Scipio Spinks vs. Joe Stewart — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stewart
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stewart 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 9.64 and 1.714 for Joe Stewart. 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 Joe Stewart

Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.64
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
11.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
45.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
40.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.32
45.32

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Joe Stewart

Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Joe Stewart

Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA