Spoon Carter vs. Joe Savery — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Savery
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spoon Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Savery as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Savery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 4.86 and 1.483 for Spoon Carter. By the career numbers, Joe Savery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Joe Savery

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.83
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.84
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.16
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.88
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
33.1
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Joe Savery

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.68
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
2.39
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.44
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.09
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.82
92.82
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Joe Savery

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
262.5
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
8800
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
539.29
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.14
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
89.29
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.31
32.7
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.36
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.5
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
35.93
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA