William Bell vs. Jack Spring — Career Comparison

William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Jack Spring
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Spring as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.26 and 1.565 for Jack Spring. By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Bell and Jack Spring

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.26
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.06
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
9.44
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.02
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
3.77
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.87
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.16
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
38.38
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
39.82
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.47
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
5.13
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
34.68
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
35.81
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for William Bell and Jack Spring

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.89
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.77
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.52
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.42
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
2.32
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Bell and Jack Spring

William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
2735.29
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
494.12
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
7
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-7.54
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA