Spoon Carter vs. Pete Dowling — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Pete Dowling
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spoon Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Dowling as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Dowling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4.86 and 1.483 for Spoon Carter. By the career numbers, Pete Dowling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Pete Dowling

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.69
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.16
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.98
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.01
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.38
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.75
57.75
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.29
87.29
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.91
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.84
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2748
27
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
9.75
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.16
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
3.35
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
3.88
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
2.95
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4023
39.53
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
5.66
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
5.71
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3618
35.55
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Pete Dowling

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.17
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2724
27
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.34
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.88
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.28
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
2.39
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.87
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.22
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.58
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.82
92.82
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
89.66
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Pete Dowling

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
262.5
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
118
187.3
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
336
600
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
302
539.29
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
561.9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
60
107.14
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
111.11
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
89.29
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
85.71
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.29
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.94
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.59
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.4
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
18.31
32.7
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.54
37.37
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
73
130.36
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
147.62
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
77
137.5
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
141.27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
28
44.44
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
23
41.07
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
46.03
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
88.89
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
20.12
35.93
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.83
37.82
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.52
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
13
20.63
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
76
120.63
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4.97
4.97
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.94
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100