Arch McCarthy vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Arch McCarthy
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows 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 Arch McCarthy 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 6.13 and 1.681 for Arch McCarthy. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arch McCarthy and Scipio Spinks

Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
11.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
41.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
7.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.681
1.681
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
36.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Arch McCarthy and Scipio Spinks

Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.21
84.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Arch McCarthy and Scipio Spinks

Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
5.66
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.88
-17.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0