Roger Clemens vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Roger Clemens
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Spalding posted a stronger line than Roger Clemens. Al Spalding posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.12) and home runs allowed (0.05 per nine innings vs 0.66). By the career numbers, Al Spalding 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.

Pitching Stats for Roger Clemens and Al Spalding

Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.3
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
1.29
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.01
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
0.65
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.34
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.8
65.8
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.72
99.72
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.22
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.08
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
3.12
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14750
27
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4916.2
9
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4185
7.66
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
0.66
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1580
2.89
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.12
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
8.55
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.26
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.32
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.29
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.04
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20240
37.05
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885
3.45
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1790
5.58
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.22
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.6
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.193
1.193
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18279
33.46
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Roger Clemens and Al Spalding

Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.3
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
1.18
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
1.29
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.37
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14750
27
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4916.2
9
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
0.59
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
1.05
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
920
1.68
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
895
1.64
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.262
1.262
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.72
99.72
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Clemens and Al Spalding

Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
1997.18
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
179
504.23
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
31
87.32
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
70.42
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.6
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
8.7
24.5
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
37
104.23
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
46
129.58
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.08
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
17
47.89
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
8.25
23.25
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.62
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
8.75
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
61
171.83
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
3.49
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.51
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71