Spencer Bivens vs. Lou Tost — Career Comparison

Spencer Bivens
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Tost
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Tost built a career as a starting pitcher and Spencer Bivens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Tost posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 3.68 and 1.296 for Spencer Bivens. By the career numbers, Lou Tost had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spencer Bivens and Lou Tost

Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.26
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.97
58.97
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.68
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.65
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.02
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
9.21
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.04
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.81
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.5
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.24
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
6.8
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.67
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
37.83
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
38.88
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.67
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.3
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.17
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.97
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
34.5
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
35.4
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Spencer Bivens and Lou Tost

Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129.2
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.6
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.36
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.36
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.872
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Spencer Bivens and Lou Tost

Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
417.86
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
600
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
75
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
24.39
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
19.64
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA