Harry Betts vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Harry Betts
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Betts 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 8.03 and 1.622 for Harry Betts. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Betts and Scipio Spinks

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
40.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
32.84
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
33.43
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Harry Betts and Scipio Spinks

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Betts and Scipio Spinks

Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0