Jose Alvarez vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Alvarez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Jose Alvarez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Scipio Spinks

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
8.9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
7.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
6.87
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
38.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
34.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Scipio Spinks

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
96.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Scipio Spinks

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
17.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0