Clyde King vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Clyde King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde King 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 4.14 and 1.438 for Clyde King. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clyde King and Scipio Spinks

Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.14
56.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
9.51
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2135
38.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.77
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
35.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Clyde King and Scipio Spinks

Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clyde King and Scipio Spinks

Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
934.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
530.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
12.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
74.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
88.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
65.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
167.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0