Mike Mattimore vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Mike Mattimore
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Mattimore 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 3.83 and 1.423 for Mike Mattimore. 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 Mattimore and Scipio Spinks

Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.94
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.06
49.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.93
87.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
3.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
9.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.42
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2186
40.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
6.68
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
36.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.1
40.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Mike Mattimore and Scipio Spinks

Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3147
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
2.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.219
2.219
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Mattimore and Scipio Spinks

Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
149.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
497
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
544.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
111.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
86.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.87
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
24.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.98
53.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
148.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
166.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
68.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
43.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
111.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.63
55.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
62.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
41.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
41.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0