Glenn Spencer vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Glenn Spencer built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.53 and 1.478 for Glenn Spencer. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Glenn Spencer and Gary Wayne

Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.65
31.65
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.53
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
9.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2358
39.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.93
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
5.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Glenn Spencer and Gary Wayne

Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.2
9
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glenn Spencer and Gary Wayne

Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
139
473.86
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
528.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
57.95
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.82
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.31
11.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
37.5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-1.1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
167.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA