Nick Carter vs. Herb Cobb — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Cobb 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 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. 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 Herb Cobb

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Herb Cobb

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Herb Cobb

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
420
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA