Ed Donalds vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Ed Donalds
Lost GenerationOhioThrows 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 Ed Donalds 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 4.5 and 1.750 for Ed Donalds. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Donalds and Scipio Spinks

Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
38.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
38.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ed Donalds and Scipio Spinks

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

Hitting Stats for Ed Donalds and Scipio Spinks

Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donalds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Donalds
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0