Bob File vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Al Spalding built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File 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 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. By the career numbers, Al Spalding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob File and Al Spalding

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.32
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1790
5.58
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Al Spalding

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.18
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.37
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.43
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.34
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.14
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Al Spalding

Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1959
591.25
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.6
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.75
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.51
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71