Willie Spearman vs. Anthony Telford — Career Comparison

Willie Spearman
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Anthony Telford
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Spearman built a career as a starting pitcher and Anthony Telford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Anthony Telford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.07 and 1.480 for Willie Spearman. By the career numbers, Anthony Telford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Spearman and Anthony Telford

Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.68
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.11
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.64
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.49
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.2
66.2
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
5.07
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.17
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
9.81
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
9.39
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.51
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.48
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
4.08
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
6.54
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
914
21.67
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1995
39.43
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.78
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
6.28
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.76
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.36
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
17.52
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
34.69
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.67
21.67
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Willie Spearman and Anthony Telford

Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
3.16
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.05
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.09
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.54
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.65
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
2.43
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.31
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Spearman and Anthony Telford

Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
91
295.14
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
7135.71
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
600
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
551.35
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
139.46
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
97.3
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.22
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
42.16
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.52
69.78
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
22.92
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
220.54
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
178.38
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.62
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
97.3
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
145.95
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.45
76.06
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
21.99
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.43
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.5
92.5
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.73
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA