Jim Kaat vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Kaat posted a stronger line than Scipio Spinks. Jim Kaat posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.45 vs 3.7) and WHIP (1.284 vs 1.418). By the career numbers, Jim Kaat had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Kaat and Scipio Spinks

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
1.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.42
54.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.6
69.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1738
3.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4620
9.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
2.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
4.89
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19023
37.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038
4.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17645
35.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Jim Kaat and Scipio Spinks

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
1.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13587
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4529
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.73
94.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.6
69.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Kaat and Scipio Spinks

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
442.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1251
551.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
73.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
7.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
28.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.45
35.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
147.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
133.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
51.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
46.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
91.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.39
31.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
27.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
161.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0