Scipio Spinks vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Bruce Sutter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Sutter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scipio Spinks and Bruce Sutter

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
7.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
6.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
33.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Bruce Sutter

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Bruce Sutter

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100