Gus McGinnis vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus McGinnis 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 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus McGinnis and Scipio Spinks

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Gus McGinnis and Scipio Spinks

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus McGinnis and Scipio Spinks

Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0