Harry Mace vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Harry Mace
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington StatesmenAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Mace 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 7.31 and 1.625 for Harry Mace. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Mace and Scipio Spinks

Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
42.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
37.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Harry Mace and Scipio Spinks

Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Mace and Scipio Spinks

Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0