Bill Bishop vs. Cliff Carter — Career Comparison

Bill Bishop
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bishop as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.79 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 9.96 and 2.277 for Bill Bishop. By the career numbers, Cliff Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bishop and Cliff Carter

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.44
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.56
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.96
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.79
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
13.02
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
10.02
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.02
13.02
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.02
10.02
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.47
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.53
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.72
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.73
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
49.98
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2023
40.55
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
13.98
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
6.15
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.98
13.98
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.68
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.277
2.277
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
41.94
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777
35.62
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.98
49.98
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Bill Bishop and Cliff Carter

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.46
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.12
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.49
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.49
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.2
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.28
88.28
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bishop and Cliff Carter

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
240.57
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
543.4
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
6.09
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
57.28
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
172.64
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
189.62
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
67.92
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.47
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
93.4
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-13.07
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.56
69.51
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
36.79
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
6.33
6.33
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA