Al Atkinson vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Atkinson 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 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Nick Carter

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Nick Carter

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.66
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
2.59
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.18
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.991
1.991
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Nick Carter

Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
420
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA