Lou Marone vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Lou Marone
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Marone as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Marone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.088 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Lou Marone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Marone and Scipio Spinks

Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
7.81
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.97
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
35.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
32.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
33.43
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Lou Marone and Scipio Spinks

Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Marone and Scipio Spinks

Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
600
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Marone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Lou Marone
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0