Clarence Blethen vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Clarence Blethen
Lost GenerationMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Clarence Blethen 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 7.32 and 2.186 for Clarence Blethen. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Blethen and Nick Carter

Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.32
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
15.1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
15.1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.58
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.92
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
45.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.83
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.186
2.186
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
41.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.76
45.76
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Clarence Blethen and Nick Carter

Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Blethen and Nick Carter

Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
420
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.6
-60
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Blethen
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA