Norm McRae vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Norm McRae
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats 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 Norm McRae as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm McRae posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.573 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Norm McRae had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm McRae and Scipio Spinks

Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.77
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
7.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
7.81
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
40.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
33.03
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
33.43
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Norm McRae and Scipio Spinks

Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm McRae and Scipio Spinks

Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Norm McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0