Charlie Parsons vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Charlie Parsons
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Parsons 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 4.58 and 1.678 for Charlie Parsons. By the career numbers, Glenn Spencer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Parsons and Glenn Spencer

Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.22
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.34
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.74
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.65
31.65
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.92
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.58
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.53
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
12.66
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
9.91
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.66
12.66
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.39
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.73
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.475
0.475
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
43.47
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
39.74
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.93
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.15
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
5.61
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.678
1.678
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
40.27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
36.17
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Charlie Parsons and Glenn Spencer

Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.22
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.68
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.14
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.83
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Parsons and Glenn Spencer

Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
171.43
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
473.86
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
528.41
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
57.95
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.41
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
79.23
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
11.28
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
214.29
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
214.29
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.45
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.05
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
37.5
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
93.3
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-1.1
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.86
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
167.05
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA