Clay Carroll vs. Nick Carter — Career Comparison

Clay Carroll
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Carroll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Carroll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 2.97 and 1.236 for Nick Carter. By the career numbers, Clay Carroll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Carroll and Nick Carter

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.64
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.49
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.8
56.8
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.95
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.97
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
8.62
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.45
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
2.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.74
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.53
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5673
37.73
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.48
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.37
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.86
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.36
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.284
1.284
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5114
34.01
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Clay Carroll and Nick Carter

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
2.06
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.53
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
2.46
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.11
97.11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
0.506
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Carroll and Nick Carter

Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
1790.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
509.39
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
66.12
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
63.67
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
11.39
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
73.47
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
83.27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.63
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
56.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.03
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
65
159.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3.77
3.77
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
73.47
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.35
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA