Nick Carter vs. Sparky Lyle — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparky Lyle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sparky Lyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 2.97 and 1.236 for Nick Carter. By the career numbers, Sparky Lyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Carter and Sparky Lyle

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.97
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
8.36
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
3.11
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
5.65
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5794
37.51
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.1
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.86
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.36
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.61
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5169
33.46
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Sparky Lyle

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.77
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.63
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Sparky Lyle

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
531.82
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
26
177.27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100