Xavier Hernandez vs. Karl Spooner — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Karl Spooner
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Karl Spooner built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Karl Spooner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.149 compared to 3.9 and 1.376 for Xavier Hernandez. By the career numbers, Karl Spooner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Karl Spooner

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
8.33
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
6.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.57
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
7.54
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
8.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
37.65
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2543
34.11
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
33.63
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Karl Spooner

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.86
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.85
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.62
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.62
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Karl Spooner

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
31
476.92
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
523.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
75.99
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
75.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
246.15
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
2.44
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA