Nick Carter vs. Buster Ross — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buster Ross
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Buster Ross 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 5.01 and 1.613 for Buster Ross. 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 Buster Ross

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.03
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
5.01
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
27
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
11.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
3.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.23
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.65
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
6.71
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.613
1.613
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
37.5
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Buster Ross

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Buster Ross

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
673.68
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
526.32
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
84.21
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
27.72
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
24.33
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
18
189.47
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA