Greg Shanahan vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Greg Shanahan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Shanahan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg Shanahan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Greg Shanahan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Shanahan and Scipio Spinks

Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
39.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
34.94
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Greg Shanahan and Scipio Spinks

Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Shanahan and Scipio Spinks

Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Greg Shanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0