Tom Simpson vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Tom Simpson
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows 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 Tom Simpson 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 8 and 1.889 for Tom Simpson. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Simpson and Scipio Spinks

Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.022
1.022
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
44.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
39.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.4
44.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Tom Simpson and Scipio Spinks

Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Simpson and Scipio Spinks

Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
2250
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0