Keith Comstock vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Comstock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keith Comstock led in strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 92). Warren Spahn held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 79). Role difference aside, Keith Comstock holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Warren Spahn

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.42
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.82
58.82
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.88
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.74
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
38.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Warren Spahn

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.53
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.18
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.65
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Warren Spahn

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
546.57
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67