Nick Carter vs. Willie Ludolph — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Ludolph
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Ludolph 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 4.76 and 1.235 for Willie Ludolph. 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 Willie Ludolph

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.94
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
36.53
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.236
1.236
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
31.9
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
31.76
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Willie Ludolph

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Willie Ludolph

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
420
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Willie Ludolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Ludolph
Career
Per 600 PA