Don Carman vs. Dick Selma — Career Comparison

Don Carman
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Selma
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Carman built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Selma as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Selma led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 77), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 87). Don Carman held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 83). Role difference aside, Dick Selma holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Don Carman and Dick Selma

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
3.29
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.52
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.45
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.76
24.76
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
4.11
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.62
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2520
27
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
8.29
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
7.86
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.12
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.74
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.69
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
4.08
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.47
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.84
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
7.3
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.21
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3936
38.43
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3558
38.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.81
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.33
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
4.51
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.02
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.42
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3461
33.8
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3116
33.39
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Don Carman and Dick Selma

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.31
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2526
27
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.56
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.18
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.68
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.57
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.31
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.53
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.23
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
96.76
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.674
0.674
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.52
24.52
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Carman and Dick Selma

Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
858.58
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
860.18
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
538.94
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
92.92
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.34
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.27
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.58
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.82
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
21.51
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.81
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35.15
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.51
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.58
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.08
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.1
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.11
-35.42
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
15.88
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.02
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.27
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
188.28
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
76
201.77
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
2.97
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.29
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
16
42.48
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100