Don Carman vs. Satchel Paige — Career Comparison

Don Carman
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Satchel Paige
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Satchel Paige a clear advantage over Don Carman across the core pitching metrics. Satchel Paige led in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 77), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 87), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 90). Satchel Paige was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don Carman and Satchel Paige

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
2.01
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.04
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.66
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.41
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.64
61.64
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.82
29.82
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.6
51.6
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
4.11
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.77
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5888
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1962.2
9
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
8.29
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1647
7.55
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.12
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.3
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.69
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
2.44
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.84
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
7.77
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3936
38.43
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8000
36.68
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.68
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
4.51
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.38
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.43
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.52
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.42
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.3
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3461
33.8
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7321
33.57
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68

Fielding Stats for Don Carman and Satchel Paige

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
2.61
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.21
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4629
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1543
9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.18
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.44
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.57
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
3.11
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.53
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.02
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.82
29.82
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.21
46.21
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Carman and Satchel Paige

Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
858.58
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
341.16
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
565.14
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
115.7
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
100.87
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.42
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.83
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.82
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.71
30.93
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
139.43
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35.15
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
128.31
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
43.02
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.76
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.08
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.11
-35.42
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.81
33.23
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.02
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.87
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
75
188.28
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.92
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.19
3.19
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.74
20.74
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.29
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.25
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.71
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100