Johan Santana vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Johan Santana and Scipio Spinks are fairly close on the surface numbers. Johan Santana posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.2 vs 3.7) and WHIP (1.138 vs 1.418). Scipio Spinks had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.71 per nine innings vs 0.98). By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Johan Santana and Scipio Spinks

Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.89
78.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
7.81
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
6.87
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7563
33.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Johan Santana and Scipio Spinks

Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.61
78.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johan Santana and Scipio Spinks

Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
774.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
533.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
86.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
55.91
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
40.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0