Ace Adams vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Ace Adams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Ace Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ace Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Ace Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ace Adams and Scipio Spinks

Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.41
55.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
8.81
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.65
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
2.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2379
38.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
34.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ace Adams and Scipio Spinks

Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ace Adams and Scipio Spinks

Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
1603.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
525.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
8.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
95.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-1.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
8.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0