Ed Farmer vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Ed Farmer
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Farmer 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 4.3 and 1.612 for Ed Farmer. 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 Farmer and Scipio Spinks

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
8.81
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
4.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
5.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.186
1.186
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2789
40.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.95
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
34.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ed Farmer and Scipio Spinks

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Farmer and Scipio Spinks

Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
4188.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
4.41
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-19.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
249.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0