Lou Sleater vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Sleater 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 4.7 and 1.643 for Lou Sleater. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Sleater and Scipio Spinks

Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
9.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
5.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.078
1.078
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
40.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
5.42
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
35.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Lou Sleater and Scipio Spinks

Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.443
0.443
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Sleater and Scipio Spinks

Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
798.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
566.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
115.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
48.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
192.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
137.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
42.99
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
9.91
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0