Stan Pitula vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Stan Pitula
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Pitula 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 4.98 and 1.726 for Stan Pitula. By the career numbers, Glenn Spencer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Pitula and Glenn Spencer

Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.34
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.74
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.65
31.65
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.98
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.53
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.11
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
9.91
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.91
9.91
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.21
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.83
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.56
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.73
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.12
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
39.74
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.06
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.93
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.58
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
5.61
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
34.99
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Stan Pitula and Glenn Spencer

Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.2
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.36
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.66
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.66
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.478
0.478
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Pitula and Glenn Spencer

Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
900
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
473.86
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
528.41
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
57.95
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
27.97
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.31
11.28
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.45
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.05
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
37.5
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
31.52
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-1.1
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
23.86
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
167.05
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA