Tony Balsamo vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Balsamo 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 6.44 and 1.909 for Tony Balsamo. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Scipio Spinks

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
6.87
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Scipio Spinks

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Scipio Spinks

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2160
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
34.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0