Jose Parra vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Jose Parra
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Parra as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Glenn Spencer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 6.09 and 1.695 for Jose Parra. By the career numbers, Glenn Spencer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Parra and Glenn Spencer

Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.06
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.34
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.94
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.74
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.17
23.17
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.65
31.65
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
6.09
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.53
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
181.2
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
11.15
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
9.91
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.63
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
3.91
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
5.8
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.079
1.079
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
41.61
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
39.74
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.89
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.93
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
6.69
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
5.61
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.94
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.673
1.673
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
36.86
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
36.17
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.61
41.61
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Jose Parra and Glenn Spencer

Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.06
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.94
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181.2
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.99
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.73
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.63
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.402
0.402
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.17
23.17
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Parra and Glenn Spencer

Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
12300
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
473.86
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
528.41
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
64.77
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
57.95
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.31
11.28
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
75
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.45
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.05
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.5
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
115.59
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-1.1
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
23.86
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
167.05
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
47.73
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA