Nick Carter vs. Pat Light — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pat Light
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Pat Light 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 11.34 and 2.400 for Pat Light. 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 Pat Light

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
9.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
11.34
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.34
11.34
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11.88
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.16
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.64
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.7
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
49.14
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11.88
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
39.96
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.14
49.14

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Pat Light

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
9.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.7
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.78
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.78
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Pat Light

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
420
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Pat Light
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Light
Career
Per 600 PA