Nick Carter vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Righetti 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 3.46 and 1.372 for Dave Righetti. 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 Dave Righetti

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
3.46
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.6
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.61
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.86
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.86
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5269
33.78
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Dave Righetti

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Dave Righetti

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA