Tony Balsamo vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Balsamo 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 6.44 and 1.909 for Tony Balsamo. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Nick Carter

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Nick Carter

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.07
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Nick Carter

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2160
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
34.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA