Harry Eccles vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Harry Eccles
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Al Spalding built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Eccles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Spalding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.193 compared to 4.71 and 1.143 for Harry Eccles. By the career numbers, Al Spalding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Eccles and Al Spalding

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.01
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.71
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.71
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.57
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.32
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
34.71
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.86
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
5.58
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.193
1.193
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
32.14
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Harry Eccles and Al Spalding

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
1.18
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.37
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11022
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3674
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.61
90.61
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Eccles and Al Spalding

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1959
591.25
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.75
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.51
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71