Al Spalding vs. Mike Wright — Career Comparison

Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Mike Wright
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Spalding built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Wright as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Spalding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.193 compared to 5.97 and 1.580 for Mike Wright. By the career numbers, Al Spalding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Spalding and Mike Wright

Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.01
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.75
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.7
18.7
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
5.97
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3280
10.23
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
10.47
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.23
10.23
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.47
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.59
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.14
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.32
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12724
39.68
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
40.99
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
5.58
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
6.39
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.562
1.562
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
35.87
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99

Fielding Stats for Al Spalding and Mike Wright

Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.18
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.37
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.75
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.34
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.7
18.7
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Spalding and Mike Wright

Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
18450
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.6
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
45.83
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
65.17
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.75
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.51
Mike Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71
Mike Wright
Career
Per 600 PA