Alex Pearson vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Alex Pearson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Pearson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Pearson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 4.53 and 1.478 for Glenn Spencer. By the career numbers, Alex Pearson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Pearson and Glenn Spencer

Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.34
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.04
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.74
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.65
31.65
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.8
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.85
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.53
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
9.93
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
9.91
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.39
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.543
0.543
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
37.9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2358
39.74
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.93
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.97
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
5.61
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
35.57
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.9
37.9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Alex Pearson and Glenn Spencer

Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.21
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.57
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.97
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.73
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.267
2.267
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Pearson and Glenn Spencer

Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
191.49
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
473.86
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
587.23
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
528.41
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
57.95
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
27.86
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.31
11.28
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.45
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.05
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
63.83
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
37.5
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
33.4
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-1.1
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.86
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
102.13
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
167.05
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
3.59
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA