Walker Buehler vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Walker Buehler
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Walker Buehler a clear advantage over Warren Spahn across the core pitching metrics. Walker Buehler led in home run suppression (HR9+ 127 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 134 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 123 vs 92). Walker Buehler was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Walker Buehler and Warren Spahn

Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.68
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.56
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
665
1.14
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.61
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.42
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.28
66.28
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.7
59.7
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.99
92.99
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.67
88.67
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
3.52
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
7.7
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.14
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.74
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
2.69
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
9.07
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3467
37.16
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.12
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
3.88
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3151
33.77
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Walker Buehler and Warren Spahn

Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.68
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.56
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.15
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.93
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.54
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.99
92.99
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.93
52.93
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walker Buehler and Warren Spahn

Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
486.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
195
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
171
526.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
19
58.46
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
16
49.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.08
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
4.71
14.51
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
24
73.85
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
30
92.31
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
33.85
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.46
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
16
49.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-0.65
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.85
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
27.45
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
304.62
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
1.97
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
40
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
19.85
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67