George Britt vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

George Britt
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, George Britt and Warren Spahn are fairly close on the surface numbers. Warren Spahn posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.09 vs 4.15) and WHIP (1.206 vs 1.366). George Britt had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.33 per nine innings vs 0.74). By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for George Britt and Warren Spahn

George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.55
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.56
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.89
66.89
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.65
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.15
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2636
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
878.2
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
9.25
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.04
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
4.76
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.14
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3420
35.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21547
36.98
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
5.75
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.21
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.54
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2973
30.45
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.03
35.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for George Britt and Warren Spahn

George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.63
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.07
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5328
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1776
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
2.77
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.65
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
1.79
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.17
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
4.91
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1279
3.72
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
4.56
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
3.55
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.88
92.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.795
2.795
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.84
65.84
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.93
52.93
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Britt and Warren Spahn

George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
323
215.09
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
228.61
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
901
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
816
543.4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
139.84
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
105.99
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
112.54
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
77.37
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.31
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
16.64
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.66
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
41
27.3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84.58
56.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134.33
39.22
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
174.47
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
156.79
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
177.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
135.47
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
62.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
41.17
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
76
50.61
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
111.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
86.13
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97.26
64.76
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123.31
36
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.04
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
31.96
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
27.45
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
901
901
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.31
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.66
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.17
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.58
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.32
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.86
92.86
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67