Al Carson vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Al Carson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Carson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.05 and 1.050 for Al Carson. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Carson and Charley Wilson

Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.88
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.499
0.499
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
35.1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
38.44
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.06
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
33.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
35.12
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
35.1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Al Carson and Charley Wilson

Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Carson and Charley Wilson

Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA