Jamie Arnold vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Glenn Spencer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Glenn Spencer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Glenn Spencer

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.34
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.74
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.65
31.65
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.53
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.89
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
9.91
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.49
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
39.74
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.93
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
5.61
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Glenn Spencer

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108.1
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Glenn Spencer

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
473.86
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
528.41
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
57.95
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.31
11.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.05
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
37.5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-1.1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.86
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
167.05
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA