James Burke vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

James Burke
UnknownMassachusettsNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and James Burke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Burke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, James Burke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Burke and Scipio Spinks

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.51
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
9.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
6.87
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422
38.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
5.87
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1388
37.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for James Burke and Scipio Spinks

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.91
81.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Burke and Scipio Spinks

James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
147.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
581.91
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
93.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.52
40.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
168.84
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
144.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
63.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
66.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
43.91
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.75
49.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0