Lem Hunter vs. Karl Spooner — Career Comparison

Lem Hunter
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Karl Spooner
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Karl Spooner built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Hunter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lem Hunter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.42 and WHIP 1.895 compared to 3.09 and 1.149 for Karl Spooner. By the career numbers, Lem Hunter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Hunter and Karl Spooner

Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.39
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.09
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
14.21
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
6.63
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.21
14.21
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.84
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.63
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
5.68
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
8.1
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
41.21
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
37.65
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.95
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.86
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.895
1.895
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
38.37
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
33.63
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Lem Hunter and Karl Spooner

Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.39
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.85
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.62
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.62
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Hunter and Karl Spooner

Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
476.92
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
523.08
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
75.99
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
41.68
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
75.57
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
246.15
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
2.44
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA