Spoon Carter vs. Alex Speas — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex Speas
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spoon Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Speas 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 9 and 2.750 for Alex Speas. 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 Alex Speas

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.86
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.16
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3348
39.95
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
5.66
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Alex Speas

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.68
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
2.22
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.82
92.82
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Alex Speas

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