Spoon Carter vs. Harry Swan — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Swan
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spoon Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Swan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Swan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.86 and 1.483 for Spoon Carter. By the career numbers, Harry Swan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spoon Carter and Harry Swan

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.98
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.86
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.16
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Harry Swan

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2360
27
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786.2
9
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.34
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.82
92.82
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.18
59.18
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Harry Swan

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