Spoon Carter vs. Tim Stauffer — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Spoon Carter and Tim Stauffer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tim Stauffer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.97 vs 4.86) and WHIP (1.361 vs 1.483). Spoon Carter had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.51 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Tim Stauffer 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.