Luis Ayala vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Ayala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.342 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Luis Ayala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Scipio Spinks

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.71
44.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
5.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
37.99
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2115
34.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Scipio Spinks

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Scipio Spinks

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0