Nick Carter vs. Sam Clay — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Clay
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Clay 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 5.9 and 1.788 for Sam Clay. 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 Sam Clay

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
11.62
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
10.55
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.65
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.97
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.61
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
43.45
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.79
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
6.79
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.83
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.45
43.45

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Sam Clay

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
11.62
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.092
0.092
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Sam Clay

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
19500
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA