Gus Ketchum vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Gus Ketchum
Lost GenerationTexasThrows 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 Gus Ketchum 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 5.63 and 1.688 for Gus Ketchum. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus Ketchum and Scipio Spinks

Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
36.56
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Gus Ketchum and Scipio Spinks

Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus Ketchum and Scipio Spinks

Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
900
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0