Steve Peters vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Steve Peters
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Steve Peters 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 5.25 and 1.833 for Steve Peters. By the career numbers, Glenn Spencer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Peters and Glenn Spencer

Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.34
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.74
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.65
31.65
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.25
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.53
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
11.1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
9.91
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
41.55
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
39.74
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.93
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.55
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
5.61
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.05
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
35.85
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Steve Peters and Glenn Spencer

Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.35
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Peters and Glenn Spencer

Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
6720
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
473.86
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
528.41
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
64.77
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
57.95
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
11.28
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
75
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
88.64
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.45
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.05
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-1.1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.86
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
167.05
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA