Fred Bell vs. Bill Carrick — Career Comparison

Fred Bell
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Carrick
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Carrick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Carrick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 4.51 and 1.436 for Fred Bell. By the career numbers, Bill Carrick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Bell and Bill Carrick

Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.67
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.13
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.04
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.05
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.43
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.6
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.94
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
4.51
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
4.14
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3974
27
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324.2
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
8.54
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1650
11.21
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.22
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
4.39
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.72
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.05
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.62
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.482
0.482
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
28.34
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
40.06
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
5.47
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
6.04
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.38
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
22.87
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5431
36.9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.34
28.34
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Fred Bell and Bill Carrick

Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.22
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.13
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1530
27
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4023
27
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
9
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.95
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.37
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.15
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.37
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.27
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.32
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
3.01
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.11
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
2.74
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.414
2.414
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Bell and Bill Carrick

Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
241.99
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
186.06
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
362
600
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
600
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
315
522.1
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
547.16
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
140.88
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
81
89.17
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
89.5
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
72.66
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.57
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.91
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.61
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.51
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.31
88.35
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
24.05
26.47
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
246.96
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
102
112.29
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
193.92
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
114
125.5
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
99.45
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
38
41.83
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
97.79
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
30
33.03
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
177.35
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
68
74.86
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.93
94.36
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
20.88
22.99
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.66
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.2
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
34.13
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
145
159.63
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.76
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.86
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.51
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.4
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.4
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100