Kid Carsey vs. Al Veach — Career Comparison

Kid Carsey
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Veach
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Veach built a career as a starting pitcher and Kid Carsey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kid Carsey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.609 compared to 11.7 and 2.900 for Al Veach. By the career numbers, Kid Carsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kid Carsey and Al Veach

Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.19
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.04
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.47
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.56
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.67
45.67
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.82
86.82
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.88
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1229
4.95
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6700
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2233.1
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2794
11.26
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
18
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.26
11.26
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.22
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
1.96
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.37
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.5
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10251
41.31
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
52.2
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728
6.96
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.609
1.609
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9326
37.58
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
44.1
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.31
41.31
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
52.2

Fielding Stats for Kid Carsey and Al Veach

Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.22
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7338
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2446
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.56
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
2.32
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.31
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
3.19
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
2.88
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.363
2.363
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kid Carsey and Al Veach

Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
169.88
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1162
600
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1042
538.04
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
115.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
99.66
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.78
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.68
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.49
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.97
43.87
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
138.38
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
166.27
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
68.16
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
52.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
119.28
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.01
49.58
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.61
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
47.5
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
70.74
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.48
8.48
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.84
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.78
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.78
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA