Jacob deGrom vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Jacob deGrom
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jacob deGrom and Al Spalding are fairly close on the surface numbers. Al Spalding posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 2.57) and home runs allowed (0.05 per nine innings vs 0.85). Jacob deGrom had the advantage in WHIP (0.994 vs 1.193). 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 Jacob deGrom and Al Spalding

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.01
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.38
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.63
59.63
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
2.57
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
6.86
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
2.02
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
10.82
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.82
10.82
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.32
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6045
35.34
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
2.79
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1790
5.58
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.51
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.193
1.193
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5607
32.78
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.34
35.34
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Jacob deGrom and Al Spalding

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.18
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.37
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.73
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.99
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.75
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.72
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.186
1.186
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jacob deGrom and Al Spalding

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
368.79
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
423
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
383
543.26
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
78
110.64
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
66
93.62
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.77
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.26
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.6
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.02
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
21.99
31.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
96
136.17
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
95
134.75
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
27
38.3
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
29
41.13
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
53
75.18
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
21.73
30.82
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.11
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
8.75
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
116
164.54
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
3.65
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
32.62
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.35
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.51
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
85.71
85.71