Spoon Carter vs. Matt Svanson — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Svanson
Gen ZIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spoon Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Svanson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Svanson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.94 and WHIP 0.878 compared to 4.86 and 1.483 for Spoon Carter. By the career numbers, Matt Svanson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Matt Svanson

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.82
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
63.1
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.94
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.92
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
3.16
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.98
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
10.14
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.91
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.49
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.09
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
30.73
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.91
34.91

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Matt Svanson

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.68
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.82
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.34
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.82
92.82
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Matt Svanson

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
262.5
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
600
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
539.29
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.14
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
89.29
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.31
32.7
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.36
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.5
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
35.93
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA