Mike Magnante vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Mike Magnante
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Magnante 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 4.08 and 1.511 for Mike Magnante. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Magnante and Scipio Spinks

Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
7.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
9.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.66
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.41
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
5.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2696
39.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2384
34.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Mike Magnante and Scipio Spinks

Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
7.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Magnante and Scipio Spinks

Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
48400
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0