Arnold Earley vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Arnold Earley
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Arnold Earley 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 4.48 and 1.584 for Arnold Earley. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arnold Earley and Scipio Spinks

Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
9.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
6.87
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
40.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
5.66
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
36.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Arnold Earley and Scipio Spinks

Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.66
88.66
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Arnold Earley and Scipio Spinks

Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
2306.9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
527.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
22.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
124.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
14.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
289.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0