Oscar Fuhr vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Oscar Fuhr
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Oscar Fuhr 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 6.35 and 1.810 for Oscar Fuhr. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Oscar Fuhr and Scipio Spinks

Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.4
25.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
6.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
12.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.76
12.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
42.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
8.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
38.94
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Oscar Fuhr and Scipio Spinks

Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Oscar Fuhr and Scipio Spinks

Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
821.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
43
560.87
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
31.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
143.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
36.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
11.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0