Bill Smith vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

Bill Smith
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Smith 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 4.21 and 1.507 for Bill Smith. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Smith and Scipio Spinks

Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
10.8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
38.85
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.53
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
36.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Bill Smith and Scipio Spinks

Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.92
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Smith and Scipio Spinks

Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1200
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
34.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
26.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0