Mac MacArthur vs. Willie Spearman — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Willie Spearman
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Spearman built a career as a starting pitcher and Mac MacArthur as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mac MacArthur posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.07 and 1.480 for Willie Spearman. By the career numbers, Mac MacArthur had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Willie Spearman

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.68
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.64
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
66.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.62
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.02
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
5.07
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.87
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
9.81
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.81
9.81
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.51
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
914
21.67
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
6.28
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
17.52
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.67
21.67

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Willie Spearman

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.16
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.05
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.08
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.09
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.25
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.31
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Willie Spearman

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
295.14
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
551.35
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
139.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
97.3
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
42.16
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.52
69.78
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
220.54
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
178.38
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.62
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
97.3
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
145.95
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.45
76.06
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.43
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.5
92.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.73
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100