Ken Frailing vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Ken Frailing
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Frailing 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 3.96 and 1.585 for Ken Frailing. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Frailing and Scipio Spinks

Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.66
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.38
16.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
10.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
5.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.999
0.999
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
40.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.99
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
35.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ken Frailing and Scipio Spinks

Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.38
16.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Frailing and Scipio Spinks

Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1457.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
27.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
36.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0