Scipio Spinks vs. Scott Stratton — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Stratton
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Stratton 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 3.87 and 1.380 for Scott Stratton. 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 Scott Stratton

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.46
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.97
45.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.64
92.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
3.87
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5677
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1892.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2177
10.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
2.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.531
0.531
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8291
39.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1293
6.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7788
37.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Scott Stratton

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9300
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3100
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
1.7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
1.54
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
3.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.76
92.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.802
2.802
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Scott Stratton

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
154.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1518
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1390
549.41
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
150.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
120.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
14.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
30.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188.65
74.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
200
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
200.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
79.84
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
64.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
141.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208.41
82.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
43.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
56.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.69
10.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
22.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Scott Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
22.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100