Eric Knott vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Eric Knott
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Knott 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 4.5 and 1.542 for Eric Knott. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Knott and Scipio Spinks

Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
6.87
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
41.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
37.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Eric Knott and Scipio Spinks

Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Knott and Scipio Spinks

Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0