Spoon Carter vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Spalding posted a stronger line than Spoon Carter. Al Spalding posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 4.86) and WHIP (1.193 vs 1.483). By the career numbers, Al Spalding had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Al Spalding

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.69
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.98
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.01
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.63
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
63.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.75
57.75
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
10.18
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.18
10.18
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
3.16
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
3.88
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.32
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12724
39.68
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
5.58
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2986
35.63
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Al Spalding

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.18
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.37
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
1.78
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
2.39
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.22
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.82
92.82
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Al Spalding

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
262.5
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
336
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
302
539.29
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
60
107.14
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
89.29
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.29
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.6
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
18.31
32.7
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
73
130.36
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
77
137.5
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
32
57.14
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
23
41.07
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
54
96.43
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
20.12
35.93
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
8.75
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
26
7.85
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
76.46
76.46
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
1.12
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.51
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71