Jim Blackburn vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Jim Blackburn
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Blackburn 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 5.5 and 1.722 for Jim Blackburn. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Blackburn and Nick Carter

Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
5.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
11.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
41.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Jim Blackburn and Nick Carter

Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Blackburn and Nick Carter

Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1542.86
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-26.34
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA