Nick Carter vs. Mike Clark — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Clark
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Clark 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 5.31 and 1.852 for Mike Clark. 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 Mike Clark

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.14
17.14
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
11.51
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.98
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.016
1.016
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
43.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
5.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.08
43.08

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Mike Clark

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Mike Clark

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
1909.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-80.42
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Mike Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Clark
Career
Per 600 PA