Keith Atherton vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Atherton 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 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Nick Carter

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Nick Carter

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Nick Carter

Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA