Bill Carrick vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Bill Carrick
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Carrick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Carrick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. By the career numbers, Bill Carrick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Carrick and Otis Starks

Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.49
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.05
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.43
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.25
68.25
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.94
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.62
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
4.14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3974
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324.2
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1650
11.21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
10.74
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.22
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.72
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.37
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.62
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.01
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.482
0.482
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
40.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
6.04
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5431
36.9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Carrick and Otis Starks

Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.49
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4023
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.37
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.37
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.12
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.01
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.51
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
2.74
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.3
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.414
2.414
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Carrick and Otis Starks

Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
186.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
248.15
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
600
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
162
600
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
547.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
89.17
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
72.66
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.91
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.61
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.51
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.05
26.47
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
112.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
125.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
41.83
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.03
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
74.86
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.88
22.99
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
34.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
145
159.63
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
16.51
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.7
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Carrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.7
Bill Carrick
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100