Tom Butters vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Tom Butters
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Butters 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 3.1 and 1.453 for Tom Butters. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Butters and Nick Carter

Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.05
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.62
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
5.27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
8
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
39.51
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.22
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.57
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.86
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
33.96
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Tom Butters and Nick Carter

Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.05
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.6
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.51
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Butters and Nick Carter

Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1517.65
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
19.09
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
20.3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA