R. Smith vs. Scipio Spinks — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and R. 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 9 and 1.800 for R. 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 R. Smith and Scipio Spinks

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
7.81
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Scipio Spinks

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Scipio Spinks

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0