Cliff Carter vs. Gary Dotter — Career Comparison

Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Dotter
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Dotter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.79 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 5.11 and 1.378 for Gary Dotter. By the career numbers, Cliff Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Carter and Gary Dotter

Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.79
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.192
0.192
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
10.02
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.57
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.53
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.73
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
40.55
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
39.41
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
6.15
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.68
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1777
35.62
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Cliff Carter and Gary Dotter

Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.46
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.12
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.49
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.2
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Carter and Gary Dotter

Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
240.57
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
543.4
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
57.28
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
172.64
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
189.62
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
67.92
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.47
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
93.4
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.56
69.51
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.79
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.32
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA