Ray King vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Ray King
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Ray King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray King and Scipio Spinks

Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.46
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
8.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
6.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
38.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518
33.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
33.43
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ray King and Scipio Spinks

Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray King and Scipio Spinks

Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
59300
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0