Tom Ford vs. Carson Spiers — Career Comparison

Tom Ford
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Carson Spiers
Gen ZSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carson Spiers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.94 and WHIP 2.059 compared to 5.69 and 1.573 for Carson Spiers. By the career numbers, Tom Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Ford and Carson Spiers

Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.23
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.08
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.94
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.69
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
12.35
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
11
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.85
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.18
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.15
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.92
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
45.18
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
41.08
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.59
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.15
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.573
1.573
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
39
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
37.15
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.18
45.18
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.08
41.08

Fielding Stats for Tom Ford and Carson Spiers

Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.48
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.23
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.08
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
27
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
9
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.85
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.59
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.95
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.31
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.96
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.23
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.28
48.28
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Ford and Carson Spiers

Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
2.32
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.98
-37.08
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 600 PA