Joe Batchelder vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Joe Batchelder
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Batchelder 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 5.66 and 1.452 for Joe Batchelder. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Batchelder and Scipio Spinks

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
39.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
37.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Batchelder and Scipio Spinks

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Batchelder and Scipio Spinks

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0