Bob Gamble vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Gamble 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 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Scipio Spinks

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Scipio Spinks

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Scipio Spinks

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0