Josh Butler vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Josh Butler
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Butler 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 9 and 3.250 for Josh Butler. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Butler and Nick Carter

Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
60.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Josh Butler and Nick Carter

Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Butler and Nick Carter

Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
420
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA