Doug Fister vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Spalding posted a stronger line than Doug Fister. Al Spalding posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.72) and WHIP (1.193 vs 1.267). 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 Doug Fister and Al Spalding

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.53
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.01
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.43
47.43
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.39
93.39
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
3.72
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1456
9.21
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.89
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
2.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
6.14
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.32
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5976
37.81
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
4.14
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1790
5.58
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.17
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.22
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.89
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5511
34.87
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Doug Fister and Al Spalding

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.53
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.18
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.37
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.78
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.18
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
2.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.96
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.281
1.281
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Fister and Al Spalding

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
1157.81
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
105
492.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
16
75
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.6
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
15.69
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.88
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
9.97
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
8.75
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
42
196.88
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
93.75
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.51
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71