Nick Carter vs. Nelson Cruz — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz 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 5.04 and 1.415 for Nelson Cruz. 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 Nelson Cruz

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.53
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.82
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
35.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Nelson Cruz

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.8
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.45
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Nelson Cruz

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
7.9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.81
-12.72
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
189.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA