Sam Shaw vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Sam Shaw
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Shaw 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 3.91 and 1.522 for Sam Shaw. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Shaw and Scipio Spinks

Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.91
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
10.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
42.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
36.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.13
42.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Sam Shaw and Scipio Spinks

Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Shaw and Scipio Spinks

Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
27
558.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
29.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
31.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0