Nick Carter vs. Roberto Rivera — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roberto Rivera
Gen XP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Roberto Rivera 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 4.5 and 1.583 for Roberto Rivera. 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 Roberto Rivera

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
14.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
39.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
34.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Roberto Rivera

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
14.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.211
0.211
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Roberto Rivera

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
420
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
5.34
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-20.83
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Roberto Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Roberto Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA