George Spencer vs. Sam Woods — Career Comparison

George Spencer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Woods
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Woods built a career as a starting pitcher and George Spencer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Spencer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 5.06 and 1.538 for Sam Woods. By the career numbers, George Spencer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Spencer and Sam Woods

George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.37
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.03
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.05
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.06
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754
27
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251.1
9
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
8.16
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
8.78
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.43
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.8
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.06
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
2.94
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.975
0.975
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1059
37.92
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
43.2
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.72
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.4
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.08
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
949
33.98
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.79
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for George Spencer and Sam Woods

George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
34.67
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.03
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.68
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
15.35
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.7
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.42
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
22.45
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.04
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
21.03
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.7
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.14
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Spencer and Sam Woods

George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
1307.14
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
6
327.27
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
535.71
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
8.98
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
75
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.39
-4.17
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-60
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
21
225
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
George Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Sam Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Woods
Career
Per 600 PA