Spoon Carter vs. Justin Speier — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Justin Speier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spoon Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Speier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Speier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 4.86 and 1.483 for Spoon Carter. By the career numbers, Justin Speier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Justin Speier

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
8.17
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.47
51.47
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.11
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2025
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
8.16
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.44
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
3.16
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.08
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
7.84
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.6
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2883
38.44
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.53
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.32
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2553
34.04
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Justin Speier

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.68
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
8.17
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2025
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.6
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.04
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.99
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.82
92.82
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.121
0.121
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Justin Speier

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
147
262.5
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
21635.29
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
539.29
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.14
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
89.29
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.31
32.7
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
16.8
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.36
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.5
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
35.93
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
9.95
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA