Nick Carter vs. Ray Lamb — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Lamb
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray 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 3.54 and 1.458 for Ray 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 Ray Lamb

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.42
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.49
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.13
20.13
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
3.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
8.85
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.62
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.69
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.57
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.48
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1822
38.67
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.74
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.88
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
34.09
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Ray Lamb

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.49
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.13
20.13
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Ray Lamb

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
1140.74
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
511.11
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.52
3.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
81.48
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.44
-18.09
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
30
222.22
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
2.7
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA