Mike Busby vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Mike Busby
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Busby 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 6.48 and 1.659 for Mike Busby. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Busby and Nick Carter

Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
6.48
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
10.87
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.21
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.06
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.49
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
42.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
7.13
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
36.22
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Mike Busby and Nick Carter

Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.99
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Busby and Nick Carter

Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2700
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
75.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
92.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA