Lefty Bell vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Lefty Bell
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftHomestead GraysNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Bell 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 4.32 and 1.440 for Lefty Bell. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bell and Nick Carter

Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.64
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
39.96
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
35.64
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bell and Nick Carter

Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bell and Nick Carter

Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1500
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
420
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA