Spoon Carter vs. Joe Sambito — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Sambito
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Spoon Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Sambito as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sambito posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.254 compared to 4.86 and 1.483 for Spoon Carter. By the career numbers, Joe Sambito had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Joe Sambito

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.2
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.03
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.04
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
3.16
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.79
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
7
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.03
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.92
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.45
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.86
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333
33.38
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.03
37.03

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Joe Sambito

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.68
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.49
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
2.12
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.99
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.82
92.82
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.92
93.92
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.19
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Joe Sambito

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
147
262.5
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
4400
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
539.29
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
52
495.24
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.14
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
89.29
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.31
32.7
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
26.48
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.36
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
8
76.19
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
137.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
161.9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
8
76.19
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
35.93
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
27.37
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
28.57
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA