Charlie Knepper vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Charlie Knepper
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Knepper 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 5.78 and 1.748 for Charlie Knepper. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Knepper and Scipio Spinks

Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
5.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
12.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
41.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
7.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
38.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Charlie Knepper and Scipio Spinks

Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.111
2.111
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Knepper and Scipio Spinks

Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
27
174.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
574.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.92
18.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
103.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
103.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
7.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
174.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0