Ken MacKenzie vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Ken MacKenzie
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken MacKenzie 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 4.8 and 1.450 for Ken MacKenzie. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken MacKenzie and Scipio Spinks

Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
6.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
39.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
5.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
36.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ken MacKenzie and Scipio Spinks

Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.99
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken MacKenzie and Scipio Spinks

Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
2091.89
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
583.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
6.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-16.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
275.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
2.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0