Con Murphy vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Con Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Con Murphy 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 5.07 and 1.776 for Con Murphy. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Con Murphy and Scipio Spinks

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
11.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
43.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.776
1.776
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
38.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Con Murphy and Scipio Spinks

Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.14
88.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Con Murphy and Scipio Spinks

Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
181.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
551.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
33.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
118.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
153.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
125.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
36.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Con Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Con Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0