Cla Meredith vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Cla Meredith
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Cla Meredith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cla Meredith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Cla Meredith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cla Meredith and Scipio Spinks

Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
9.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
3.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
9.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.949
0.949
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1197
38.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.97
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
34.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Cla Meredith and Scipio Spinks

Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
9.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cla Meredith and Scipio Spinks

Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
57200
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0