Roy Face vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Face as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Face posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Roy Face had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Face and Scipio Spinks

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
8.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
5.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5315
34.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Scipio Spinks

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.76
95.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Scipio Spinks

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
543.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
86.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.93
13.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
95.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
5.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0