John Burrows vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

John Burrows
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and John Burrows 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 5.61 and 1.569 for John Burrows. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Burrows and Nick Carter

John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.23
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.62
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
5.61
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
8.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.82
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
41.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.53
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
6.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
34.89
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.33
41.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for John Burrows and Nick Carter

John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Burrows and Nick Carter

John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3000
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
199
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
175.56
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
John Burrows
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burrows
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA