Spoon Carter vs. Ron Davis — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Spoon Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 4.86 and 1.483 for Spoon Carter. By the career numbers, Ron Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Ron Davis

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
47
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.05
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
8.86
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.16
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.62
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
38.78
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Ron Davis

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.68
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.82
92.82
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Ron Davis

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
147
262.5
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
539.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
89.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.31
32.7
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
35.93
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA