Jim Poole vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Jim Poole
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Poole as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Poole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 4.53 and 1.478 for Glenn Spencer. By the career numbers, Jim Poole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Poole and Glenn Spencer

Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
10.69
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.34
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.74
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.55
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.65
31.65
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.31
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.53
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.32
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
9.91
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.02
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
3.87
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.82
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.35
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
39.52
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2358
39.74
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.16
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.93
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
5.03
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
5.61
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.94
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
34.44
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Jim Poole and Glenn Spencer

Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
10.69
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.55
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.46
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.21
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.01
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Poole and Glenn Spencer

Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
23509.09
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
139
473.86
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
528.41
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
64.77
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
57.95
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.41
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
14.01
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.31
11.28
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
88.64
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.45
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.05
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
37.5
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
4.77
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-1.1
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.86
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
167.05
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
3.59
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
47.73
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Poole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Poole
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA