Matt Anderson vs. Spoon Carter — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Spoon Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spoon Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.86 and WHIP 1.483 compared to 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, Spoon Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Spoon Carter

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
63.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3348
39.95
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
5.66
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Spoon Carter

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.68
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.82
92.82
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Spoon Carter

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
262.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
539.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
89.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.31
32.7
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
35.93
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA