Harry Ely vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Harry Ely
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Ely 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 7.71 and 3.000 for Harry Ely. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Ely and Scipio Spinks

Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.29
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
56.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Harry Ely and Scipio Spinks

Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Ely and Scipio Spinks

Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Harry Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0