Al Downing vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Downing posted a stronger line than Scipio Spinks. Al Downing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.22 vs 3.7) and WHIP (1.283 vs 1.418). By the career numbers, Al Downing had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Scipio Spinks

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.27
78.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
7.81
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
6.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8481
33.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Scipio Spinks

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
96.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.27
78.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Scipio Spinks

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
54.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
26.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
63.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
217.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0