Doug Bair vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bair 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 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Nick Carter

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.72
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Nick Carter

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Nick Carter

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.11
-11.86
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA