Nick Carter vs. Dave LaRoche — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave LaRoche 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 3.53 and 1.390 for Dave LaRoche. 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 Dave LaRoche

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
3.53
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.81
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.86
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.35
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.39
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3845
32.98
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Dave LaRoche

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.24
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.65
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Dave LaRoche

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA