Bill McAfee vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Bill McAfee
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill McAfee 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 5.69 and 1.704 for Bill McAfee. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill McAfee and Scipio Spinks

Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
5.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
11.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.91
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
41.51
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
6.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.704
1.704
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
37.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.51
41.51
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Bill McAfee and Scipio Spinks

Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill McAfee and Scipio Spinks

Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
873.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
52
547.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
9
94.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
52.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
35.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
168.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
63.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
29.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0