Greg Harris vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Greg Harris
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Harris as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Warren Spahn led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 91), and home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 74). Greg Harris held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 82). Role difference aside, Warren Spahn holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Greg Harris and Warren Spahn

Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.45
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.55
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.12
45.12
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
3.69
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
8.15
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.79
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.74
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652
4
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.53
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6293
38.61
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.63
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
4.23
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.81
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5464
33.52
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Greg Harris and Warren Spahn

Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.18
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.62
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
1.4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.17
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
2.21
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
2.02
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.14
91.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.468
0.468
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Harris and Warren Spahn

Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
705
5957.75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
574.65
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
546.57
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
126.76
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
105.99
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
77.37
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
16.64
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.61
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134.33
39.22
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
185.92
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
156.79
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
16
135.21
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
41.17
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
86.13
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
43.55
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123.31
36
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
245.07
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67