Doug Bird vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bird 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 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Scipio Spinks

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Scipio Spinks

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Scipio Spinks

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0