Nick Carter vs. Rick Lysander — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick Lysander
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Lysander 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 4.28 and 1.588 for Rick Lysander. 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 Rick Lysander

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.81
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.62
34.62
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
769
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
10.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.37
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.74
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
39.46
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.58
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
4.99
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
35.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Rick Lysander

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.81
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
769
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.26
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.98
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.32
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
2.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Rick Lysander

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
420
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Rick Lysander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Lysander
Career
Per 600 PA