Nick Carter vs. Rocky Childress — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Childress as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 4.76 and 1.570 for Rocky Childress. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Carter and Rocky Childress

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
3.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
39.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
35.02
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Rocky Childress

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Rocky Childress

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
12.83
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
9.31
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA