Matt Barnes vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Barnes 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 4.21 and 1.379 for Matt Barnes. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Barnes and Nick Carter

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.58
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.21
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
39
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
4.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1771
34.18
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Nick Carter

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Nick Carter

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA