Spoon Carter vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Smith
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spoon Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.86 and 1.483 for Spoon Carter. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Joe Smith

Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.63
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.65
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.8
61.8
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.14
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
7.71
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.78
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
3.16
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
3
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.86
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3150
37.19
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.08
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.41
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.86
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2821
33.3
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Joe Smith

Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.68
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.88
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.91
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
2.33
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
2.22
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.82
92.82
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Joe Smith

Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
147
262.5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
259800
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
539.29
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
89.29
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.31
32.7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.36
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
35.93
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA