Darold Knowles vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Darold Knowles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Darold Knowles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.439 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darold Knowles and Scipio Spinks

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1006
8.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
5.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
33.43
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Darold Knowles and Scipio Spinks

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darold Knowles and Scipio Spinks

Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
61.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
13.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
4.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
176.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0