Harry Ables vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Harry Ables
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Harry Ables and Glenn Spencer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Harry Ables posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.04 vs 4.53) and home runs allowed (0.13 per nine innings vs 0.62). Glenn Spencer had the advantage in WHIP (1.478 vs 1.528). By the career numbers, Harry Ables had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Harry Ables and Glenn Spencer

Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.77
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.34
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.01
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.74
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.65
31.65
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.53
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9.97
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
9.91
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.79
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.17
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
40
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
39.74
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.93
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.43
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
5.61
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
36.08
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Harry Ables and Glenn Spencer

Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.07
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.21
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Ables and Glenn Spencer

Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
14
323.08
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
473.86
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
528.41
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
64.77
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
57.95
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
11.28
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
75
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
88.64
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.45
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.05
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.5
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.62
-60.42
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-1.1
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.86
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
323.08
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
167.05
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA