Joe Mulligan vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Joe Mulligan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Mulligan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Mulligan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.634 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Joe Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Mulligan and Scipio Spinks

Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
39.9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
34.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Mulligan and Scipio Spinks

Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Mulligan and Scipio Spinks

Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-41.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0