Spoon Carter vs. Will Sawyer — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spoon Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 4.86 and 1.483 for Spoon Carter. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Will Sawyer

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.69
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.75
57.75
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
3.16
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.85
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
38.04
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.04
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
35.04
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Will Sawyer

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.82
92.82
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Will Sawyer

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
262.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
204
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
539.29
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.14
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
89.29
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.31
32.7
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.23
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.36
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
35.93
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
28.57
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
228
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA