Dick Selma vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Dick Selma
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Selma as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Selma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Dick Selma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Selma and Scipio Spinks

Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.76
24.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2520
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
7.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
7.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
6.87
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.264
1.264
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
38.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3116
33.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
33.43
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Dick Selma and Scipio Spinks

Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2526
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
96.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.52
24.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Selma and Scipio Spinks

Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
860.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
538.94
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
92.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
74.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.1
21.51
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
116.81
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.51
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
53.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
15.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
201.77
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
2.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0