Cy Malis vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Cy Malis
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Malis 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 4.91 and 1.636 for Cy Malis. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Malis and Scipio Spinks

Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
41.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Cy Malis and Scipio Spinks

Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Malis and Scipio Spinks

Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0