Jim Abbott vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Abbott and Scipio Spinks are fairly close on the surface numbers. Scipio Spinks had the edge in ERA (3.7 vs 4.25). By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Scipio Spinks

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.29
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Scipio Spinks

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.29
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Scipio Spinks

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
250
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0