Warren Spahn vs. Brandon Webb — Career Comparison

Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Brandon Webb
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Brandon Webb a clear advantage over Warren Spahn across the core pitching metrics. Brandon Webb led in home run suppression (HR9+ 180 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 136 vs 100). Warren Spahn held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 104). Brandon Webb was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Warren Spahn and Brandon Webb

Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.36
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
665
1.14
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.59
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.42
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.42
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.39
58.39
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.67
88.67
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
3.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1200
8.18
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.63
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
2.97
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
7.26
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.38
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.34
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5515
37.61
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.12
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
3.8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.41
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.95
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4935
33.66
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Warren Spahn and Brandon Webb

Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.15
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.65
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.69
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
1.83
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
2.65
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
2.52
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.854
1.854
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.93
52.93
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Warren Spahn and Brandon Webb

Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
261.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
457
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
391
513.35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
44
57.77
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
35
45.95
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.82
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.82
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
6.7
8.8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
53
69.58
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
54
70.9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
12
15.75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.07
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
41
53.83
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.13
-8.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.13
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
238.95
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
19.85
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
72.21
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.31
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA