Charlie Cady vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Charlie Cady
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Cady as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Cady posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 4.53 and 1.478 for Glenn Spencer. By the career numbers, Charlie Cady had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Cady and Glenn Spencer

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.34
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.74
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.65
31.65
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.77
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.53
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.47
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
9.91
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.56
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.19
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.861
0.861
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
41.65
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
39.74
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.93
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.95
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
5.61
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
38.09
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
36.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Charlie Cady and Glenn Spencer

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.32
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.88
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.04
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.83
70.83
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Cady and Glenn Spencer

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
11
183.33
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
473.86
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
528.41
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
64.77
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
57.95
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.41
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.41
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
11.4
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.31
11.28
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
88.64
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.45
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.05
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
37.5
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-14.11
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-1.1
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
23.86
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
167.05
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.2
7.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
3.59
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA