Ryan Karp vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Ryan Karp
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Karp 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 5.29 and 1.471 for Ryan Karp. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Karp and Scipio Spinks

Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
7.81
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
6.87
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.882
1.882
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
40.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
32.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
33.43
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ryan Karp and Scipio Spinks

Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Karp and Scipio Spinks

Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
600
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Karp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ryan Karp
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0