Scipio Spinks vs. Ed Stein — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Stein
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Stein 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 3.97 and 1.462 for Ed Stein. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scipio Spinks and Ed Stein

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.99
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.29
58.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.12
85.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
3.97
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4968
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1656
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
9.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
2.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.49
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7345
39.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
5.7
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6555
35.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Ed Stein

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.92
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.154
2.154
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Ed Stein

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
178.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
727
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
544.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
122.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
100.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.43
48.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
152.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
171.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
67.68
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
64.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
130.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.95
53.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
97.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.16
6.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.95
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100