John McCarty vs. Gary Nolan — Career Comparison

John McCarty
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Gary Nolan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gary Nolan built a career as a starting pitcher and John McCarty as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Nolan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.173 compared to 3.91 and 1.738 for John McCarty. By the career numbers, Gary Nolan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John McCarty and Gary Nolan

John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.13
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.34
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.05
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.33
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.59
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.98
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.24
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.91
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
3.08
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5024
27
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674.2
9
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
11.06
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1505
8.09
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.78
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.59
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.22
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.25
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.71
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
5.58
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
42.79
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6836
36.74
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
8.12
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.35
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
37.75
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6342
34.08
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.79
42.79
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74

Fielding Stats for John McCarty and Gary Nolan

John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.97
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.34
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.33
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
27
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5026
27
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
9
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1675.1
9
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.93
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.51
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.39
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.02
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.97
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.54
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.32
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.53
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.13
78.13
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.381
2.381
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.136
1.136
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John McCarty and Gary Nolan

John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
20
148.15
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
242.31
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
585.19
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
508.65
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
133.33
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
70.19
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
125.93
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
56.73
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.65
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.85
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.46
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
39.41
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.54
17.82
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
148.15
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
89.42
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
148.15
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
106.73
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
88.89
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
34.62
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
88.89
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
30.77
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
177.78
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
64.42
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
45.95
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.52
10.12
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
36.54
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
66.67
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
211
202.88
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
53.85
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.69
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA