Nick Carter vs. Brad Lidge — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Lidge
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lidge 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 1.359 for Brad Lidge. 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 Brad Lidge

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.36
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
3.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
7.34
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
4.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
11.92
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2589
38.62
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.49
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.86
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.83
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2225
33.19
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Brad Lidge

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.13
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.06
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Brad Lidge

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
51685.71
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA