Ren Kelly vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Ren Kelly
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Ren Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ren Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Ren Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ren Kelly and Scipio Spinks

Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ren Kelly and Scipio Spinks

Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ren Kelly and Scipio Spinks

Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0