Joe Klink vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Joe Klink
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Klink 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 4.26 and 1.549 for Joe Klink. 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 Klink and Scipio Spinks

Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
9.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.026
1.026
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
39.68
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.66
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
34.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Klink and Scipio Spinks

Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.119
0.119
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Klink and Scipio Spinks

Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
35200
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0