Nick Carter vs. John Lamb — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Lamb
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and John Lamb 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 4.07 and 1.372 for John Lamb. 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 John Lamb

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.38
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.68
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.07
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
8.55
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.26
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
37.85
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.61
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
33.38
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and John Lamb

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.51
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.51
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and John Lamb

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
John Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4028.57
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-65.49
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
John Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA