Doug Fister vs. Chris Spurling — Career Comparison

Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Spurling
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doug Fister built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Spurling as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Fister led in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 62), home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 96), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 134). Role difference aside, Doug Fister holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Fister and Chris Spurling

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
7.68
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
3.72
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.32
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1456
9.21
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
9.21
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.89
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.15
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.1
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.71
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
6.14
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
4.07
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5976
37.81
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
38.22
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.05
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
4.14
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.73
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.89
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.19
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5511
34.87
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
34.52
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Doug Fister and Chris Spurling

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
7.68
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.78
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.18
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.86
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.06
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.4
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.96
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.36
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Fister and Chris Spurling

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
1157.81
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
187
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
600
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
492.19
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
75
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
15.69
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.06
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.06
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
9.97
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
42
196.88
Chris Spurling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
93.75
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Spurling
Career
Per 600 PA