Warren Spahn vs. Vern Underhill — Career Comparison

Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Vern Underhill
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Warren Spahn and Vern Underhill are fairly close on the surface numbers. Warren Spahn posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.09 vs 5.7) and WHIP (1.206 vs 2.092). Vern Underhill had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.74). By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Warren Spahn and Vern Underhill

Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.72
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
11.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.68
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.95
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
44.83
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.48
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
8.42
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.092
2.092
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
36.91
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83

Fielding Stats for Warren Spahn and Vern Underhill

Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9282
27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3094
9
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Warren Spahn and Vern Underhill

Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
642.86
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
105.99
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
77.37
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
16.64
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.61
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134.33
39.22
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
97.75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
156.79
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
135.47
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.885
0.885
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
41.17
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
86.13
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123.31
36
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
97.85
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
27.45
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
19.85
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA