Larry McKeon vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Larry McKeon
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry McKeon 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 3.71 and 1.210 for Larry McKeon. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry McKeon and Scipio Spinks

Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.14
99.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
3.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2937
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
4.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4183
38.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
5.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3943
36.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Larry McKeon and Scipio Spinks

Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3195
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
3.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.89
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.631
2.631
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry McKeon and Scipio Spinks

Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
164.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
598.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
121.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
97.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
23.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.59
29.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
151.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
122.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
68.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
90.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.95
30.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
228
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Larry McKeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Larry McKeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0