Spoon Carter vs. Al Downing — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Al Downing posted a stronger line than Spoon Carter. Al Downing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.22 vs 4.86) and WHIP (1.283 vs 1.483). By the career numbers, Al Downing 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 Spoon Carter and Al Downing

Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.69
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.98
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.42
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.48
53.48
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.75
57.75
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.29
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.7
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.16
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Al Downing

Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.34
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.46
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.82
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.75
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.82
92.82
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.18
59.18
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Al Downing

Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
147
262.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
303.34
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
336
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
539.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
89.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
54.88
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.61
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.31
32.7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
26.7
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
37.82
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
63.04
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
35.93
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
27.44
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA