Nick Carter vs. Steve Rain — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Rain
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Rain 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 5.46 and 1.679 for Steve Rain. 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 Steve Rain

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
7.41
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
5.46
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
10.35
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.76
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
9.23
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.554
1.554
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
40.99
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.54
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
5.88
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.679
1.679
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
35.11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Steve Rain

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
7.41
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Steve Rain

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
10600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
10.43
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
19.42
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Rain
Career
Per 600 PA