Kevin McCarthy vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Kevin McCarthy
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin 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 3.8 and 1.450 for Kevin 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 Kevin McCarthy and Scipio Spinks

Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
7.94
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9.81
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
5.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
38.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
35.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Kevin McCarthy and Scipio Spinks

Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
7.94
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin McCarthy and Scipio Spinks

Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
600
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0