Larry Carter vs. Kevin Shackelford — Career Comparison

Larry Carter
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Shackelford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.64 and WHIP 1.576 compared to 5.35 and 1.578 for Kevin Shackelford. By the career numbers, Larry Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Carter and Kevin Shackelford

Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.64
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.64
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9.27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
10.01
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.64
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.91
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.96
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
40.09
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
40.97
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.64
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
5.59
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.576
1.576
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.552
1.552
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
34.36
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
35.38
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.09
40.09
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Larry Carter and Kevin Shackelford

Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.64
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Carter and Kevin Shackelford

Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.71
35.37
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA