Walter Signer vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Walter Signer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Signer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walter Signer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Walter Signer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Signer and Scipio Spinks

Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
41.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Walter Signer and Scipio Spinks

Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Signer and Scipio Spinks

Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
37.95
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
48.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0