Karpel

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
228.1
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
600
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550
545.45
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
96.2
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
84.3
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.93
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.98
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.9
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.96
28.72
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
113.06
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
135.87
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.57
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
26.78
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.5
28.27
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.91
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.76
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
91
90.25
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.88
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.96
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.95
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 600 PA