Steve Carlton vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Steve Carlton
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Spalding posted a stronger line than Steve Carlton. Al Spalding posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.22) and WHIP (1.193 vs 1.276). By the career numbers, Al Spalding 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 Steve Carlton and Al Spalding

Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
1.28
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.22
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.01
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
0.57
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
0.42
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.42
57.42
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.44
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.09
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1864
3.22
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15652
27
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5217.1
9
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
8.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
0.71
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.16
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.26
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4136
7.13
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.32
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.32
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.09
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.16
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21683
37.4
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
3.67
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1790
5.58
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.35
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.18
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.5
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19491
33.62
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Steve Carlton and Al Spalding

Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
1.28
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
1.18
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.22
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.37
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15652
27
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5217.1
9
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
1.25
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
1.51
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
1.44
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Carlton and Al Spalding

Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
745
238.15
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
1877
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
1719
549.49
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
346
110.6
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
278
88.87
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
49
15.66
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.92
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.16
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.6
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
68
21.74
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
96.04
30.7
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
446
142.57
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
397
126.9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
123
39.32
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
140
44.75
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
250
79.91
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
91.08
29.11
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.2
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
13.11
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
29
8.75
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
413
132.02
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.54
4.54
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
30.05
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.16
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
10.55
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.51
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.64
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.64
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.28
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Steve Carlton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71