Cy Bowen vs. Cliff Carter — Career Comparison

Cy Bowen
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Bowen 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 6 and 1.750 for Cy Bowen. By the career numbers, Cliff Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Bowen and Cliff Carter

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.56
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.79
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
10.02
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.53
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.73
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
43.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2023
40.55
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.75
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
6.15
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.68
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
34.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1777
35.62
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Cy Bowen and Cliff Carter

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.46
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.12
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.49
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.2
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.28
88.28
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Bowen and Cliff Carter

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
240.57
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
543.4
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
66.22
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.24
57.28
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
172.64
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
189.62
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
67.92
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.47
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
93.4
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
80.89
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.56
69.51
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
36.79
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA