Nick Carter vs. Ted Olson — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Olson
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Olson 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 7.18 and 1.734 for Ted Olson. 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 Ted Olson

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.81
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
7.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
11.71
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.71
11.71
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.81
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
41.83
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
7.65
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
37.92
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Ted Olson

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Ted Olson

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
49.02
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
52.91
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA