Bob Babcock vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Bob Babcock
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Babcock 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 3.92 and 1.413 for Bob Babcock. 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 Babcock and Nick Carter

Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.12
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.92
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
7.53
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.87
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.12
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
38.62
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.51
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.24
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
31.71
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
31.9
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Bob Babcock and Nick Carter

Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.12
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.26
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Babcock and Nick Carter

Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
420
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Babcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA