Lindy McDaniel vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Lindy McDaniel
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Lindy McDaniel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lindy McDaniel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Lindy McDaniel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lindy McDaniel and Scipio Spinks

Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.23
54.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
3.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6418
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
8.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
5.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8971
37.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
2.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
3.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8275
34.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Lindy McDaniel and Scipio Spinks

Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6421
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
2.51
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lindy McDaniel and Scipio Spinks

Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
1438.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
550.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
81.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
61.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.6
19.8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
110.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
94.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
27.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
24.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
48.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.85
7.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
231.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0