Scipio Spinks vs. Ron Taylor — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Taylor
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Taylor 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 3.93 and 1.349 for Ron Taylor. 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 Ron Taylor

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
5.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.14
51.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.81
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
794
8.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
5.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.841
0.841
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3339
37.56
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
4.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
34.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Ron Taylor

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
5.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2399
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.87
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Ron Taylor

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
2434.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
575.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
6.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
14
69.42
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
64.46
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.82
-18.94
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
68
337.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1.78
1.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA