Joe Kostal vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kostal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Kostal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Joe Kostal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kostal and Scipio Spinks

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Kostal and Scipio Spinks

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kostal and Scipio Spinks

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