Steve Bailey vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Bailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scipio Spinks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Scipio Spinks

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
6.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Scipio Spinks

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Scipio Spinks

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0