Dick Marlowe vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Dick Marlowe
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Marlowe 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 4.99 and 1.570 for Dick Marlowe. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Marlowe and Scipio Spinks

Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.35
17.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
10.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
39.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
36.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Dick Marlowe and Scipio Spinks

Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
7.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Marlowe and Scipio Spinks

Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
980
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
570
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
19.95
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
11
110
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
120
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
13.9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
260
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0