Karl Spooner vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Karl Spooner
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Karl Spooner built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Steengrafe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Karl Spooner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.149 compared to 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. By the career numbers, Karl Spooner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Spooner and Milt Steengrafe

Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.39
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.09
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
6.63
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.63
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
8.1
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
37.65
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.86
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
33.63
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Karl Spooner and Milt Steengrafe

Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.39
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116.2
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.85
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.62
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.62
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Spooner and Milt Steengrafe

Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
476.92
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
523.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
75.99
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
75.57
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
246.15
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
2.44
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Spooner
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA