John Axford vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and John Axford 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 3.9 and 1.455 for John Axford. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Nick Carter

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.58
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
3.9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
8.3
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.46
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.26
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
34.17
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Nick Carter

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.42
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.32
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Nick Carter

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA