Phil Ortega vs. Jack Spring — Career Comparison

Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Spring
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Ortega built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Spring as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Spring posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.565 compared to 4.43 and 1.356 for Phil Ortega. By the career numbers, Jack Spring had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Ortega and Jack Spring

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.26
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
9.44
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.02
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.57
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
3.77
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.87
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
4.16
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
39.82
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.47
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.71
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.13
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
34.58
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
35.81
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Phil Ortega and Jack Spring

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.28
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.89
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.84
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.52
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.73
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.32
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Ortega and Jack Spring

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
2735.29
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
494.12
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.77
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.54
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
7
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.54
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
105.77
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
3.03
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-7.54
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
226.92
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
57.69
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA