Joe Bitker vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker 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 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Nick Carter

Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Nick Carter

Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Nick Carter

Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
420
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA