Arlie Pond vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Arlie Pond
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer built a career as a starting pitcher and Arlie Pond as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Arlie Pond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.345 compared to 4.53 and 1.478 for Glenn Spencer. By the career numbers, Arlie Pond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arlie Pond and Glenn Spencer

Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.25
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.34
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.03
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.74
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.64
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.81
64.81
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.61
82.61
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.65
31.65
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.83
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.45
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.53
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
9.38
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
9.91
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.62
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.72
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.39
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.83
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2115
38.38
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2358
39.74
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.93
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
5.61
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1941
35.22
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Arlie Pond and Glenn Spencer

Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.28
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.85
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.39
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.73
91.73
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.718
1.718
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Arlie Pond and Glenn Spencer

Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
71
199.07
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
473.86
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
176
600
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
515.89
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
528.41
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
126.17
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.35
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
57.95
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.41
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.8
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.18
53.79
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
11.28
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
145.79
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
75
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
187.85
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.45
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.05
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
117.76
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
37.5
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.26
62.4
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-1.1
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
23.86
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
89.72
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
167.05
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.69
6.69
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
3.59
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA