Mike Golden vs. Charlie Sproull — Career Comparison

Mike Golden
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee GraysNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Sproull
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Sproull built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Golden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Golden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.79 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 5.94 and 1.826 for Charlie Sproull. By the career numbers, Mike Golden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Golden and Charlie Sproull

Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.12
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.35
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.03
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.31
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.73
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.81
23.81
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.84
91.84
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.88
55.88
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.92
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.79
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.94
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
27
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.1
9
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
10.47
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
10.91
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.69
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.21
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
5.52
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.97
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.25
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.12
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1806
41.36
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
42.95
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.41
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
8.11
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
7.04
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1753
40.15
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
37.43
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.36
41.36
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95

Fielding Stats for Mike Golden and Charlie Sproull

Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.09
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
27
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
9
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.34
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.84
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.4
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.58
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
2.17
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.31
84.31
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.32
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Golden and Charlie Sproull

Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
152.86
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
523.08
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
592.86
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
128.57
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
111.43
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.86
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.14
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.9
32.71
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
12.06
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
150
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
135.71
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
104.29
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.76
35.37
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
4.72
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.14
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
68.57
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
8.75
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA