Joe Kelly vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Joe Kelly 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 3.98 and 1.381 for Joe Kelly. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kelly and Scipio Spinks

Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.7
58.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
3.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
793
8.51
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.81
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
6.87
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
38.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
4.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3196
34.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Kelly and Scipio Spinks

Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kelly and Scipio Spinks

Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
86.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.58
20.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
69.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
14.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0