Al McBean vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Al McBean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al McBean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Scipio Spinks

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Scipio Spinks

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Scipio Spinks

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
223.94
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0