Spoon Carter vs. Chad Sobotka — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chad Sobotka
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spoon Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Sobotka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spoon Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.86 and WHIP 1.483 compared to 5.36 and 1.511 for Chad Sobotka. By the career numbers, Spoon Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Chad Sobotka

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
63.1
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.86
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.36
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.47
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.16
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
11.68
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.68
11.68
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.936
1.936
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3348
39.95
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
40.6
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
5.66
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
34.09
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Chad Sobotka

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.68
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.34
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.82
92.82
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.02
0.02
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Chad Sobotka

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
262.5
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
10000
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
539.29
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
107.14
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
89.29
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.31
32.7
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
130.36
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
137.5
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.12
35.93
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA