Randy Niemann vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Randy Niemann
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Niemann 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 4.64 and 1.565 for Randy Niemann. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Randy Niemann and Scipio Spinks

Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
4.64
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
4.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
39.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
5.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
34.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Randy Niemann and Scipio Spinks

Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Niemann and Scipio Spinks

Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
2218.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
32.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
46.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0