Turk Farrell vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Turk Farrell
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Turk Farrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Turk Farrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Turk Farrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Turk Farrell and Scipio Spinks

Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
3.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.85
48.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.71
22.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
3.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5115
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1628
8.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
6.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7099
37.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
3.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6604
34.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Turk Farrell and Scipio Spinks

Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
3.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5115
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
95.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.468
0.468
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.71
22.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Turk Farrell and Scipio Spinks

Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
756.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
468
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
558.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
75.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
61.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.36
17.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
91.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
24.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
23.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
1.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
211.54
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Turk Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.97
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Turk Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0