Juan Abreu vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Juan Abreu
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Abreu as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Juan Abreu posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.53 and 1.478 for Glenn Spencer. By the career numbers, Juan Abreu had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Abreu and Glenn Spencer

Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.34
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.74
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.65
31.65
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.53
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
9.91
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
16.2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.2
16.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
45.9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
39.74
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.93
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
5.61
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
35.1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Juan Abreu and Glenn Spencer

Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Abreu and Glenn Spencer

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