Alex Beam vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Beam 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 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Scipio Spinks

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
7.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
33.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Scipio Spinks

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Scipio Spinks

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0